You can think of Golden Harvest jars as being ‘metric quarts’ and ‘metric pints.’ A US pint is 473 ml a ‘metric pint’ (½ litre) is 500 ml. Why are Golden Harvest mason jars larger? Here’s the recommendation about freezing in Mason jars. The reason is that it has straight-sides, while the others have shoulders that could cause those jars to explode in the freezer. Only the quarter-litre (half-pint / 250 ml / 8 oz) size of Golden Harvest would be recommended for freezing in. Price Disclaimer Freezing in Golden Harvest Jars In a Presto pressure canner, only 9 of the Golden Harvest ‘metric pint’ jars will fit in, as opposed to 10 of the ‘US pint’ jars you may have on hand. In some less-expensive steam canners (models that are a shallow pot accompanied by a tall cover), some people are reporting that only 6 of these Golden Harvest ‘metric quart’ jars will fit in, whereas 7 of the ‘US quart’ ones would. In the States, the boxes are labelled as 1 quart, 1 pint and ½ pint jars, but really, they are ‘metric quarts’ and ‘metric pints’ and thus a little bit larger than the old-style US quarts and pints. In Canada, the boxes for the jars are labelled as what they are - metric sizes. The ¼ litre ( ½ pint / 250 ml ) size is straight-sided the other two are shouldered-jars. All three have regular width mouths, and will work with regular-mouth Mason jar lids from all manufacturers, including Tattler. Golden Harvest Mason jars are made in metric sizes of 1 litre, ½ litre (500 ml) and ¼ litre (250 ml). What sizes do Golden Harvest Mason jars come in? 6 Why are Golden Harvest mason jars larger?.

4 Golden Harvest salt and pepper shakers.3 The quarter-litre / half-pint size jars.1 What sizes do Golden Harvest Mason jars come in?.

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