When you start doing a lot of canning, one of the biggest challenges becomes how to store both your processed jars and the empties waiting for your next project. I’ve spent a goodly amount of time over the years, pondering how to best shoehorn my canning habit into the storage space available in my 1,000 square foot apartment.
I keep jars under my couch, deep in my coat closet, and under my bed (and, if we’re being entirely honest, there is also currently a tower of boxes in the corner of my bedroom. Needs must). One tool that I use to help keep these storage spots useable and organized are the trays made by JarBOX. These clear, plastic boxes come sized for both pints and quarts and are a genius solution for stashing jars safely and securely.
They’re designed to work in pairs, so that you can lock your jars into individual pods. Then, those locked trays can be stacked and locked together, to create a tower of jars that behaves as a single unit, further reducing the chance of breakage. I call on a pair of JarBOX trays any time I need to transport sealed jars to family gatherings and food swaps, because I know they’ll get my jars to their destination intact.
I use a goodly number of my JarBOX sets to store the empties I keep under our bed. I arrange them upside down (to keep the worst of the dust out) and then slide the trays in and out as canning season ramps up. It’s a far better solution than fragile cardboard boxes I’d used previously.
This month, the good folks from JarBOX are sponsoring weekly giveaways on a series of blogs. I’m kicking things off by giving away two sets of JarBOX trays (a pint and a quart). What’s more, everyone who enters the individual giveaways will also be entered to win a Grand Prize of four more JarBOX sets. To keep up to date with all the JarBOX giveaways, make sure to follow them on Facebook!
This giveaway is closed. The winner is #151 – Lei Kaniumoe. Congratulations Lei!
Disclosure: JarBOX sent me a pair of JarBOX trays for photography and review purposes. They’re also provided a second set for the giveaway. No additional compensation was provided. All opinions expressed here are entirely my own.
Gee, not sure where I would start. Jars on my kitchen, pantry, closets, and yes – on a bedroom shelf. This would come in handy. 😉
I would use to store both empty jars & keep filled jars organized.
This would make stacking them easier.
OMG- These are the answer!
WOW–these sure would beat the beat-up-old boxes that I’m currently using to store all my empties! I generally keep a box in the utility room and as I use up my canning I deposit the jars in the box then tote it up to the storage closet until canning time when I have to sort for just the right jars and begin the process all over again. These sure would keep them cleaner and more organized than my current system. What a great idea.
With no basement for storage, I have jars tucked away in various corners of the house. Having these would surely help get things more organized!!!
Yes, these look wonderful, and an excellent way to corral those waiting, empty jars. While I do like using the original boxes, they don’t last forever.
(PS: Marissa, have been having some issues with connectivity this week – attempted to comment previously and failed. I hope. My apologies in case I have inadvertently double posted.)
Oh, dear – there’s the “older comments” button – I did look for it before posting this comment. Sorry.
All is well, Pete!
Organize and store! –djs
I have two of the quart JarBoxes and LOVE using them instead of the 30+ year old Ball canning jar boxes my father has kept and duct taped, and duct taped, and… you get the idea. 🙂 I have never seen pint ones, and have lots of loose pint jars to corral in my basement.
These would be sooo handy!! 🙂
I like this idea for storage.
I have been looking for a storage solution. These look like they woud stack nicely.
I could really use these to get my jar storage under control. So many jars in every corner of the house.
It would be so nice to replace my cardboard with jar boxes! A girl can dream 🙂
OMG….what an amazing way to get organized! I can (get it) totally see how this would help keep track of what you jars you have and how many too. And not to mention keeping the jars completely clean. I never knew something like this was out there but I think I’m going to be in love.
Thanks for chance,
Val
I would love these to keep in my pantry and store jars once they are emptied and clean. Once a tray was full it could be easily moved down to the basement till the next canning season.
OMG pick me! My jar storage area serves as mud room, laundry room, pantry, walk in closet, and more. Please help!
I would finally be able to start the control of my jar nightmare. I have some in the kitchen, in the hall closet, in the basement, in the garage, in the chair in the living room. argh, I need help!!
A great solution for organized storage.
Where have these been my whole life? I would use these in my kitchen to help secure jars from both dust and wee toddler fingers. Too many of mine have been damaged with my current paper/cardboard box storage system.
I so desperately need these to tame the storage beast in the basement closet!
Reaching into the cabinet above the microwave would be less of a life-in-thy-own-hands type of mission.
Would love to have these to organize my jars that are in my shed and then in the crawl space. Currently they’re in in random boxes.
Let the fun begin… What a great storage idea.
We have a serious leaning tower of jars problem, so I’d let be to give these a try!
I need a way to organize my empties and the jars we use for storage!
I so need these! I too have jars everywhere. This would help me start organizing.
I could finally get my jars organized!
In my tiny cramped 800 sq ft house I would definitely put these to use in every available square foot that I have…. like you!
These would come in handy.
These would be perfect to organize and store my jars!
We have around 15 cases of jars in all sizes. We have quarts, pints, pints and a half, and a variety of sizes and shapes of jelly jars. My 84-year-old mother and I started canning just two years ago. We’ve come a long way! Just bought a pressure canner this year. If we won a set of these, it would be the beginning of our system of jar organization. Right now they are sort of mixed together, full jars and empty jars in all sizes, scattered throughout the basement. This would be a big help.
These would be great for storing my empty jars and carrying them up and down the hill to and from my store house… very good for “ORGANIZATION” in several ways. Very cleaver ideal especially for folks like myself that do a lot of canning!
What a great way to keep jars stacked and safe – empty or full! I wouldn’t have to worry about someone knocking over my stacked jars.
I sooooo need some of these! Currently I have a banker’s box on a shelf in my laundry room that I “gently” drop my jars in to. This would make it so easy to organize them to take them to the shed with the rest of my jars.
I have jars all over our house. All kinds. Would love to organize them!
This is a great solution for making it easier to store & carry and organize are jars. What a great idea!!!
I still have a lot of boxes from wen jars came in real boxes, but a number of jars have come to me loose over the years and I’m not really satisfied with how I’m storing them. I’d love to look into my food storage closet and be able to instantly tell how many jars I have empty, how many are full, and what is likely in the full jars. These would be perfect for that.
Oh wouldn’t these be fine in my canning salon, otherwise known as the guest room closet!
Sure would save having to restack my jars every time the cats claw through my cardboard boxes.
Perfect solution for doubling my storage and keeping my jars (filled & empty) safe within reach on my shelfs.
I can at my friends house we enjoy finding jars at flea markets and of course the emptys through the year
This would be great to carry around!
I spent last week cleaning of my pantry shelf to find more room for jars and assorted canning supplies. I will probably use this to store canned foods…easier to find grouped on shelf.
it would make getting jars (filled and empty) in and out of the uppermost cabinet I keep them in… and can only just reach.
I could definitely use the organization! Lots of empty jars around this time of year. I also would use to transport xmas gifts to my relatives out of state.
Would be a fantastic way to organize all of my canning jars!
I do the bulk of my canning at my friend’s house, which is over an hour away. These would be great for toting the empty jars to her house (I have a bunch rattling around in a shopping bag in my trunk, right now), as well as for bringing the filled jars back home!
Help me organize my empty jars which are currently all over my house.
I have been looking at these thinking I need ten or so (or more) of them. I would love to get my jars under control!
These would be a great solution for empty jar storage! They are all over my house right now.