The week Scott and I got married (nearly four years ago now!), my dad cut a giant hole in my kitchen wall and inserted floor-to-ceiling spice rack into a few inches of unused space. This had long been the wedding present plan, though looking back on it covering the apartment with drywall dust a few days before the big day wasn’t one of my better laid plans.
Still, I’ll never regret the mess, because I LOVE this spice shelf. Not only did it give me a bounty of additional storage space, the shelves are perfectly spaced to hold the canning jars that house my herbs and spices. Truly, it was one of the best presents I’ve ever received.
For the longest time, I thought I was the only one using slightly past their prime mason jars for this purpose, but in recent years, I’ve discovered that I’m very far from alone. And this spring, Ball finally recognized the fact that many of us use their jars in this way and released a product designed expressly for spice storage.
Meet the Dry Herbs Jars
I appreciate the slight rim on the edge of the lid, which means they stack with a sense of security. And finally (though this has nothing directly to do with their utility as a spice jar), I love the look of the smooth-sided four ounce jar. Would that they’d kick those quilted quarter-pints to the curb and sell these by the dozen!
Disclosure: Ball has provided these Dry Herb Jars at no cost to me. However, I am unswayed by this gift and my opinions remain my own.
Most of them are in those metal Soho containers that are magnetic, and they’re stuck to my fridge. The ones I don’t have containers for sit in little baggies on the counter…
I’m not very good at dried herbs. Last year we harvested and dried everything out in the garage. Then I just used zip lock baggies in the freezer …
I just put in my herb garden so until now I have just been buying herbs from the store and keeping them in the jars they came in.
I use canning jars to store my spices and herbs. I just recently started drying my own.
I have an entire cupboard for spices/seasonings. The top is for Asian, the middle had a 3-tier shelf where I store everything alphabetically, the bottom has 2 lazy-susans–one for salts/peppers/rubs and the other for spices that I use the most, and between the lazy-susans I have larger jars of taco seasoning, pizza seasoning, etc. My husband also made me a pull down/out rack for under the cabinet that houses my baking/canning spices.
When I buy them in bulk, I store them in jelly jars.
I am another jar saver just for spices and herbs. I do grow a lot of my herbs and then dehydrate them just before winter. Also have a small herb pots for window sills but have all these jars filled with wonderful smelling herbs and mixtures for different dishes. Now that spice rack is a beauty. I would love to have something like that. to put all the jars and grwoing herbs on.
I store our spices in pint jars. Your shelf is wonderful! I have to come up with a better place to store ours tho…I look like a chicken with it’s head cut off trying to find spices here and there…lol.
I use all different sizes of mason jars to store my herbs and spices. When I get a new order of bulk spices I put some into a 4 oz jars for the kitchen. The rest goes into appropriate size larger jars, which are stored in my basement pantry( pint, pint and half, quart etc.). I use the mason jar attachment to my foodsavor and seal the larger jar. When I need to refill the 4oz jar I pop open the larger jar, fill smaller jar and reseal larger jar. Keeps all the herbs and spices much fresher for a longer time.
I too, wish Ball would make smooth sided 4 oz jars.
I use quilted old canning jars as well for spice storage
I mainly use old jelly jars that came out of my great frandmother’s house. Also original containers and refill them.
I use Tu[perware containers for a lot of my spices. For basil and oregano from my garden, I use pint size Ball jars. You can never have too much basil on hand!
I keep my spices in an antique spice cabinet. The ball herb jars look wonderful!
Some of my smaller quantity herbs I keep in the bags they came in, but sometimes I transfer them to old empty herb containers.
I started buying old canning jars from garage sales over 25 years ago – all sizes too. I use them for storing everything from herbs to rice and have always loved the hunt. I have 2 wide mouth bale top jars which I still can’t find rubber rings for and a really neat small jar that has lever closer on it that I still can’t find out anything else about. they are so versatile, there’s no reason not to use them
I *need* these…. my spices are in the containers they came in. very messy! BUT I plan on drying basil and peppermint from the garden this year and these jars will be perfect!
I use jelly jars for the herbs I dry myself. These would be great!!
Most of my herbs and spices are in the containers they came in on a lazy Susan in a kitchen cabinet. I would love to win these jars and buy some bulk herbs.
I have a mixed up mess of glass bottles for my home grown herbs, along with spices in the store bought plastic ones. I keep them on a lazy Susan in my cupboard , which is convenient, but messy.
Use whatever is available. Baggies, freezing, old spice jars I’ve cleaned out. And please send me an invite on Pintrest.. I love that site.
