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.
This week has been pickles, apple jelly and apple pie filling! The jelly has been my favorite!
Our Rhubarb is finally ready here at 7600 feet. I will be canning strawberry rhubarb jam!
Really cool jars!
Love canning!
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 the square shape.
I’m canning salsa.
Tis the season to be putting up a lot of foraged wild edibles
Anchor Hocking is a great brand providing quality glass products! And jars are always handy to have around the house.
These are great jars!
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!
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.
Not canning anything yet. I am very late in getting my garden in order and things are just starting to grow.
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.
Our garden is not quite ready for canning this week but I hope to be putting up green beans in about 2 weeks.
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.
New recipe for chili sauce
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.
These look great! You can never have enough canning jars during canning season!
I don’t have any plans yet waiting to win the jars first
I would love to try these new jars, thank you for the chance.
I am picking strawberries this week and will probably go for some simple strawberry jam
I like this simple looking jars.
I canned some strawberry syrup for pancakes and waffles which turned out great. I love your products!
I might get around to canning a recipe of marinated roasted peppers. But who knows? 🙂
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!
Those jars are awesome! I’d love to try them out.
Love the sleakness of these jars. Would love to win these.
I canned some balsamic strawberry preserves last week. Did some quick refrigerator pickles this week. Thanks for the giveaway!
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…
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.
This week I am canning strawberry rhubarb jam, wineberry jam, tomatoes, pasta sauce, and pineapple!
I do a lot of preserving of foods in various methods ..Would love new jars to try some new things with
I like the smooth surfaces of these jars.
Always like to try new things. These jars look awesome
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.
I have not yet canned anything on my own, but have sweet memories making strawberry jam with my mother and grandfather!
Love these jars, canning time has started!!
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. 🙂
This week, I am too busy volunteering at our yearly kids camp to can anything.
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!
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.
We’re canning JerseyFresh dark sweet cherries this week!
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!
Canning green beans today!
I’m canning blackberry jam.
Pickles are on the horizon! All the best.
I am canning tomatoes
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.
Dilly green beans from my Garden!