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Mason jars

Discussion in 'Apprentice Marijuana Consumption' started by dendanskesimon, Jan 14, 2010.

  1. #1 dendanskesimon, Jan 14, 2010
    just got a few and they seem to be good for holding about a half O. My question is how to close em though. Do I just press down on the flat lid in the middle while screwing the ring on? It seems like they need heat to create a vacuum or something because I can press the center and it will move in a little and then pop back out.
     
  2. #2 Adan, Jan 14, 2010
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    get one
     
  3. #3 dendanskesimon, Jan 14, 2010
    I've been asking the question for a while now and reading other threads and everybody came to the consensus that mason jars were best so I just spent nine bucks on them. I'm not trying to buy plastic bags now. I just wanna now if I'm closing the shit right.
     
  4. #4 luvskush, Jan 14, 2010
    yea you're good
     
  5. #5 yeeeee, Jan 14, 2010

    believe me, im a master and those shits break so easily, the end of your buds not even if the stem is pointy they WILL break. Mason jars are definantly your best bet, put your finger on the top and if you can push it in & out like suction feel then its airtight.
     
  6. #6 thcncr, Jan 14, 2010
    It's not that the mason jars create a vaccum. They're actually just tight so nothing gets out or in
     
  7. #7 yeeeee, Jan 14, 2010

    i said a vaccume-in-&-out-suction-feel when you press the top in & out
     
  8. #8 Renaldo, Jan 14, 2010
    The vacuum seal thing on Mason Jars - the little thing in the center of lid that pops down - are for people who use mason jars for canning fruits and vegetables or making jams or jellies.

    They put the mason jar in a pot of boiling water, give it a few minutes to heat up, then pour in their hot concoction, put the lid on, then take it out of the heat.

    When it cools, the stuff inside shrinks slightly and pulls the lid down tight, pops that little thing in the center of lid down.

    That way they know they have a good seal, because if they don't have a good seal the thing in the middle won't stay popped down.

    And if the food inside starts to rot or go bad, it will release gases which with make the thing in the middle pop back up.


    So much later, when they go to open up that stuff they canned previously, they can check the little pop up thing to make sure that it is still down. If it is, they know the lid has not been leaking or that the stuff inside has no started to go bad.


    If you are planning to store pot long term in it, it might not hurt to put the jar in a pot of boiling water and put your stuff in there, seal it while it's hot. I doubt the 200 degrees that it will be briefly will negatively effect the quality of the pot, and it'll make sure you got a good seal on the jar.

    But probably pointless if you are just storing it short term or keeping the stash you are currently working on in the jar.
     
  9. #9 SmokeyThePanda, Jan 14, 2010
    Yeah mason jars are the best way to go without a doubt. Keeps your bud fresh for months and are durable as hell, i have dropped mine about 4 or 5 times on solid floor and it has not shattered yet.:hello:
     
  10. #10 dendanskesimon, Jan 14, 2010
    Thanks for the help. I've got five filled up and I'm trying to keep the smell down so I can finally keep big quantities
     

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