Our many spices are stored in all sorts of containers, jars, bags, the container they came in, etc…. They are crammed in to the space on the top of the bakers rack, stacked and piled on each other, so every time we want something it is a treasure hunt where everything ends up on the table. I am jealous of your rack…..everything is right there in front of you not buried!!!
I just started canning last year.. I wanted to try to start drying herbs from my garden this year. When I saw your post I was so excited. Any tips on the best way to dry them for storage in these jars? Thanks for your post!
I currently use the half pint jars for my herbs and spices. I am very excited to buy these new jars.
I need cute little jars to store them in because right now I have some in one of those prefilled, round racks from the store.
Mine are currently stored in whatever container they came in in a very messy shallow drawer in my kitchen.
I have a cupboard with a pull out drawer that I store my spice bottles in, but above the drawer is a shelf that holds a lazy Susan filled with more bottles/jars and all around the lazy Susan are the larger containers I own. Now I have migrated to the cupboard above which is filled with several shelves of spices. I keep some in the freezer, as well. I also have a plastic tote with a handle in the lid that I keep bags of spices to refill the jars. I have too many!! I also dry my own herbs from my garden and keep them in Mason jars. Dried herbs, peppers, etc. These new Mason spice jars look awesome!
Love these new jars, they are beautiful! Would use them for homegrown and custom mixed herbs and spices.
A lot of my herbs and spices are stored in old baby food jars. I also repurpose commercial spice jars when I find myself obliged to buy off-the-shelf rather than picking up fresher bulk herbs and spices for one reason or another. Once I’ve got the jar, I might as well use it! And, OK, I might have a few plastic bags of bulk spices floating around that I’ve never gotten put into actual jars…
I love these! I also store my spices in jars- but only some of them mason jars. I’ve been known to repurpose regular jam jars, sauce jars, I even have a pair of TINY jars that had been filled with sample size of maple syrup. So for me, its really whatever I have, so long as I can put a screw top on it.
Those are so sweet! And so much nicer than baggies which get tucked in corners and forgotten.
I keep them in old jars…pretty similar to the picture
My spices are stored in a hodge podge assortment of glass jars and old spice containers. Definitely not beautiful to look at.
Love the look of these. I just remodeled my kitchen and have two big drawers with inserts for my spices. Being able to open a drawer and instantly see what I’m looking for is wonderful.
I have a revolving spice rack, and a drawer, and a tray that I can pull down from a top shelf… I think I need to downsize!
We have a very small kitchen, and very limited storage space. I store my herbs on a shelf in shallow bins I can pull out and put on the counter for a moment while I’m cooking.
These look great. I can’t wait to try them.
I store my herbs the exact way you do! On a shelf in the breakfast nook. Mine looks extremely more messy though… 🙂 P.S. I pinned something from your spice board.
I would love to try these with the mint that I grow… They seem to be a great idea for shaking out the leaves for tea!
My house has a cool counter end with a door that opens revealing a big spice rack. It fits most of my spices. The overflow goes in bins above the stove. My bulk spices stay in their bags- which is why I would love these jars. May need to buy a few myself.
I’m all “reduce reuse recycle” about my spices: I tend to reuse decent spice containers with the label removed, or marked over in sharpie, for new spices. There are also plastic baggies, of course. It’s a wreck. I keep looking at it and thinking “Well, it’s clear that I cook.”
I store them on these plastic “steps” so I can see the ones in the back aseasily as the ones infront. They’re in the containers they came in mostly, a few are invarious jars.
I save old spice containers and reuse, and I use old jars of all kinds to store my spices and seasonings. I have a floor to ceiling wire shelf rack in my pantry that is full to the brim with spices. I stocked it up on a recent trip to the spice market in Dubai! Such fun! I really love the shaker tops on these Ball jars, and would love to win. Thank You!!
I have used the 4oz jam canning jars since they came out for herb. The shaker would be great. Just LOVE canning jars. They are beautiful!! Thanks Ball…..
I re-use any small glass jars with lids I can get my hands on!
I corral all of my small spice jars in one plastic storage box. These are a great idea, not too big, not too small.
Genius! I save all the old jars and if I’m lucky enough to happen on a zinc lid or two, I use those for the dry herbs with the old blue jars. So pretty.
My herbs are either in baggies 🙁 or hanging upside down ‘drying’
I use canning jars for my herbs and spices except I just use a regular canning lid…….I think these Ball spice jars are pretty nifty.
This is the incentive I need to preserve my own home grown spices.
store them in the bottles they come in and in my cabinet by the stove.
I use ball jars for my spices. The 4oz jars for small batches and pints and quarts to store my bulk herbs. I even store my liquid Castile soap in them because I can get it locally made in bulk.
