would this be good for canning jars and dry food storage? Would I need to put a piece of plywood to make it flat for jars?
144312
Perfect for food storage. That is what I use some of mine for. I have not had to use any wood or cardboard on top of the actual shelving.
1502371
yes I use pint and 1/2 pt jars in it. I do not stack them as I do not have the tray to do multiple levels
2258462
I don't see why not. It is sturdy and the glass is not thin. But I would personally not close the lid with hot liquid inside unless I left a LOT of headspace at the top, because it does not seem to be intended to be used as a canning jar.
1636613
I agree with the other responses, I don't think it would work either. There are only groves for the jars to rest in, not secured. If you put it on its side, the jars would end up resting on each other and most likely fall down.
514021
Kathy - Yes, it would support canning jars. It's heavy duty enough and the molded metal rim would help stabilize it as well. The legs are v-shaped and pinned at the top so they are every sturdy. How big is your canner? The only problem I can foresee is that the thing is only 8 1/4" inches in diameter. Your canner must certainly be much bigger than that?!? It adds roughly 1 3/4" in height as well. Pretty tall - to my way of thinking!
1459218
I don't know for sure but being it has holes between the parts I'd be afraid to chance it. I used mine as a base for the jars in a canner and it worked good for that. Hopefuly someone else who has one will have tried it as a trivet and can tell you their experience.
1900085
I think it would work! There's enough room in there for a quart jar, so I'd take your 1/2 pts - stack them on top of each other and see how that compares to the height of a quart jar. I'd suggest using some sort of "spacer" between the jars - just seems like a good idea. And I would not worry about the temperature - everything in the canner will be the same temp - one it starts to steam and the gauge says you are ready!
1773238
I mounted a piece of plywood to the wall in my pantry, then screwed the shelves into the plywood (with large washers) to make it very sturdy. Not sure I would trust it hanging from a door. It will hold up to about 40 cans, bottles, and packages. It added a lot of storage capacity to the pantry.
1759089
I wouldn't use it for that. It is too low and not firm enough for preparing food. Also, it is carved, so you would need to add a glass on top of it, for example, and that's not very practical in my opinion. This is a nice decorative side table. You can use it for serving food but not for prep. I hope this helps.
1727253
No - I don't think it would wrap around very well. It wraps around two glass gallon jars for me. I can place a third jar inside and have it partially touching two of them, but I don't think it would do well heating that large of a container, especially being wooden.
652235
I haven't used it as such. We used to store boxes. It held up well. You can sit at it. If it is a good height you should be fine. It is sturdy
1921770
It is designed for 3 one-pint jars. You can't (or at least I can't) fit 3 quart jars in it. You might put 2 one quart jars in it, but then you'd need a pot high enough.
113758
I would save my money. This jar, although the size is great, arrived and not able to open it. I'd go with the glass ones that they have on Amazon. They were a good price each, arrived on time, AND the large sizes will easily allow things to be stored. The only thing is those do not have the large wide opening. Your other option would be to get gallon sized ziplock bag, and put as much flour in it as you could. That would probably serve the purpose and cost a whole lot less money for you.
256535
I would say no to that. Jars are small, which might be good for a one use jar, but otherwise, no.
1708142
I am not sure what you mean by "canning". Foodsaver makes a jar attachment for regular and wide-mouth canning jars, but you cannot replace the canning process with this machine. It is only safe to vacuum-seal dry items in jars if you aren't going to process the jars in a water bath. Rice, whole grains such as wheat berries, beans, legumes, pasta, nuts, chocolate, freeze-dried foods, herbs, whole spices and many other dry food types will last much longer when vacuum-sealed in GLASS instead of plastic. Some whole grains will last years. EDIT - I have been using the jar attachment for several years to take advantage of bulk items at Costco and to store my emergency food supply. Do a google search Wendy DeWitt. She does a food storage seminar for the LDS community that is terrific.
2026527
I believe this would work for your purpose. I use it as a spice rack and it fits five glass jars per row. The bottles i purchased to use with this rack have round flat screw on caps. I put labels on top of caps and can easily see and grab what I need. Rack is narrow and fits perfectly in a small space. Hope that helps you!
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No. Not even close. Just tried it. :-) Besides, it best to store canning jars upright in case they break seal and leak. Best to build shelves.