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 so excited abut the giveaway. Love and hugs from Austin, TX!
Love the shape of the jars my Jelly looks very professional with a label on it
Plum jam! My tree is exploding!
I’m canning strawberry jam!
I will be canning raspberry and strawberry jams in July.
Candles….candles….and more candles!!!!
Almost pickling time! Beets, okra & cucumbers~
I really like the squared off shape of the jars, thanks for the give away. Love your site!
Kimchi
we are still early in the season but did do strawberry jam
Blackcaps are almost ready for picking. Will be doing jams.
to be used for honey and with one piece lids.
I’m not technically canning anything this week, but am preserving: freezing mulberries and black raspberries. Maybe to make something with later, or maybe just to eat. 😉
Quick pickle jalapeño slices and sauerkraut. Neither of which is technically “canning” but it’s about all my tiny apartment kitchen can handle.
Canning beets this week!
I don’t have any current canning plans, but I have a big bowl of local Porter peaches that may need to be canned soon. I do have a new favorite salsa recipe, canned some of that last week.
Love these jars. You guys are amazing!
Just canned a batch of honeyberry jam. First time we had enough berries to do anything but snack on the bushes!
I’m excited about this week! Several friends have asked me to teach them how to can, so we’re going to hit up the farmer’s market over the holiday weekend and have a Canning 101 party!
I’m sure the wine will help our productivity….
What could possibly go wrong?
Love my jars got all kinds would be exciting to add these to the collection and it is also my first year with a big garden since my husband and I bought our home in october of last year looking forward to canning and having the goodness and freshness year-round!!! I have used the 1/2 pints they look nice and work well. I havent had any issues
I just canned a batch of black raspberry jam yesterday. Yummy
We’ll be canning salsa this week.
I am getting ready to harvest our Nanking pie cherries. 😀
Cucumbers are coming of fast. Bread and Butter pickles are in the near future. Time to mess up the whole kitchen!
Love these jars!
I canned a batch of Raspberry Blackberry jam the other day. Next week I’m planning on Grapefruit Marmalade,
hot peppers and monkey butter are in the works
In an effort to add more veggies to our life, I have blackberry-Bert jam on the on my mind.
That would be blackberry-beet.
Looking forward to the pickle class at Fillmore container!
These jars look great!! Id love to win them
Never knew Anchor Hocking made jars. Thanks for blowing my mind!!!
I am hoping to can some Strawberry Butter this weekend!
Great! The possibility of more jars before the season ends. Thanks.
I haven’t been canning yet this year. I need to put up some chili though.
Waiting to launch my sauce
My cucumbers are coming in 20 pounds at the time! I could really use the jars!
I love the jars great for ready to summer salads in a jar for lunch, for gift giving ideas and deserts
I will be making for soup for my family.
I’ll be doing some root beer jelly today or tomorrow.
Absolutely beautiful job! The jars really make your work stand out!!!
I’m hoping to pick strawberries this weekend and make jam!! Yummmmy!
Hopefully we will be getting some strawberries or cherries for jam this week
I’m going to attempt strawberry jam tomorrow, for the first time!
My blueberry lemon jam looks so delicious in Fillmore jars! Thanks!
I’m really Xcited about the new Anchor jar line. Everything Anchor is usually top notch! I’ve been canning and putting up for the last 3 months, exciting!!
I haven’t started canning anything yet, but we have a lot of cherries that I think I should do something with!
I’ve almost gotten enough tomatoes for salsa and sauces!
Have bought other jars in the past, Fillmore is a great company to work with.
I am not canning anything this week. I have family in town that I rarely get to see, so am spending most of my time with them.
I’m making jam~Blueberry Lime. =)
Nothing right now, getting ready to go camping. But when we get home I hope to get the girls interested in doing some pickles and pickled beets.
I’m going to can some chicken broth I made earlier this week, and maybe some stew and chili. It’s still a little early here to can veggies.
Strawberry vanilla jam!!!
I’m not canning this week, but will be canning home grown tomatoes soon.
Great giveaway! And I’m looking forward to the July FIJ challenge too!
Sadly, I’ve canned nothing this year. Need to get a new gauge for my pressure canner so I can do a batch of black beans!
I’m canning Strawberry jam. Soon it will be Blueberry!
I’m hoping my fig tree is a success cause I can picture fig preserves in these cute jars
canning dill pickles
My favorite thing to can is spicy stewed tomatoes! And strawberry jam.
I’m canning extra zucchini!
I found an interesting recipe for cherry jam. Sounds so good and cherries are just now coming out so this is on my canning list!
So far, I’ve made pickled okra.
Canning strawberry jam this week. Also using jars to infuse our honey with rosa rugosa flowers – absolutely delicious!
I am canning dandelion jelly
We use canning jars for gifts of homemade Friendship Tea and Hot Cocoa 🙂
So far this week it’s VIDALIA ONION RELISH. Next it will be Cherry Jam.
We haven’t started canning yet this year. My husband usually cans cherries (he picked the first ones today) and salsa.
Always love trying new jars
Foraging black raspberries this week- still deciding how to preserve them ^.^
We just got back from camping, so there is no canning on the list yet. I am really liking the shape of the 8 oz jar.
I will be canning some jalapeno raspberry preserves!
I’m working through a big pile of apricots!
I have yet to can anything, but I use canning jars for storage and sprouting.
Haven’t put anything up yet this year, waiting on cukes!
Rhubarb, rhubarb juice, and maraschino cherries(from fresh picked Rainier cherries). Rhubarb juice is my new favorite!
pickled garlic scapes and strawberry preserves
Peach jam this past week!
Can’t wait to make kosher dill pickles.
Bless you Marisa, just when i need more jars!
This week, I’m trying a new small batch of preserved lemons.
Canning some black raspberry jam. Yum!
I’m not canning anything this week. My summer garden is just starting to produce. I should be canning pickles soon!