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.
This would free up my cardboard boxes for the half pints an d quarter pint jars! 🙂 Seriously, what a great idea.
I NEED this! I winter in one place and summer in another and am always looking for something to keep my treasures safe. These look great.
I would use this for my jars which are stacked in Clementine boxes on a shelf in my pantry. I’m always waiting for one to fall over
They would be so helpful when I am taking my jars to my family’s parties to keep them safe in the car. Broken jars are the pits
I would use these for storing my canning jars and also for transporting jars. These look like they’ll work wonderfully
What a great idea. Yes please!!!
I love using my JarBox for storing my canning jars on the sailboat.Aggresive weather abounds but no broken jars so I could use a few more?⛵️
I would totally use these to get rid of some of my old and quite frankly fragile cardboard boxes. I love the look of these!
Most of my jars are stored in their original boxes. The others are crammed into whatever box they fit into. These would be great to re-organize.
These are great! I always worry about how to safely pack my jars when I travel home for holidays. These would really help. What a great concept.
I’m really lucky to have an industrial strength set of shelves that relatives gifted us when they moved. I bought a couple of jarboxes when they first came out and the are really stable and secure and stackable. Great product.
I’d love these to try to organize my fruit room!
My jars are stored in cardboard boxes in my garage. I could definitely use an upgrade to my jar storage system!
These will keep my jars safe during storage – What a great invention! Plus, they are awesome for safely shipping jellies to Farmer’s Market.
I’d clear of the prep table which has become the jar table.
These would be great to keep my jars safe and clean.
I would use this in the new canning pantry I’m building. Fun!
I would mostly use them for storage and ditch cardboard boxes!
I have a right lovely jam cupboard for full jars. The empties, tho? Disaster. Stashed in every cupboard, here and there, stacked in the kitchen on the island, in cardboard box after cardboard box in the basement and the laundry room. These would be great to get me organized! And where am I going to put all the pint & a half jars I’ve been buying up before they’re gone?? Those are still in the back of my SUV. *sigh*
I would love to replace the cardboard boxes currently holding jars in my basement cold room!
I have several of these already, but I’d love more to store both my empty and full jars in my tiny storage space in the basement.
these would be nice 🙂
You know that jar that is stuck all the way in the back below the dresser? The one that was part of the group you said” I will just put a couple of loose jars here… it will be fine” Now that jar has been there for 2 years because you can’t reach it. Yeah. That jar is the reason I need a system like the JarBOX.
I would love to get organized with these!
I have jars every where in my home, under my bed, under my dresser, in cubbies, laundry room and I use my dishwasher for jar storage so these would be VERY helpful.
Wow! I would use a Jarbox to properly store and then move my jars in my upcoming move to Nashville!
My goodness. I’ll have to check these out. Might allow me to stack a couple dozen together on my pantry shelf and free up the second shelf for, you know, more jars.
My kitchen cabinet shelves are sagging from the weight of all my mason jars. I’d use these to organize them and store on the utility shelf in the pantry instead! Too bad the jars can’t live there on their own, they’d tip over if set between the metal wiring. These look great!
What a great idea! It would definitely help me keep my jars in order…and from getting lost!
I live in an apartment with very little storage space and have been canning like crazy! Once I learned that jars shouldn’t be stacked, I started putting cases under the bed, but I’m out of space. I’d love to use these to make my jars stackable again!
I’d love to have these stacking trays for storage. The covers make for no dusting!
These would definitely keep jars from falling off over full shelves and breaking.
I have stacks of jars in boxes threatening to fall over in my garage. People return the jars from what I’ve canned (as a courtesy) about the time I run out so I buy more (and more and more). Help!
Love this idea!! No more stacking and falling jars from my cupboards, and also no bugs or dust
Yay for the win!!!
I am always struggling to find good storage for my jars when they are empty and full!
I can bushels of peaches every year for my father and then have to transport them. These would be so helpful!
My jars clutter up my cabinets these would help greatly
I have a small closet in my bathroom that is under a staircase. This would help keep me organized with that space.
I would slide them under my bed
I’d use them to replace a few of the cardboard boxes I use now, before they fall to pieces.
Like I said on your Facebook page. I did not know there was such a thing. This would be great, since mine are all over the house. Thank you for letting us know about your product.
I’d use them to replace a few of the cardboard boxes I use now, before they fall to pieces.
would definitely use them to help wrangle the empty jars in storage – one of my worst mistakes as a newbie canner was to toss out the boxes once i’d filled the jars and put them on the shelves. kicking myself over that one now…
I’d use them to help organize my stockpile, of course, but also to bring a week’s worth (or at least a few meals) worth of jars upstairs at one time. No more odd balancing acts or forgetting what’s available.
My jars are stored in cardboard boxes right now. These containers look so COOL!
I would totally store them under my bed, like you do. I seem to have jars stashed everywhere right now.
This would be great for storing the jars that wind up in the basement!
What a great idea to keep jars safe! Need some of these!!
Canning jars are taking over my counter. I just purchased another dozen Quart jars for fermenting veggies.
Our root cellar has too many cardboard boxes storing our precious jams and such. This is perfect !!!