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’m up to my elbows in apricots! Going to make your apricot rosemary jam. You are such an inspiration to me, thanks for all the wonderful recipes and ideas.
Need jars badly
Just starting to work on cherries & bananas. Going to be a busy week & weekend ahead!
Jars make me feel adventurous! What to do next?
Jalapenos are coming in will be making salsa Saturday!
Canning up strawberry jam which will be the last for the season. My current bush I planted hasn’t yielded enough to try canning current jelly. But, I will look forward to that next year!
We have blackberries out the wazoo… whatever a wazoo is! We found a recipe for blackberry jalapeno jam last year that is deeelish so we will be making that again!
I am not canning this week but last week I canned 28 pints of Apricot preserves, 18 pints of Apricot jelly, 18 quarts of Apricot Pie filling, 2 quarts of Cherry Pie filling as well as making a 10″ Apricot Pie and a 10″ Cherry pie. As well as the picking and prep of all the fruit. I can year round. Anything and everything!
Made some strawberry jam on Sunday, not technically canning – but making an herb vinaigrette with fresh herbs from the garden.
Love these jars. Thanks for the opportunity to win some!
Making jalapeño relish this week!
Always need jars for my super salsa that I make fresh out of my garden!!! I hope I’m the winner! thank you….
Quart jars are perfect for pickles!
I like these jars. Just starting to make jam
I used all my empty jam jars during strawberries two weeks ago. Would love ❤️ some for raspberries. Thank you .
This week is still too early for me to can – But I have been quick pickling the radishes and carrots I’ve received from my CSA box. Toss a hot pepper in with them and cilantro and nom nom nom.
These jars look great! Thanks for the giveaway.
Strawberry jam! Thank you for the chance to win! Would Love these!
No garden this year but I usually do jam and salsa…chicken and a few other things.
Peaches and green beans. Blackberry jelly soon
I am making blueberry syrup and Sauce Beautiful with some early peaches and worcestshire. I’m also making maraschino cherries in syrup with the last of the cherries
Canning Georgia peaches!
I have grapes that will be ready VERY soon. I would love these for grape jelley!!
I love these jars!!
Making bread and butter pickles and pickled beets here in Georgia. Freezing blueberries to can later.
Tomatoes! Salsa, soup base!
I haven’t tried these jars yet but I would sure like to. I’ve been doing jams and jellies but have recently tried dill pickles. I haven’t tried them yet as they still have one more week to before I can open them. I do want to make more pickles and try salsa. These look like they would be perfect for gift-giving, too.
I’m working on strawberry vanilla jam for wedding favors for a friends wedding!
I am behind on my canning already, I hope to do strawberry jam next week!
Nothing be canned this week- waiting for the elderberries to mature- then it’s elderberry pancake syrup and elderberry jams
I NEVER have enough jars. And the raspberries are coming in like gangbusters!
I canned violet jelly
Love these jars. New Jersey peaches (early) are in now. Getting the canner ready for this weekend.
right now our tomatoes are coming in good so I plan on canning up diced tomatoes and spaghetti sauce. A neighbor gave us a full flat of banana peppers so going to try and pickle those(I’ve never done pickling before)
My raspberries are getting started – will be making jam by the weekend!
I’m still finishing strawberries So jam and pie filling
My blueberrie bushes are loaded, ready in a few to make jam
I just canned six pints of Victoria Sauce from the Ball book today – it was glorious!
Did my first canning of the season this week—BEETS. Love canning and all your cool jars.
I canned stewed tomatoes on Monday for the first time. I can’t wait to try them out in some recipes!
All of my canning jars are quart size, which is too large for me now that I live alone. I would love to win these nice Anchor Hocking jars from Fillmore Container so I can start canning again! Thank you for the opportunity.
I have used the Anchor squared off jars the past 2 years and I love them! Can’t make enough Homemade catsup!
Yes I am! I am trying out pickling garlic scapes! Can’t wait for the outcome 🙂
I accidently spelled my tweet name wrong and can’t change it. It is @Tweetsweepering. Thanks 🙂
I missed the fresh strawberries this year; so I bought this year’s frozen berries from my favorite farm.. Strawberry jam? Done! Strawberry sauce? In the works!
We will be cooking up some plum jam here in the next 2 week. The tree is packed full and going to ripen any time now.
Pickles, pickles, and more pickles. My husband eats them as fast as can make them.
I hope so
I’m hoping to make it to the farmers market but work keeps interfering with my canning! Lol!
not canning this week because of the 4th of July – I’m going to be canning corn also making corn relish next week
We are in the middle of moving from AR to MO so there is no canning being done here. I promise I have withdrawals!
