Reddit mentions of Ball Regular Mouth Jar Storage Caps Set of 8

They make a plastic lid for Ball canning jars, if it helps: http://www.amazon.com/Jarden-1440036010-Ball-Plastic-Canning/dp/B0000BYC4B/

https://www.amazon.com/Ball-Regular-Mouth-Storage-Caps/dp/B0000BYC4B

Thanks!

They come in all different sizes, they are always in the canning section. They have been around for years.

quart or 1/2 gallon mason jars will hold about 1 and 2 days worth of dry mix each, just line up 7 of them. If you don't like the metal lids, you can also get plastic lids for them.

Get a few Tupperware or Rubbermaid food storage containers like are used for flour or sugar, like somebody else linked. 2 or 3 should be enough for a week or 2 worth of powder.

Food-grade 5 gallon bucket. Lowes and Home Depot both sell white food grade buckets for about $8, the screw on gamma lids (cost extra) make it really handy. Some grocery stores/bakeries will give away their used buckets they get cake frosting in.

How about getting some of these and drilling a hole for standard airlocks?

Second on the air tight lid. These are great if you’re using glass jars: https://www.amazon.com/Ball-Regular-Mouth-Storage-Caps/dp/B0000BYC4B

Cheapest option right now is this 11"x7"x4" Plano waterproof case which went on sale yesterdaay at Amazon for $17, down from $25. Place the bud in any small container/baggie and the case itself will keep things smell-proof.

Otherwise get a plastic ammo-style box (like this $5 one, which isn't waterproof or smell-proof) and put your bud in a small 4oz mason jelly jar (or 8oz) with a plastic cap. That jar is smell-proof, but you can't really find affordable individual jars - they usually sell in a 12-count for $8, and plastic lids usually come in an 8-pack for $8-$11.

Amazon might not be ideal for anything but the airlocks, but here goes:

Airlocks, pack of 3 for $5.39 at the moment.

Lids, probably available for the same or less at your grocery store.

As for grommets, the hardware store is your best bet. They're classed by their internal and external diameters. Internal diameter (ID) is what you're going to squeeze the airlock stem into, external (ED) is the size of the hole you've drilled in your lid. The ones I use have an ED of .5 inches. I don't remember the ID, but that's more flexible. Easier to jam a tapered stem into a rubber hole than it is to make the grommet fit into an inflexible hole in a plastic lid.

Just match the ED to whatever drill bit you're using, and you'll be fine. Oh, speaking of, none of this is going to work without a drill. But the cheapest drill you can find will work just fine. I like a spade drill bit for making clean holes in plastic lids, but other types will work just fine. If need be, you can remove burrs left in the hole with a hobby knife or file.

I'm afraid I'm made this all sounds harder than it actually is. It comes down to:

1. Drill hole
   
   
2. Put grommet in hole
   
   
3. Put airlock in grommet
   
   If you attempt this and have any trouble, feel free to PM me. I stumbled a bit with this at first and would be happy to help you DIY it.

There are plastic lids you can buy when you want to use them for storage, not for canning. You can often find them where canning supplies are sold, but not always. http://www.amazon.com/Ball-Regular-Mouth-Storage-Caps/dp/B0000BYC4B

Fleet Farm if you have one near you has the best prices on jars. If no fleet farm Kmart, Walmart, Target, grocery stores and hardware stores all have jars. The jars will be cheaper at the "Big Box" stores jars come with lids and rings. You can reuse the rings as long as they are not rusty or dented. The lids you can only use once. The first thing I would recommend canning is a jam. You don't need a pressure cooker for jam. Usually use pint size jars are used for jam. I prefer wide mouth jars.
I use quart size jars for everything. They make good drinking glasses and can be used like Tupperware. I own countless jars. I would recommend buying these storage lids for use after you open up canned food for storage in the refrigerator. I also love my cuppow it makes any jar a spill proof drinking glass. Nothing says "classy" like drinking out of a bell jar!

These are the grommets and these are the lids, and it looks like you can just buy the whole thing already assembled.

A couple of the regular books mentioned already here would be good. Jars and lids are always appreciated in my house. Other ideas....

one piece lids for storing the opened jar in the fridge.

plastic storage lids works for me too.

Resurrecting this kinda old thread. What about the plastic lids?

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I really like clear 8 oz mason jars for overnight oats. It's the type of thing I like to be able to see through! I bought these lids because they are easier to clean & open than the banded metal version for needed for canning

Ball Regular Mouth Jar Storage Caps Set of 8 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000BYC4B/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_ddAPyb2WY6CKY

You can often find canning jars without lids at garage sales and thrift stores. You can buy lids at any hardware store, or other store that sells canning goods.

Some jars have wide mouths, some have regular mouths (it's based on the diameter of the jar opening. You can buy these plastic lids
http://www.amazon.com/Ball-Regular-Mouth-Storage-Caps/dp/B0000BYC4B

or you can get the more typical metal lids and bands. http://www.amazon.com/Ball-Regular-Mouth-Lids-Bands/dp/B000BWY314/ref=sr_1_9?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1405299770&sr=1-9

The plastic ones are easier to use for storage because you don't have to wash both the lid and band. But since you aren't canning anything, you can reuse the metal lids and bands as many times as you want---as long as they are not rusty.

A wide-mouthed funnel like this makes it a lot easier to pour rice in.
http://www.amazon.com/Ball-1440010770-Home-Canning-Funnel/dp/B00203K1MW/ref=sr_1_40?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1405299891&sr=1-40

You could also pour your rice into plastic freezer bags and stick them in the freezer or fridge.

Another option (probably the best)--buy canisters at thrift stores or garage sales. They're expensive new, but cheap used.

Oh, another option! Store rice in plastic Coke bottles. Or old glass iced tea bottles.

Don't buy more brown rice than you can eat in 6 months. The oil in the hull can go rancid (best if you freeze or refrigerate if you can). But the hull and the oil are very good for you.

This should fix that problem, no?

https://www.amazon.com/Ball-Wide-Mouth-Plastic-Storage-8-Count/dp/B0000BYC4B/ref=sr_1_3?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1473928697&sr=1-3&keywords=mason%2Bjar%2Bplastic%2Blids&th=1

What if the inlet was the metal lid and the bottom(outlet) was the glass? see any problems with that set up?

Ball makes these reusable storage lids. I like them, but unfortunately they aren't fully leak-proof.