Ball Canning Wide Mouth Platinum Jars 8 oz. 4-Countsuperunited states

I think these are very pretty jars but I have used them to make preserves and they will not fit in the canning rack. Won't stay on the rack and the rack and boiling water canner are Ball products. They are not stable on the rack which can make it frustrating. pretty though. Not sure if I would purchse these again.

I make most of my own Asian sauces and pastes (ginger, lemongrass, etc) and really wanted something nice to store them in for myself and for gifts. I was excited to see they were the perfect size and style. After washing and drying I went to stack these in my cupboard and realized... THEY DON'T STACK!

What a design flaw! My grandparents, mother and sister have canned for ever and I have fond memories of stacks and stacks of jams and jellies in cupboards; all the bottoms fitting snugly on the jars below. These little things just slip right off!

All they needed to do was include a small glass ring into the bottom of the jars to fit the metal lid on the one below. Quite often people design things without ever having used such an item and have only aesthetics in mind. This is not Jarden's fault but Ball's.

I'll gift the ones I have and find something more storage friendly.

Given that these process-up just as well as the old-fashioned looking Ball and Kerr varieties of jars, that they appear both contemporary and classic should make purchasing them a no-brainer. I had not a single jar fail to seal and appreciated their classicly appealing shape with an attractive and modern silver-coloured lid and band. I'm definitely buying more for making jams of spring's berries.