Is it best to not use the lids that come on new jars?
I find that sometimes the lids are stuck on similar to a seal. The blue sealing compound is depressed a bit on some that seal. I kind of think it's best to just not use them even though they were not actually canned with. Some brands like Superb ship the lids not on the jars but most have them on the jars and I think it kind of ruins the lids. Any opinions on that?
I got a bunch of Azure jars and I only ordered a few of my 8 cases of jars with lids. They use Superb lids which I really like. Never seen any canning lid where the sealing compound wasn't that rusty red color until Superb with their blue sealing compound.
I got a 156 pack of their regular mouth lids because I use them so much. I avoid wide mouth due to higher cost but I did get a pack of their wide mouth quarts because they will be easier when canning chicken legs. Also Azure is the only brand name jars you can get in the 12 and 24 ounce size besides generic Amazon jars I would never trust for high temperature pressure canning.
Posted May 29, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC