Can you freeze ball jars

However, it can still be a worthwhile addition to smoothies, or for frozen desserts like a granita or sorbet! Hope this helps! Thanks for the info.

Is there any risk in placing a vacuum sealed mason jar into the freezer? Thanks for all the great information. I have run into an odd issue with the last three jars of soup that I froze in freezer safe wide mouth canning jars.

When I unscrew the ring and lift the lid they make a loud popping noise, it sounds a lot like popping a champagne cork. The soup looks and smells fine, but I have been afraid to eat it. Any ideas on why this is happening and whether it is safe to eat?

Not likely in a frozen situation, but possible upon thawing that you could see it, especially if it was something that contained anything that could begin to get rancid of go down the spoiling route quickly. This would be more likely to happen if the product was cooled to slowly and a component had already started to go bad.

I hope this help to shed some light on your issue. Which jars are good for freezing prepared smoothies in? As for thawing smoothies, what are your suggestions? They are both freezer safe. Thawing smoothies get can a little tricky depending on the original texture and what your expectations of the thawed product. It depends on how much sugar is in your jam, and if you fill it to the shoulder. I froze spaghetti sauce and homemade soup for the first time in regular Ball jars.

The lids on the soup have remained flat but the lids on some of the spaghetti sauce jars have bent a little from the pressure of the contents freezing. Will this cause problems? Will the contents still be ok to eat? Hi Mel, Well, I wish I had the chance to tell you to plan to pressure can it right off the bat!

I can not, in good conscience, recommend this practice. In light of those factors, it would need to be somewhat time-consuming. First: Did you use a chili recipe that is safe for canning?

If not, keep it in the freezer. If it is a canning safe recipe, did you use jars that are safe for the pressure canner? Hi Lisa, first off, thank you for your service to help others freeze safely mason jars. I purchased the freezer safe ball mason jars wide mouth. I have peeled the skin and cut into small pieces. What is the best way to do this? Hi Ayesha, While it might be safe to freeze all types of veggies and fruits, some of them will hold their texture much better than others.

By any chance, do you have experience freezing goods in the quart size, wide mouth Ball mason jar? I was very surprised by the chart that indicates it is not freezer safe. Would appreciate any thoughts on this, thank you.

Hi Julia, The problem with those quarts is the presence of shoulders on the jars. People have frozen in them but the need to leave so much space empty in the jar for expansion before reaching the shoulders can be space prohibitive. I just bought pint glass jars to freeze second batches of my sauces, opened the package, and then saw on that jar chart that says they are not freezer safe.

Is it because of the shoulders? Because I feel like the wide mouth pint jars have shoulders too, but they are deemed as freezer safe. Wow, I just saw the previous post about the shoulders.

Still wondering why the wide mouth pint jars are ok to freeze in. Hi Laurie, Thanks for your question. Understanding which jars are safe for freezing can get confusing. The 16oz regular mouth Ball jars do have shoulders, which is why the are not a freezer safe option. The wide mouth jars are straight sided and do not have shoulders. There is a visible fill line on the wide mouth jars to indicate how much space to allow for expansion. Jars with shoulders are not recommended for freezing.

Instead we would suggest using the 24oz wide mouth jar , which is straight sided — without shoulders. I want to freeze raw cat food in the 8 oz wide mouth jar. If I do not pack it or fill it to the top, would this be safe? Hi Diane, When freezing in glass, be sure to only fill to the fill line shown on the jar. Generally, that lins is located below the threads on the top of the jar. Here is how you can do that:. Again, the same concept as 6, but in reverse. The closer you place an item to the cooling element in a freezer, the colder the item gets, right?

To prevent glass jars from breaking in the freezer, avoid storing glass jars on top of, or next to, or beside, the cooling element of the freezer. Your jar will still freeze and be plenty cold if you store in the door of an upright freezer, or near the top, or in a basket of a chest freezer. And the chances of your jar breaking go down! Storing the jars close to each other can cause them to rattle every time you open the door.

Plus storing them close can change the rate at which the jars freeze. When I freeze muffin batter or freeze multiple loaves of bread , I usually use the plastic storage bags. Here are some other ideas for preserving:. Why do mason jars break in the freezer? Non-tempered glass contains microscopic air bubbles that expand and contract as the glass is heated and cooled down, especially at extreme temperatures, like during canning and freezing. When those little air bubbles expand, they cause the glass to crack or even explode!

Can you freeze chili in Mason jars? I recommend that you allow at least one inch of space between the liquid and the top of the jar to allow liquids to expand. How do you defrost broth in a glass jar? Place the jar in cool water either in your kitchen sink or in a pot and change the water every 30 minutes.

Once the soup has thawed on the outer edges, you can dump the contents of the jar into a pot and let it thaw quickly over medium low heat on the stove. Get weekly accountability, monthly meal plans and swap recipe ideas with fellow foodies in Clean Eating Club! But I like the silicone idea better! No cracked jars yet, but any suggestions on a container that may handle the thermal shock better? I found it interesting how you mentioned how glass shatters in the freezer when it is filled to the brim.

My wife wants to start making her jams and jellies but is afraid of overfilling the jars and causing a mess in the freezer. I will keep this in mind as we search for vials to allow enough headspace in her jars without wasting any of the precious jams!

I like to pre-cool my Waterford crystal beer glasses in the freezer. Then my guests can enjoy a really cold beer. Have you heard of lead crystal glasses shattering due to temperature changes? Is lead crystal stronger than glass? Hi Lewis! I admittedly know nothing about crystal whatsoever. Hopefully someone can chime in with their thoughts! I find your suggestions very helpful. Can you please clarify your suggestion to leave the lid a little loose and also to freeze the jar on its side.

Wont the liquid leak out if the lid is to on tight? I must have missed this comment! She says this has worked for her all of her life. Pun intended. Oh and the Jarboxes are super high priced on Amazon. Will look for another source.

Yes, I recommend taking the same precautions for freezing apple butter. I froze in wide mouth and narrow mouth jars quarts usually, occasionally half gallons and pints for years with only a cracked jar or two. Then seemingly out of the blue, I lost a few in a row which bummed me out. I fill to fill line, freeze without lids, then lid them the next day. Aside— I just visited friends who have soup frozen in jars…to the top!

I could see one of the poor widemouths was cracked so I took it out, set it in a pan to thaw so I could show my friend and share my useful tip about the likely cause being something on the rim. To my horror, she decanted the soup into another jar!!! She argued. Just bought my first jars, wanted to freeze homemade broth to make soup.

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