water to wash out jars with stuck on food... - Page 2

[boysrus]

Man, I have doxies, and their heads would totally get stuck in the pb jar! It is a great idea otherwise.
Here is our protocol on pb jars. We sometimes leave them filled with soapy water for a couple of days. That loosens stuff a lot. SOmetimes I use the hand sprayer and pressure wash it. Sometimes we put them in the dishwasher, and this works well. and sometimes I throw them out

[jadekat]

I put mine in the dishwasher. I have a whole bunch of glass jars sitting in my cabinets that I need to recycle.

[bungalowmama]

My dog can't reach the bottom of the jars and has actually cut his gums from trying so hard to get out every last bit - so he doesn't get cleaning duty anymore. I normally just put a good squirt of dishsoap in the jar, fill with hot water, put the lid on and leave it overnight. The next morning I shake it pretty well and just dump it out and give a quick rinse. It uses very little water.

[kriket]

you mamas with lots of jars (with lids) saved up should put some on the trading post or ebay. there are always people talking about needing more jars. *hand raised* DH and I go through 1 jar of pb a year, so I don't have the pb problem Maybe it's because I live in ohio and there is water water everywhere but i see water as renuable and you can't really "waste" it unless you are killing it with chemicals and such.

[menomena]

Originally Posted by kriket

you mamas with lots of jars (with lids) saved up should put some on the trading post or ebay. there are always people talking about needing more jars. *hand raised* DH and I go through 1 jar of pb a year, so I don't have the pb problem Maybe it's because I live in ohio and there is water water everywhere but i see water as renuable and you can't really "waste" it unless you are killing it with chemicals and such.

seriously? just PB jars or other? DH goes through a couple salsa jars a week. [this is another post - i would prefer to make it for him in bulk - but somehow this doesn't happen... hmm....] a) I can't get the salsa smell/flavor out of them (well, the lids, mostly) until many, many, many washings later. b) we can't reuse that many jars. we already buy in bulk from the co-op and put them in jars. but there comes a time when like the PP, my pantry was just full of empty jars. so, last week, i finally just recycled about 6m worth of jars. if only i'd known, i would have gladly put them up on the TP.

[ParisApril]

Originally Posted by kriket

Maybe it's because I live in ohio and there is water water everywhere but i see water as renuable and you can't really "waste" it unless you are killing it with chemicals and such.

There are a lot of people around the world that used to think like that. Now they have water shortages or no water at all. Water is a precious resource it should not be wasted. When we remove it from where it is meant to be we disrupt the natural cycle of water because it is not returned to the same place. Conserve water because humans can't exist without it.

I try and buy things without packaging as much as possible and I reuse as much as I can.

[TinyBabyBean]

Here in West Central FL they don't have to be cleaned out at all. That goes for cans or glass. So, for cans since I can't recap them they get a quick rinse. We are vegan so it is just beans or veggies anyhow. Then the glass ones I put the lid back on and just make sure to take the lid off when we drop it off at the center.

We used to wash them off because you used to have to. They changed that this year. I still think it was better to rinse them to recycle as opposed to not recycling at all. How long does it take glass to return to its natural state. Million years or something?

[emelsea]

Originally Posted by lotus.blossom

PB is a tough on to clean. I would let mine sit in the sink for a few days soaking and scooping the residue. But then I figured it out. Use a silicone spatula and its scrapes it all out squeaky clean!

This is what I do, too. I scrape out every last bit, then I fill it once with hot water and a drop of dish soap and let it sit and sit and sit, shaking it every once in a while. Eventually it's clean enough for the recycling bin.