Does anyone know if these are air tight? What type of seal is used? Thanks!
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There is a plastic seal that screws onto the canister and goes a little up onto the inside of the lid. The seal is solid but I don't know if it's totally air tight. One could easily install another small seal on the inside of the lid for total air-tightness. These things are just great and they are worth the extra effort. Very pretty colour of red too!
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I don't know for sure if they are air tight, but I know the lid fits very tightly and I really have to pull hard to get it open. The lid is definitely not flimsy, in fact it is stronger than the ones on my smaller versions. I have never put mine in the dishwasher, I always just wash mine in good hot soapy water. I would buy this size again. Hope this is helpful.
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There is a rubber seal on the inside of the plastic lid. Some of them still leak. I certainly would not call them airtight.
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Hi Donna, the canisters just have a seal along the edge. They are not air tight. The lids fit loosely on each one. I keep pre made coffee filters in them for the week and they always stay fresh and perfect. I love them so much and they look beautiful. I hope this helps a bit. Debbie
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They have a rubber seal that fits real snug. I've been very happy with them.
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If you get them sealed properly they are very good at keeping a good seal. There is a little plastic tool on the front that one uses to seal with. I love mine;=.
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The canisters are most definitely airtight. They have a rubber gasket on the top that seals against the ceramic lip of the bottom. You can feel and hear the seal breaking whenever you lift the lid. You have to actually PULL the lids off--because of the seal.
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Hi Chris, These doesn't have any seal just twist top. For the seal one you can purchase these ones: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CJWTN5U These tins have plastic/silicon kind seal in inside and it's water/air proof.
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They have a pretty good rubber (maybe soft plastic) seal. I don'think it's air tight. They have been dependable in storing flour and cookies.
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I have had no issues with moisture, etc. so i would say they are as air-tight as needed for standard household usage.
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It comes with a felt-like gasket. I don't know if it could really be considered air tight though.
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They do have rubber gaskets, but I only use mine decoratively so I haven't tried them for flour etc. Don't know if they are air tight or not.
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Mine was sealed in a plastic bag, but I can't say if it was air tight because I didn't stick it under water to test it. (shrug) Sorry I can't be of more help. I do know it works great in my Filter Queen defender.
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I have only had them for a short while, but so far so good. A friend of mine has had them for much longer, and I have never heard her mention problems with leaks. She seems very happy with them. The seal seems pretty tight.
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Hi Donna, the canisters just have a seal along the edge. They are not air tight. The lids fit loosely on each one. I keep pre made coffee filters in them for the week and they always stay fresh and perfect. I love them so much and they look beautiful. I hope this helps a bit.Debbie
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No not a tight seal at all, very decorative but not good for anything you need air tight.
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I don't think the're airtight but the ones I have are defective. The "zip strip" is not attatched to both sides of the bag, so they don't seal at all. I havepurchased these big zip bags for a few years now and have some old ones here but these are manufactured wrongly.