I store my herbs and spices in glass jars with white lids that used to hold Amish jams. I purchsed them at the Flint Farmers’ Market, enjoyed eating the jams and then repurposed the jars which fit perfectly on the spice rack I bought years ago at an antique mall. 🙂
Oh my God,I am excited as you are!!!!I use jelly jars and punch holes in the top of the lid!!!!These are amazing,I would love some!!!!!
Wow, I had no idea they came out with these! They are so cute I just have to get me a while lot now! Can we say anniversary present! 😉 who doesn’t want the spice cabinet to look pretty, especially those of us who have a mix match of reused and recycled containers…thanks for the information and giveaway!
I have so many spices that I have 2 areas for them. One is in a cupboard with 2 revolving shelves- one for savory & the other for baking spices. I also have a drawer that contains my collection of Penzey & speciality spices
All our spices are in little 1/2 pint and pint Ball jars in the designated spice cabinet. I keep a few out that I use everyday like cinnamon, hot pepper flakes, salt and pepper.
Thanks for the awesome giveaway!
I’m with you on those quilted jars. These are a great idea, I’d love to give them a try!
I keep my spices in whatever boxes, bags and whatever they come in all over the place. Not ideal, I know.
I find the longer I’m at this, the fewer spices I use because I enjoy letting the produce speak for itself more. Which means that I only keep a bunch, instead of a ton.
I buy many of my spices in bulk and they come in plastic containers. Much prefer glass for long term storage. They fill a drawer in my kitchen.
I’ve developed a little pantry-moth issue (I suspect the bulk dog biscuits), so I’m transitioning everything to glass containers with tight-fitting lids. Hated using up all my 1/4-pt jam jars, though — plus, they don’t stack well more than a couple high. Thanks for the heads-up on these.
I use old jam jars to store most of my bulk spices/herbs (I mostly have Bonne Mamman jars but have some Smuckers jars, too). I usually keep my other spices in the packaging they come in, but I just bought some teeny 2.7 and 5.6 oz (they are so cute!) Weck jars to transfer some of those. I also keep corn starch and my home ground oat meal in old spaghetti jars.
These Ball jar lids look awesome! Will they be selling the lids separately? I hope so!
I buy in bulk so my spices don’t always come with a jar. I use Mason jars, jelly jars, mustard jars what ever pretty jar I have stashed away. Would love these Ball dry herb jars!
My wife keeps her herbs and spices in the jars they came in or picks them fresh from the garden. I think the idea of drying some of the garden herbs and using them in the winter months would be a very attractive idea to her.
I would use these for dried homegrown herbs that need homes of their very own.
Just recently renovated kitchen and added a spice drawer! I love it! I bought spice jars from Chefs Tools and I love them. They are all labeled and in order so I always know what I have. The jars are big enough to hold the bulk spices I buy, but not so big that they overpower the drawer. It’s so much better than my lazy susan!!! Can always add a few more jars to my collection, I’m already short 2 jars! lol
For at least 10 years I have been using ball jars for my dehydrated herbs, peppers, tomatoes, fruits and more and probably have at least 3 cases full of this deliciousness! Love that I can see my spices and dried peppers. We grow at least 15 kinds of hot peppers and they look lovely in the jars! Grind em, mix em, use em!
Most of my herbs and spices are in the containers they came in on a lazy Susan in a kitchen cabinet. Ones I grew and dried are in jars other things came in like jam and pesto. Everything’s a big mess, and it sometimes takes a while to find what I want. These would be great for my home grown herbs!
I love canning jars and use them for a lot of storage. I usually find an old spice jar or ball jar to store my spices. I would love to win. THanks so much for the chance.
I have used jelly jars as herb containers for years! I love them as they are perfect for the job, and look so nice lined up on the shelf. I also use quart and half gallon jars for dehydrated fruits and veggies, as well as dry goods like rice and beans. I would love to have a chance to try these new jars with the lids. It would be really nice if they would sell the lids separately though, as I would be more apt to purchase them for jars I already have.
We keep some of our spices in a small spice rack on the wall next to the stove and the rest in a basket that you have to dig through.
I store herbs and spices in a cabinet with a turn table and on a shelf…it’s a mess! I just started my first herb garden so these would be great!
My herbs are stored in the containers I bought then in in one of my cupboards. I want to upgrade my storage and these jars seem like a great first step. Thank you for the giveaway!
Right now my spices are shoved in little plastic containers or the plastic bags they came in…slowly switching them all to glass.
I buy my spices in bulk and years ago bought spice jars from container company. The Ball jars would augment my spice jar collection nicely!
I have a lot of herbs & spices, stored in a motley collection of small & large jars. Some are reused jars that spices were bought in. Some are canning jars or larger size bought jars. Some are in plastic containers. They end up on a salvaged & repainted spice rack, and also a row of shelves I built on an otherwise wasted wall in my small city apartment.
