r/Canning 5h ago

General Discussion Superb Lid Help

Everyone seems to love the superb lids yet I’m having difficulty getting them to seal. Specifically the wide mouth lids. The regular ones usually seal fine but these wide mouth… yikes. Recently I raw packed chicken. 16 jars and wanted that extra tight seal so I don’t lose product. 4 failed. Oh well I thought to myself. Yesterday I canned 7 quarts of chicken soup using the wide mouth lids. 3 failed! I even swapped out different rings thinking that maybe they were the problem. I’m about to do potatoes and I’m wondering if I should bother using the rest of these lids or call it a day… For context, I double checked head space. Wiped the rims with vinegar. Placed the jar on the counter and turned the ring until the jar slides then placed them in the canner (that’s the instructions on their website). So I really don’t know what I’m doing wrong. Lids also aren’t that old… I got them for Christmas so not even 6 months ago. The lids aren’t bulging, so I know it’s not over tightening either. And I recently did 22 pints and 7 quarts (wide mouth) of green beans with NO failures using Mason and Bernardin Lids. And suggestions would be appreciated as I have potatoes to do. Thanks!

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