I’ve been a regular mason jar user for nearly two decades now. In addition to canning and fermenting food in them, I fill them with dry goods. I use them to pack lunches. I macerate fruit for jam in the big ones. They are filled with dinner leftovers, sourdough starters, smoothies, brewing kombucha, and more. Somewhere in our apartment, there’s a even a jar filled to the brim with LEGO minifigures.
Though there has been a steady increase in jar accessories and adapters over the last four or five years, to my mind there has always been a void in the marketplace. A one-piece storage lid that didn’t rust, was easy to clean, didn’t leak, and wasn’t prohibitively expensive.
Happily, the folks at Mason Jar Lifestyle have arrived to fill that void. They recently started selling one-piece stainless steel lids that are fitted with silicone seals that are easily removable for cleaning. They are leakproof, non-reactive, dishwasher safe, and so much more affordable than anything else I’ve seen.
They are ideal for salad dressings and vinaigrettes because the lids don’t leak when you give them a good shake. I don’t mind using them on my jars of dry goods because they’re affordable enough that I don’t feel like I need to save them for special things. And they’re easy to put on and off the jars.
The storage lids come in both regular and wide mouth, and are sold in packs of five. And if that’s not enough to meet your needs, Ryan and Maggie at Mason Jar Lifestyle offer discounts on higher volume purchases (buy 100 or more and you’ll get 40% off your order!).
You can also use the code “fij10” now through March 31 to get 10% off any order at Mason Jar Lifestyle. Right now, my favorite thing they sell is the silicone sleeve designed to fit the 24 ounce Pint & Half jars. Paired with a drink lid and a stainless steel straw and I am ready for iced coffee season!
For our giveaway this week, two lucky readers will each receive a five pack of the regular mouth stainless steel storage lids with silicone seals, a five pack of the wide mouth stainless steel storage lids with silicone seals, and one stainless steel sprouting lid and band like you see pictured above (because sprouting is fun! Look for a blog post on the topic in the near future).
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Disclosure: Mason Jar Lifestyle is a Food in Jars sponsor. Their ad dollars helps keep this blog running. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.
Love sprouts!
I like to make sprouts to go on my salads. I have to use a piece of netting on the top of my canning jar to make them. This is such a great idea. I would love a set.
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I love the idea of trying out some sprouting. I would also use the lids just for travel-safe options with my smoothies.
I take dressings and sauces to work regularly and, while I’ve yet to have one leak, some extra assurance would be nice. I haven’t tried sprouting yet. I might at some point though.
I’ve been making fewer salad dressings for precisely that reason (leaky and rusty mason jar lids!), so these lids would be such a boon to promoting lots of spring salad eats at home. What a good investment!S
I’d like to use them for storing and sprouting wheat berries.
I would use those lids for everything from storing leftovers to sewing notions to snacks and more. The sprouting lid looks like it could even be used as a sifter / duster for powdered sugar and such.
Sprouting and traveling with my morning smoothie will now be safer (when I shake in the hemp seeds).
These would make my sprouting so much easier!!
I’d love to try using these to start seedlings!
Love that sprouting lid and look forward to your post about sprouting!
These are a great idea!
I like the idea for salad dressing
I would love the one piece lids for storing in the refrigerator – too many times, a jar with one of the plastic lids has gotten knocked over and I hate the clean-up.
Love the new lids that will allow me to shake things up without leakage.
Ohh I neeeeeed this, last year my sprouting jar fell to the floor for an untimely demise and I haven’t sprouted since! I miss it so much, my favourite sprouts are lentils!
I love sprouts in sandwiches and soups!
What a great idea, every kitchen needs some lids with seals. Love the idea of using them for dressings and that the gasket can be removed for washing.
Yes! I need the sprouting lid for alfalfa sprouts!!!
Looks like something I need!
The mesh sprouting lids look like they would work for straining cold brewed coffee.
Oh, i love the idea of having a non-rusting lid for all of my leftover storage! And I’d love to try the sprouting lid.
Spice and leftover storage!
Spice Storage!
I love making sprouts!
Fridge pickles and storage!
I love the idea of a lid that won’t rust or leak!
I’ve tried sprouting mung beans before using cheesecloth, and I’d love to have a reusable mesh screen for that! And I have an army of the plastic storage caps but they don’t seal well, and these look great.
I store leftovers in Mason jars all the time, and the stainless lids would be wonderful. They would also be great for taking a salad or soup in a jar. I have not sprouted seeds for, but the lids would inspire me to try it.
What would I not use them for LOL – Thanks for the chance to win something so cool!
Those are neat!
My friend just introduced these to me so I’ve been eyeing them as I love fresh sprouts.
Homemade salad dressings (in small amounts) are perfect for seniors living alone.
I would love to try growing sprouts again
We just started growing sprouts for sandwiches and salads. Would be fun to have several different varieties going at the same time!
I am new to sprouting and have been looking for a mesh screen that isn’t plastic. I dislike plastic which is why I use the jars so much. I just feel that after time the plastic breaks down and leaches into our foods.
I’ve been meaning to try sprouting at home. These lids are so great!
Genius! This fitment is exactly what I have been waiting for. Mason jars are the workhorse of the kitchen and this little ring will make jar life so much nicer!
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I use my mason jars for transporting liquids to work and always have to put the jar in a plastic bag because the lids leak like crazy and I’ve gotten milk everywhere before! I also want to start sprouting wheat to use for bread dough, my other big adventure these days!
Although I try to rid my house of visiting critters…
This would so help to keep my dry goods safe!
I have many mason jars, and I use canning lids,
But to have stainless steel lids? That would be supreme!
Would like to try some fresh sprouts to add to this n that. Jar lids would be nice for anything really.
Both types of lids seem very useful. Would love to supplement the between season with sprouted greens. Roots are running out or past their prime after winter storage, and spring produce doesn’t really get going full force until May or June in the Northeast. Also, some Indian sprouted legume dishes are very good and digestible.
Oh a mesh sprouting lid! I’ve been using square of cheese cloth and a rubberband. Would love something that I can rinse and re-use!
I quickly learned that plastic lids leak without silicone rings. I would love the stainless lids
I like the idea of using them as drinking glasses.
I would definitely be using these lids for all the times that I store dry goods in the larger mason jars. I’ve been using them for many years – and have always thought that the two part lid should/could be one part for that. Salad dressings, particularly those that are refrigerated, would also be easier with one part. LOVE to sprout – usually have two or three different kinds going at once!
I recently discovered that my brother likes bean sprouts….so I would sprout some for him. And the lids? I would use on all the jars that I already use for storage and prep work
Never tried sprouting but love the idea!