Comments on: help me protect my glass jars!

Question: help me protect my glass jars!

CookieNose — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:16:19 -0800

help me find a subsitute to a rubber gasket for these jars.

I love the jars but they don't come with gaskets! I'm not so worried about how well sealed they are, but i read reviews that they chip or can shatter and since I'm using them for food I don't really want slivers of glass in my flour. I have not been able to find gaskets that would fit the mouth of the jar, and even if i could, the jar is not even gasket compatible. there is an inch wide rim on the lid that I'm hoping to work with.

So here's the question:
do you know a product (either in a tube, paint on, or comes on a roll) that I could apply to the lid of the jar to create a soft or bouncy surface? Some sort of foam or rubber that I can adhere to the lid that will not stick to the mouth of the jar? extra points if the product has adhesive or adheres when applied but doesn't dry sticky.

Thanks in advance!

By: jvilter

jvilter — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:20:16 -0800

Sugru?

By: Namlit

Namlit — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:21:01 -0800

I'd buy a silicon baking sheet and cut out a ring that fits.

By: Rock Steady

Rock Steady — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:24:31 -0800

I've never used it for something like this myself, but the first thing I thought of was Plasti-Dip.

By: DarlingBri

DarlingBri — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:42:38 -0800

there is an inch wide rim on the lid that I'm hoping to work with.

Clean silicone sealant. comes in a tube, is easy to apply.

By: Fortran

Fortran — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:29:46 -0800

If you use anything, I'd make sure it's food-grade before putting it near food. There are many silicone sealants, for example, that are food-grade: DAP, EMI, Titebond. It looks like '21 CFR 177.2600' is the part of the CFR you want to see somewhere (for the DAP, it's in the documentation).

By: Blazecock Pileon

Blazecock Pileon — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:08:53 -0800

Vaseline.

By: Thorzdad

Thorzdad — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:11:27 -0800

The issue with silicone sealants is that they are meant to be used to fill and seal gaps by bonding between two surfaces. Even if you apply a bead of silicone sealant to the lid and let it cure, it will still have a tendency to bond (or stick heavily) to the jar when you put the lid on and leave it.

Plasti-Dip isn't food-safe, so that wouldn't work, either.

You can buy food-safe sheets and cut your own. It's a bit pricey, though.

By: Too-Ticky

Too-Ticky — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 08:48:46 -0800

I'd buy a silicon baking sheet and cut out a ring that fits and then I'd glue that to the lid with clear silicone sealant.

By: fifilaru

fifilaru — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 13:50:59 -0800

My local rural Ace Hardware store sells gaskets in the canning supply area. Also try searching Google for "rubber gasket." Look at this. In a pinch, when I cannot find one that sill fit, you can get a thickish rubber sheet and cut a ring to fit.

By: R2WeTwo

R2WeTwo — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:09:12 -0800

Denture adhesive would definitely be "food grade."

By: caryatid

caryatid — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 14:28:29 -0800

(Outing myself as a partial-wearer) Dental adhesive is not what you want. It glues things together when it's in your mouth and becomes rock-hard and crumbly when exposed to air. And while it may be food-safe it's not something you want to swallow.