Over the weekend, Scott and I got a new TV stand. This led (as new furniture so often does) to a massive cleaning and reorganization spree. Drawers were emptied, DVDs and games found new homes, and I discovered a cache of unused gear from site sponsors in the past.
I didn’t have a giveaway lined up for this week, and so decided that instead of skipping the week, I’d give away a grab bag of goodies from the past. As it stands today, the lucky winner will get an OXO cherry pitter (by far, the best hand-held pitter I’ve ever used), a Mason Tap, one wide mouth Cuppow in orange, a pair of Coffeesocks filters for a Chemex, and some dissolvable jar labels from Ball Canning.
Because I’m still in clean-up mode, I’m certain that before the week is out, I will find even more jar-centric treasures to add to the winner’s box. So enter early and often, because this is going to be a fun one.
My favorite canning tool is the jars themselves. I’m getting a little famous for loving them and I have over a hundred from very old ones to new pretty blue ones. What i really want is some Weck ones, but I haven’t bought any yet.
How nice it would be to get a surprise in the deep dark days of January!
My favorite tool is my stainless steel chopstick. I use it to get all my jar bubbles out.
Favorite and most used would be my funnel and 4th burner pot.
My funnel is my favorite canning tool! Thanks for an awesome giveaway!
My favorite canning accessory is my Ball electric waterbath canner. It frees up so much space on my stove, and lets me spread out on my countertop when I’m filling the jars.
I’m in need of coffee filters. This will save me from having to sew some
I have a great cherry pitter. It has made cherry processing much more accessible!
Favorite? Well. Probably the two things most missed if they disappeared would be the funnel and the jar lifter. Those must be my favorites just because they are least easily replaceable by something else.
Tongs are my most used tool.
When we (my mom and I) started canning again I came to your site and looked up all the tools you recommend. I then went and bought the red ladle you said was your fave, you were right, it’s fantastic, gets into the “corners” to get all the stuff out of the sauce pan. I also couldn’t live without the tool that tells me if I have the jars filled to the height I need them, I have terrible natural gauges for that, lol. Thanks for the giveaways!
I have a small ladle that I use for filling small jam jars. It is such a great size I don’t have to use a funnel.
My metal funnel is probably my favorite tool.
I love the jar lifter. I used to use these big rubber glove things that didn’t work well at all!
My favorite most used tool is the Ball tongs to lift jars out of the pressure canner. I use it all the time! 🙂
I am a huuuuge fan of the ball lids that turn a mason jar into something that holds a straw for drinking. And I also am looking forward to the 2-in-1 jar lids you posted here- Masonables?
Probably the jar lifter! I just always enjoying lifting jars out of the canning pot. 🙂
My funnel makes canning less messy.
My most used item? Jars! Lots and lots and lots of those around here. And I always stock up on jelly jars when I find them cheap (under $.25 each) since those tend to be given away and not always returned. My second most used? My Tattler lids since you can’t can without a jar and a lid 🙂 Love my canning equipment…a big reason I like the house we live in was that it had lots of shelves already made in the basement!
My funnel-canning before I purchased one was quite a messy experience.
I love my jar lifter!
Have you tried the January Cure through Apartment Therapy? Your cleaning spree reminded me of that.
Favorite tool is definitely a wide-mouth funnel!
Jar lifter!
Most used item? Probably a canning funnel. So useful, even when not canning.
I don’t know about favorite, but the “I never realized how wonderful it was until I had one” item is the wide-mouth jar-lifter thingy.
We love it when you “clean house.”!
Love a good cathartic cleaning!
I love this cherry pitter! My computer labels for making cool labels is my favorite tool because my handwriting is illegible.
I love my wreck jars & re-cap lids.
My jar grabber……
For actual canning, the jar lifter. I’ve had mine for decades. and it was old when I got it. Just a simple, perfect tool.
I never tried the dissolvable labels, but if they are true to their word, they will make reusing jars much easier. I am also interested in the different lids.
Those labels are wonderful, I struggle with the other ones.
I would use all these items
I use the dissolving labels on so many things. They wash right off.
My most used tool for canning and preserving is my trusty sharpie… I have to label everything! I also have to mention my cellar storage room. I’ve had a small room for canning storage in the last two places I’ve lived and that extra space is priceless.
My favorite is the jar lifter and the magnetic lid wand.
My favorite canning tool is my funnel. I use it all the time even when I’m not canning.
I love a variety of jars!
I can a lot, but my toolkit is pretty bare bones. One of these days I’d like to get some pickle weights for fermenting.
Thanks for doing this.
Really would love to try the mason jar tap!
I love my narrow spatula. Not too bulky.
Honestly, one of my favorite things are the storage lids for canning jars. I just the jars for so many “not canned” things and they are much easier to use and clean.
my favourite canning accessory? my husband! haha! no really, I love when he cans with me, it makes it so much easier. i love using tea bags for my spice blends when i’m making beets!
The cherry pitter is a must! I live in Wisconsin and our Door County cherries are my favorite.
While I don’t have a Chemex, I can use those coffeesocks for all sorts of straining!
My favorite canning tool is my jar lifter.
Really curious about the Coffeesocks filters – love my Chemex but go through a lot of filters. Pretty sure I could put everything to good use!