Mason Jars, what can you do with them?

palegreen · 1 year

Drinking vessels. Last time I had people over and mimosas, we used the halfpint jars. Easier, cheaper and more durable than getting a few dozen flutes.

tim404 · 1 year

You can use them for growing sprouts, a lovely source of vitamins and tasty sandwich makin's.

luthiz · 1 year

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jayisthedank · 1 year

Best For Bud

tangentstorm · 1 year

Line the inside and outside with aluminum foil and start collecting sweet, delicious electricity to illuminate your friends and eliminate your enemies.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyden_jar

coocha · 1 year

I buy beans, rice, etc. in bulk bags, and empty the plastic bags into mason jars. seals tight, so bug infestations cannot occur.

hadhad69 · 1 year

Excellent for curing your weed

ReflexBlue · 1 year

What can't you do with them.

Lattes: Put a few ounces of milk, microwave for 20 seconds, put the lid on, shake for 5 seconds. Nice frothy milk.

Canning everything, especially the 'other half' of crock pot dinners you're sick of after 3 nights.

I hate looking at advertising, so oats, grits, sugar, coffee (yada) goes into mason jars. Our kitchen looks much nicer now.

ryangravener · 1 year

Use them to make magic mushrooms.

twanky · 1 year

They make fantastic jars to hold your pot in, if you do that type of thing. Keeps if from getting too dry and flaky.

fangisland · 1 year

Well you can make preservatives or jelly. You can pickle things. Having a canner or a pressure cooker will make this more effective but unnecessary. The 1/2 pints aren't much for storage but the quart jars I use for storing coffee, rice, lentils, tea, etc. May even be able to put a tealight in them and use it as a little lantern. They're really nice to have around - just make sure you don't let the lids rust when you clean them. Dry them thoroughly after cleaning them.

lumpyoatmeal · 1 year

I didn't know what mason jars were so I googled and found this http://weepingcherries.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/mason-jar-lantern.jpg

drodeznop · 1 year

Blender, most blenders have a lip the size of a mason jar, You can use it to grind spices(what I do mostly, Remember, Buy whole and in bulk, its cheaper and better), quickly mix things that would normally get tossed around, and various other things.

Desyth150 · 1 year

I flavored my Vodka in them. You already have a jar with skittles...just add booze. (Also good flavors: Apple, Strawberry, Blackberry, Wintergreen Mints, Skittles, Peach, Swedish Fish)
Plants are great
Drinking vessels
Pen Jars
Spare Change Jars
I had a Beta fish in one till I got a larger tank
Flour/Sugar/Brown Sugar/Rice storage

n8r0n · 1 year

Preservatives!

ddrmaxgt37 · 1 year

infuse spirits. try fruits or herbs in vodka

timbowen · 1 year

I drink out of them. It's nice to have a quart of bubbly juice on your desk.

sarahrah · 1 year

I use mason jars for storage of foods I buy in bulk, like trail mix. I also use them on my sewing table to hold my ever-expanding button collection.

DWillms · 1 year

I use them to make home made iced tea in portion servings, and drinking them instead of pop/Arizona iced tea, this way I can control the sugar amount, and it works out to only about 4 cents per jar (the cost of a tea bag/sweetener)

Directions:

1) Place a tea bag of choice into the jar (my favorite is just a normal english breakfast tea, but I've also got a blueberry ginseng tea that I use from time to time for something different)

2) Add maple syrup/honey/sugar to taste, I use about 3/4 of a tablespoon of maple syrup. I'm sure you could use artificial sweeteners as well.

3) If it's sunny outside, fill the jar with cold water, and place somewhere in direct sunlight for about 4-6 hours, shaking every once in a while. If it's not sunny, heat up some water in a kettle. I don't let it get to boil or I find that the tea taste is too strong, but you can change depending on taste.

4) After this, place in the fridge to store. I make about 10 at a time for two weeks worth of supply. Don't store them outside of a fridge, I'm not sure what happens but they go bad in about a week and it's a pain to get the sealed top off.

gardenokra · 1 year

i use mason jars as drinking jars, tooth brush holders, pen holders, in-car change holders, and bacon grease containers.

keep a round-headed bristle brush around to clean them. but i wish i would have gotten the wide-mouth ones that are easier to wipe out.

noushieboushie · 1 year

make your own yogurt: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/420886/how_to_make_homemade_yogurt_with_your.html?cat=22

joelouthan · 1 year

Besides what they are actually used for (canning, etc.).

I have one mason jar I use to keep my bacon grease in.

I use another to make cold brewed coffee.

psilokan · 1 year

When ever I buy rice, flour, sugar or salt I pour them into empty pasta jars for better storage. As for the smaller mason jars I usually put spices in them.

They're also handy for growing mushrooms. There was actually a post in /r/frugal about it a few weeks ago but I don't think they used mason jars. There's plenty of culinary species that would grow in a jar.

RosieLalala · 1 year

I keep leftovers in them. I keep liquids in them (homemade ice tea, lemonade, simple syrup). I grow sprouts in them. I keep special cat treats in them - the smell seems to seep through plastic containers and the cats always try to break in. But they seem unaware of the glass containers. I put salad dressing ingredients in. That way they combine easily - just shake. I make whipping cream (and butter) in them the same way. That way I can make single servings if I want. Yes, I keep candy in them too.

I also keep all my dry goods in there - keeps the mice away as surely as the cats.

I put all the ingredients for cookies, cakes, or brownies in them and attach a recipe. Then I give them to friends as gifts.

I also use them as drinking glasses, sometimes.

aurydragon · 1 year

Mason jars are freakin' awesome. I use them to can and preserve foods (particularly meats) via pressure cooking whenever there's a sale.

Nehima · 1 year

I made a small batch of kombucha in a mason jar with palm sugar and peach tea. Just brew the tea with the sugar, add kombucha starter (or a bit of raw store-bought kombucha drink), cover with a fine cloth so it can breathe (I used a square of muslin cloth left over from making mulling spice sachets), and let it sit for a week or so. I haven't tried mine yet, but it smells delicious!

drumr · 1 year

You can sit on them.

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