Love learning about new jars? Read on for details about the line of Anchor Hocking canning jars, available from our friends at Fillmore Container, as well as a chance to win a case to use in your own kitchen!
When it comes to gathering vessels for preserving, I have always been something of a magpie. I like to use jars of different shapes and from different makers. The result is a pantry that gives off a sense of happy, appealing chaos (of course, it’s only an appearance. I always know what’s in there, down to the very last item). It also allows for a preserves closet where you almost always have exactly the right sized jar for dinner prep, potluck preparations, or a gift basket.
Thanks to our friends at Fillmore Container, I’ve recently added a new line of jars to my kitchen and I am quite pleased to have them. Made by Anchor Hocking, these sturdy, squared off jars are an affordable, pleasing option for any home canner. If you have any vintage Anchor Hocking jars in your collection, the shape and heft of these jars will be familiar (though sadly, these are not quite as graceful as the ones our grandmothers knew and used).
These Anchor Hocking jars come in three sizes – quarts, pints, and half pints. Fillmore sells them without closures, which allows you to choose from a world of possibilities. They have regular mouth openings and so can be sealed with Ball brand lids and rings, with open stock lids and rings from Fillmore, or with one-piece lids designed to be used on jars with continuous threads (if you’re curious how to can at home using one-piece lids, check out my tutorial).
Having canned a bit in these jars over the last few weeks, I can tell you that they perform beautifully. They are true to size, strong, and seal well. I also really appreciate the fact that the slightly square shape offers up four smooth sides for labeling. If I were canning for a baby or wedding shower, I’d stock up on the half pint size, order some custom labels from CanningCrafts, and offer up the prettiest party favors this side of Pinterest.
This week, the folks at Fillmore are sponsoring our giveaway. One lucky winner will get a case of the Anchor Hocking jars (jar size is winner’s choice), a dozen lids and rings, and a $25 gift card, good on the Fillmore Container website (perhaps you’ll want to use it to get a copy of Naturally Sweet Food in Jars!). This giveaway is open to US and Canadian residents. Please use the widget below to enter.
Disclosure: Fillmore Container is a Food in Jars sponsor. Their participation my sponsorship program helps keep this website afloat. They sent the jars pictured in this post for review and photography purposes and are also contributing the prize, both at no cost to me. However, all thoughts and opinions expressed here remain entirely my own.
I am making quick cucumber pickles and Carrot Cake jam!
I never used the whole cover lid. I would try this. thanks for new ideas
Hoping to make some strawberry jam!
New for me this year when it comes to canning was doing up some zucchini and jalapeno relish, along with some sweet banana pepper mustard.
Just the other day I did make (no canning involved) some Microwave Bread N Butter Pickles and early this morning I canned up some strawberry jam.
Thank U 4 this giveaway opportunity
Peach BBQ sauce this week! Some half pint jars would be awesome for this!
I just canned a huge batch of chicken stock so I don’t have to do it when it’s too hot. Strawberry jam is on the list for next week!
The storms along the coast blew our corn over so I had to be quick this year and put it all up at once. Most went in the freezer as corn on the cob but the rest is becoming a big batch of Corn Salsa! My boys love it so I’m doubling up this year!
Local berries are falling off the bushes in great heaps for a change this year so I’m already elbow deep in strawberry jam!!! Raspberries are too good to eat so I never get any canned or jammed. This year I’m trying a Cranberry/Strawberry jam I found somewhere on the net.
My freezer is full of boysenberries. I’m going to doing some jam and probably syrup so I can free up some freezer space. I’m really considering putting some jalapenos into one of the jam batches. I haven’t done that before, but it sounds like it would taste good.
Only canning my basics (peaches, corn salsa) and free produce I might stumble across this year. I went a bit overboard last year!
I can always, always, always use more jars.
I have some vintage square Kerr jars, I love them. Excited to see Anchor Hocking resurrecting this design.
I think I Wil be jam canning this weekend!
picked 40 lbs of strawberries this season. These would be perfect for my strawberry champagne jam!
I made two batches of strawberry rhubarb jam with no added pectin. So good and I love the soft set.
I am most likely doing strawberries this week. Maybe sour cherries if I make it out to the orchard.
Picking up a flat of strawberries at the end of the week – Time for jam!
I’m doing strawberry and rhubarb this week…. strawbarb jam, strawberry jam, and rhubarb conserve
I should can some rhubarb something. It remains to be seen.
I would love to win the jars as I have a hard time asking for them back when I give them away and I’m out of jars
Nice! I just finished up some applesauce and have the itch to can more!
I really like the look of the square jars. I have one or two very old waffle weave patterned jars that I really like. I did some early canning of pickles from out of state and have nothing planned until more comes in here in northern Minnesota.
I just got some rhubarb from my neighbor…..I think some jam is in order.
I haven’t started canning yet this season… I’ve started a few ferments though!
We just canned a bunch of fig jam, so could definitely use some more jars this summer. These jars look great!
LOVELY!
Going to strawberry pick as soon as it opens! Would love some of these for jam!
Going over to a friend’s tomorrow night to help pick cherries off his massive tree! Cherry everything! Thanks for the giveaway, love the look of those jars.
Just an observation – not everyone is on Twitter. Not at all interested by what people do every second of every day. And I don’t follow that many things on Pinterest. It seems that I keep seeing the same things over and over again or things not at all related to the board.
My favorite now is honeyed apricots. No canning for me this week unless I get some berries, in which case I’m making jam. Thanks for the giveaway!
I use jars so often in our everyday life by storing leftovers in them and vacuum packing. I use them more for dry canning than water-bath or pressure canning. These would sure be nice with the smooth sides so you don’t have to tape label on.
Nothing yet. In a couple weeks, I’ll be buying giant boxes of nectarines to make gallons of pancake topping. My husband doesn’t like maple, so this is how I ensure I still get pancakes and waffles throughout the year. 😉
The half pint jars are just what I need.
Going to be making pickled okra soon! These jars sound fantastic!
I am not canning anything yet. I have no time until July, but i am planning on much.
I am canning cherry-almond-whisky jam, pomegranate jelly, pickled mandarins, pickled blueberries, pickled mini sweet peppers, and possibly some creamsicle jelly this week. Depending on the weather, I might dehydrate a series of herbs from the garden as well.
This week I’m not canning anything since I’m traveling for work (to Oslo!). But last week I made strawberry jam…
Strawberry jam is on the to-do list!
These would be perfect for some raspberry jam!
We’ve got strawberries macerating for jam right now!
I love these jars! I am not canning right now but looking forward to Tomato Jam season. 🙂
I have been making peach and plum jams. Will be canning fresh peaches iin about a month.
Such useful jars! Unimpeded viuew of beautifully canned foods or even crafts! Love it!
The sour cherries are coming in on my tree. Hoping to make preserves this weekend. 🙂
I got a flat of strawberry’s put up as jam, fruit butter, syrup and preserves.
This week I canned salsa
No canning this week. My two big goals this year are peaches and applesauce!
I am a jar junkie,lol ! I would love to win these!
I like the slightly square sides. Makes lining them up much nicer and as you said, adhering labels is easier.
I like the option to use the Ball plastic lids so that I can either keep dry goods in them (I use them to keep the dog goodies) or use them for preserves.
Strawberries. Only old strapped for us this year