I just moved from PA to Juneau , Alaska … I totally understand your withdrawal syndrome !!
Dilly green beans from my Garden!
Apricots done, soon will be peach jam, rhubarb and later fig. Love summer time and putting up jams and jellies for Christmas gift baskets and our own use.
I am canning tomatoes
Pickles are on the horizon! All the best.
I’m canning blackberry jam.
Canning green beans today!
Since we have moved recently I now have a much larger garden. These jars would most definitely come in handy! Nice looking jars and I love the squared look!
We’re canning JerseyFresh dark sweet cherries this week!
Love your jars. I was given a case of them by a friend and they are great. Would love to win some more. Thank you for the chance.
Haven’t had a chance to try them, so winning would be the perfect opportunity! I don’t can as much as I used to, but this summer will be different! Thanks for the chance to participate!
This week, I am too busy volunteering at our yearly kids camp to can anything.
Not canning this week but heading up to an Amish Organic Farm north of here (N.E. Ohio) and see what they have. It’s a great trip and the veggies and fruits are always fresh and non GMO. Our garden is doing well but nothing to can or freeze yet.. soon. 🙂
Love these jars, canning time has started!!
I have not yet canned anything on my own, but have sweet memories making strawberry jam with my mother and grandfather!
Last summer canned over five hundred pounds of tomatoes. Hoping to do the same this season. There is nothing better than the taste of fresh sauce in the cold winter months.
Always like to try new things. These jars look awesome
I like the smooth surfaces of these jars.
I do a lot of preserving of foods in various methods ..Would love new jars to try some new things with
This week I am canning strawberry rhubarb jam, wineberry jam, tomatoes, pasta sauce, and pineapple!
This week I will be canning black raspberries. We love to have them in the dead of winter over ice cream. It brings back the taste of summer.
Hi! I’m looking forward to a strong jam season! I’m providing 220 jars for my son’s wedding in September as Wedding Favors, so those jelly jars look amazing to me! I can just see them full of Blackberry Jam. Or maybe Strawberry…or Currant…
I canned some balsamic strawberry preserves last week. Did some quick refrigerator pickles this week. Thanks for the giveaway!
Love the sleakness of these jars. Would love to win these.
Those jars are awesome! I’d love to try them out.
This is the second time in two weeks I’ve heard someone recommend Fillmore Container; the first being a beekeeper who was raving about the huge selection of interesting jar shapes and sizes ideal for gift giving. Sounds like I need to make a road trip!
I might get around to canning a recipe of marinated roasted peppers. But who knows? 🙂
I canned some strawberry syrup for pancakes and waffles which turned out great. I love your products!
I like this simple looking jars.
I am picking strawberries this week and will probably go for some simple strawberry jam
I would love to try these new jars, thank you for the chance.
I don’t have any plans yet waiting to win the jars first
These look great! You can never have enough canning jars during canning season!
I am canning tomatoes. I cannot stand store bought anymore. My figs are starting to ripen, so I will be making Strawberry Fig Preserves pretty soon.
New recipe for chili sauce
I haven’t canned anything so far this year! We just moved our farm this spring, so our lives have been in complete chaos trying to get settled in to our new land. I’m hoping to grab a flat of strawberries and make jam this weekend, though.
Our garden is not quite ready for canning this week but I hope to be putting up green beans in about 2 weeks.
My husband claims I have a jar hoarding problem. But you can never have too many right?
I’m not sure what I’m canning this week. The garden is just taking off. I’ll probably see what seconds I can get at the farmers market.
Not canning anything yet. I am very late in getting my garden in order and things are just starting to grow.
I have never tried Anchor Hocking jars, but would love to try them. Haven’t canned anything yet this year, but love to can different jellies/jams, tomatoes, pickles….you name it.
Too much spring rain, so my garden got a late start. Nothing to can yet. But I’d love to try your jars if I’m a winner!
These are great jars!
Anchor Hocking is a great brand providing quality glass products! And jars are always handy to have around the house.
Tis the season to be putting up a lot of foraged wild edibles
I’m canning salsa.
Love the square shape.
I’m not canning anything yet! We’re gearing up for a week at church family camp so all my preparing ahead is to make life easier while camping. Canning will wait til we’re back home.
Thanks for the giveaway!
Love canning!
Really cool jars!
Our Rhubarb is finally ready here at 7600 feet. I will be canning strawberry rhubarb jam!
This week has been pickles, apple jelly and apple pie filling! The jelly has been my favorite!