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Morning everyone. I was wondering if anyone could direct me towards some safe, high quality glass storage jars. Ideally I'd prefer both dark-tinted and clear options and I need them to be airtight. Ideally I'm looking for a glass-on-glass lid system, but cork is fine as well and metal will be considered due to purity. I'd like to avoid china sourcing if possible, and of course I'm looking for high-purity glass.
I've read that so many of the major canning jar manufacturers are now bought out by a single conglomerate and are lining their metal lids with BPA - Ball, Kerr and other brands are affected.
At the moment I'm looking at a few items from Bormioli Rocco (available on Amazon) and they seem to have a good reputation - Made in Italy to EU safety standards etc.. though I'd like to know what their stoppers are made from that contacts the contents in some designs, however they also offer mason-style jars that are glass-on-glass with a stainless steel clasp (that does not touch the contents).
Anyone have ideas? Thanks.
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Just providing an update. I ordered a set of 3 hermetic-sealing mason-style Bormioli Rocco clear jars. They are made in Italy, and the instructions are mostly in Italian and mostly cover pasteurization and sterile canning techniques. Overall, the glass is heavy and high quality. The metal latch does not come in contact with food, but seems to be decent quality steel, if a little spindly. The only questionable material is the insulating gasket, but it won't touch the items you're storing and it doesn't "feel" like many of the typical toxic foams or plastics.
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Should anyone wish to subscribe to Amazon Prime, I may be able to provide you a referral discount code)
I'll provide any updates if warranted. So far, this looks like one of the better companies for safe glassware at an affordable price.
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