Glass Jars still safe for food storage? (heating, plastic, containers)

[PJ45]

With all the chemicals that are being added to everything under the sun, I wouldn't be suprised if chemicals are now being added to glass jars. I was really suprised when I read that mental cans are lined with plastic. Does anyone know if glass jars are still safe?

[Tesaje]

I sure hope so - as long as it isn't leaded glass. I'm moving almost everything to glass now and getting rid of my rubbermaid containers. I also use waxed paper to wrap food in. I sure hope that is safe too.

[recycled]

Glass jars and glass bottles are my favorite containers for food and beverage storage. Corning Pyrex makes clear glass containers that are great for food storage and also cooking. They come with plastic covers made of #4 LDPE (low density polyethylene) which does not emit or transfer harmful chemicals to food products when used for storage in the fridge. The covers don't contact the food in most cases anyway. When using the glass containers for cooking in the microwave, I of course remove the plastic covers and put a glass plate on top. Heating anything plastic in the microwave is the #1 thing to avoid in my opinion, that's what causes the bad molecules in plastics to transfer more easily to food products.

[2mares]

Ive been using mason jars to can my veggies for 25 years.

[Tesaje]

I think acid food is also good at leaching the bad molecules into food from plastic. Probably also fat.

[Mattie Jo]

I basically use glass jars for everything. I have even baked in pyrex all my adult life. When I lived in the country I learned that glass kept mice and other bugs from entering the jars, so I even had my cereals in them. I also learned that the twist on lids are not as good as the screw on lids for keeping weevils out of flour and flour products. Of course you have to get those type of jars at antique stores now, and they do cost. But you can still find the smaller ones in grocery stores. Just that I have those large mayonnaise jars that they used to use in restaurants.

glass jars are still made the same, so i wouldn't worry about them. I did a search on this when I was worried that my dishes may contain lead.

[GregW]

The only danger from glass jars is they shatter when dropped. I keep old jars to store tea and coffee. The cat takes care of the rodents eating through plastic problem.

[mountaingirl75]

Originally Posted by PJ45

With all the chemicals that are being added to everything under the sun, I wouldn't be suprised if chemicals are now being added to glass jars. I was really suprised when I read that mental cans are lined with plastic. Does anyone know if glass jars are still safe?

i save all my glass containers for reuse so i hope they're safe.
btw- did you realize you said " mental cans" ? i'm assuming you meant "metal".

[sunsprit]

Glass jars are still the "gold standard" for efficiency and food storage for home canners.

Readily available everywhere ... Ball and Kerr jars are sold in almost every grocery store in the USA. In some, only as a seasonal item when it's "canning season" for produce, but in our area, available all year long. Most hardware and "big box" chain stores carry these, too, all year 'round.

The glass is "micro-wave" safe, too. Won't leach out anything into the food, although we don't have a micro-wave in our kitchen. Simply no need here for the "convenience".

[PJ45]

That's funny ! No I didn't notice I wrote mental and not metal!