***I would like to share pics if Pinterest is easy to use.
Thanks, Marisa!
I’m not very creative…I just have my spices on a lazy susan in my cupboard, except for the ones I use ALL the time. Love the look of these jars!
I currently store spices in the Tupperware spice containers, but would like to ditch the plastic. I just haven’t found anything I love that won’t break the bank to switch to.
I use a revolving spice rack for most of my spices, but I have several that I’m attempting to grow & dehydrate for my own use. These would be awesome! Love the design!
These are great. I get many of my spices in bulk so end up with many little baggies. Gets very messy.
I just moved, so my spices and herbs are a mess. Some are in 8oz jars, but most are in the bulk plastic containers I get from the farmers market.
We use mostly glass jars ~ some original jars ~ and refill them at the health food store with the amounts we would generally use in about a 3 month time frame. Although, I did recently purchase a pound of brown and a pound of yellow mustard seeds. Americans will eat 7 billion hot dogs between Memorial Day and Labor Day.. That needs a lot of mustard!
I love the size of these. I usually store too little in large mason jars . Seems to loose flavor or punch sooner. These are great !
My kitchen is so small, with the amount of spices I have, I invested in those spice racks that have drawers that pull out and bend down. Each one holds 27 jars and I had to buy 3 of them! They don’t hold my mason/Kerr jars, but that’s ok. Just started dehydrating my own herbs and some veggies and am loving it!
We have moved to a smaller kitchens and have been trying to,figure out how to organize our spices. I am really tired of the hunt for what I need. Your storage system plus those great jars might just do it!
I have no good way of storing right now. It’s mostly old jars. This is a great idea.
My spices are handy in a drawer, with their names on top (mostly), in baby food jars, and those tiny jam jars and old spice jars from my old room mate, and… you get the picture!
My brother in law made me a beautiful spice cabinet I hung on the wall. It is a treasured possession!
I keep my spices in the container they come in. My spices would look so cute in these!
Right now they’re all piled into a deep drawer with the most used in a basket towards the front. I love these Ball Spice Jars, thanks for the fun give-away:@)
I reuse purchased spice jars to store my spices and jars for herbs.
I buy most of my spices in build from the local coop store or and Indian store or mail and store them in glass jars as well. These are such a useful size and I love the shaker tops. Thanks for the draw.
I use the original containers for most of my spices, some old jars for things like nutmeg, I love your spice shelves, I’m seeing a project in my future!
Love these. I use whatever empty jar is available, old spice jars, old mason jars, but then I find at times I have to empty them out in order to finish up a batch of something or another. My only little quibble. I would love to see the lid design in metal instead of the plastic without losing the ability to stack. Great idea…on an old favorite friend, canning jars.
My spice cupboard is the very shallow cupboard that housed the fold down ironing board years ago. My house was built in the 20’s, but by the time we moved in, my great grandparents had already converted the ironing board into a spice storage and the old ice box into storage as well. I hold onto all kinds of interesting jars for spices. I’ve started getting some in bulk from the Indian food market, so for these larger quantities, I store them in pint jars.
I store my spices in those pesky 4 oz. quilted jam jars. The quilted bit doesn’t bother me, it’s the fact that they don’t seal because they just have lids and bands so they’re not easy to stack that gets me. If I try to stack them they start sliding all over the place which freaks me out because the last thing I need is glass shards and cumin all over my floor. I’m with you though, smooth 4 ouncers for canning would be adorable.
the most used ones are in neat glass bottles from an OLD twirly spice rack in the “garage” where the mixer, rice cooker, food processor, are housed. the spice rack is long gone. The big jars are on a large pull out shelf with names written on the tops to find them. Still a lot of searching for the right one. These look awesome. AND I love anything in glass! Neat giveaway.
I store several of my spices in the freezer. I also have some in the kitchen cabinets. I need to be more organized and would love these great jars! Thank you for the opportunity to win them!
I mostly use the bottles and jars they come in, but I’ve decanted some into better canning jars — and some are still in baggies, waiting for these dry herb jars!
I use canning jars of different sizes to store herbs that I grow & dehydrate myself. I also keep spices in the little round containers in thiz sturdy box that stacs them 2 deep & 2 high. My mixed seasoning mixes & salts (some of which I mix myself) I keep in a cabinet with a turning table.
Love these new spice jars & lids!
My spices and herbs are in a hodge-podge of original spice jars, zip-lock bags, and re-purposed spice jars.
Mine are in a hodgepodge as well – some canning jars, some plastic bags (from the bulk bins), some miscellaneous small glass jars, some purchased spice/herb canisters that have been refilled. These new jars look awesome!