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.
I have been buying bottled water to keep in my car because I drink a lot of water and often forget to bring some with me, but I really don’t like the waste of the bottles. I’ve been wanting to just start keeping mason jars of water in the car, but they fall over a lot because of the way I am with things. The plastic lids leak. The metal lids rust and the two piece is a pain. These are going to fit the bill nicely.
I don’t have any specialized jar lids and I have recently started using jars for storage. I would like to try some of these out.
I would use these for my storage jars that hold my dry goods!
Win or loose I need some of these
I would use these on my jars of salt (I have several and the bands corrode all the time) and for acidic and or liquid things like lemon juice, pickles, and salad dressings.
For salad dressings, leftover soup, or anything else that’s liable to get messy and drip down the sides of a jar.
For storage and sprouting
I’d use them for making sprouts for me and my hubby!
I’d love to try growing sprouts for sammies…
These will be perfect for shaking salad dressing. No more splashing!
What a great idea! These are absolutely perfect for so many uses around the kitchen that don’t require canning lids.
This would be so useful for me!!!
Must I decide NOW how they would be used???
Seriously, they are a great alternative to the white plastic ones I now use. They are effective enough for most things, but some things would be much better with a more air tight seal. Well, I do use those old rubber gaskets with the plastic lids for some things, especially on antique jars. These would be better for every day use.
And a new spouting lid? Perfect.
I would use these for seed sprouting and salad dressings.
Would LOVE these for homemade salad dressing, which always makes a mess!
My old plastic sprouting insert is too coarse for broccoli seeds, but this one looks about right. In season, I make a lot of blackberry shrub and stainless lids would be ideal for storing open jars.
My first use for these would definitely be for salad dressings.
Those sprouting lids look so convenient!
I love that sprouting lid! The ones I have are plastic and the holes are to big for some of the sprouts I like to make. Also, the silicone ring is a great idea.
This is great- way better than using cheesecloth (what I currently do)! Loving putting sprouts in sandwiches + salads
Would love these lids for all the other canning jar uses such as storage and for dressings etc.
Sprouts!!! Because I live in the country, when our local grocery store actually gets sprouts in they are not fresh at all. I would love to grow my own.
I would love these to learn how to sprout… and keep saving my summer bounty!
These look wonderfully useful! Want!
I use jars to store dry goods in the pantry and leftovers in the fridge. Would love these lids!
I, also, use mason jars for everything. I would use the lids on my jars for everything from leftovers to my salt preserved Meyer lemons.
These great lids would get a lot of use in my kitchen, for everything from a jar of overnight oats to storing leftovers to keeping pantry staples dry and bug-free. And with the sprouting lid, I might just be enticed to try my hand at sprouting! Thanks for this chance.
I would use these to store soup & take it to work for lunch. Thanks for the giveaway!
Great idea!
I’d use them for storage. Love the idea of a silicon ring.
I would love these for both dry storage and meal storage – I have a lot of my dried goods in mason jars, and pack a lot of meals in mason jars, and I’ve been looking for a good one piece lid that would work better than the 2 piece.
I use mason jars for storage just about as much as I use them for canning… which is a lot! I’ve tried pretty much every type of jar lid out there (including repurposed mayonnaise jar lids); some are good for specific uses (air/liquid-tight, pour spout, shaker top, etc.). I think these one-piece stainless lids would be a great all-purpose lid for anyone wanting to economize their lid situation. Winner or not, I’ll be purchasing some of these lids, no doubt!
Nice piece to add to my collection! Would use this all the time!
Sprouts for my spring salads!
Love the one piece lid, no fumbling a round. No more messy vinagrette accidents!
I like chocolate soy milk after my workouts. I make it in a mason jar before going to the gym, but it always separates. With one of these lids, I could shake it up and not leak!
What a great idea! Ball always comes up with the neatest accessories.