Getting tobacco smell out of mason jars

[Quick_nick]

I tried washing the jars in the dishwasher and hand washing the lids but there is still quite a bit of smell in there from the tobacco that I used to have in them. I want to store some others with out them being tainted, what can i do to get the old smell out.

Cheers

[nate560]

Originally Posted by Quick_nick

I tried washing the jars in the dishwasher and hand washing the lids but there is still quite a bit of smell in there from the tobacco that I used to have in them. I want to store some others with out them being tainted, what can i do to get the old smell out.

Cheers

hi you can buy new lid inserts thats what i do. once you open them they dont seal as well. just bought lid inserts and i think they were 2.50 for 12. you can also buy new lids that come with the band and insert there like 3.50 for 12. i use the dish washer and dont find the jars have a smell but the lid insert will keep the smell that why i replace them. hope this helps

[Mad Hatter]

You could boil them or maybe if you sealed them with a little baking soda inside it would absorb the odor in a few days' time.

[Vrbas]

I get rubbing alcohol and swish it around in there for a couple minutes. Then i leave it in my closet overnight to dry.

I used to boil them but now it's just gotten too time-consuming.

[Darth Smoker]

I'd like to know how to get the pickle smell out of my tobacco jars
Roy

[old4x4]

Originally Posted by Darth Smoker

I'd like to know how to get the pickle smell out of my tobacco jars
Roy

Ha ha...that's my problem, too. I thought I was the only one!

[Quick_nick]

Yah just the lids have the smell, I guess I'll be buying more lids then

[Mark C]

Fill 'em with moonshine?

[parris001]

Originally Posted by Mark C

Fill 'em with moonshine?

.............. and then send them to me!

[tzaddi]

What, huh? Lids 12 for $2.50.

Oh Mason jar lids, yeah just replace them. Once the rubber seal has been compromised on the lid they should be replaced anyways

[Quick_nick]

Thanks guys, I have to go grocery shopping tomorrow anyways so I will see if vons has the lids, if not I have to try to find a Smart and Final I guess.

[WWhermit]

If I'm using a mason jar for a different tobacco, I put it in the microwave full of water, put a small wooden spoon or shish-kabob stick (wooden) to aid in boiling, and set it for 5 minutes.

Dump the water, let it cool a couple hours, and it should be good to go. Glass doesn't hold smells that well as it is. I've never smelled a "ghost" of the previous tobacco on the new one.

You can do the same with the pickle ghost, actually, although it may take some soap and water scrubbing and a couple trips to the microwave. You'd definently have to replace the lid on that one!

My wife is Polish, and I have used a jar after her cooking for my tobacco before, but that was in an extreme case. The tobacco didn't smell/taste like Polish food....although that may be a whole new genre! I might just try that!

WWhermit

[plexiprs]

Dissolved dishwasher detergent (Cascade) in boiling water. Allow the jars to sit 15 minutes then rinse with more boiling water. I find the aroma really clings to the little seal on the lid and never try to reuse them after emptying the jar.

[Slow Triathlete]

The really simple way is to wash it thoroughly and then crumple up a piece of newspaper and then seal the jar back up for a week. When you open it back up take out the newspaper and the smell should be gone.

Don't know how this works and it still blows my mind. My wife told me that she has done this for years to get the smell out of tupperware.

[paperairplane]

run them through the dishwasher, use the heated dry cycle as well - buy new lids