Glass canning jars are absolutely ridiculous here in Belgium. I garden and I am going to scale up my gardening next year, so I need to get into canning and preserving again.
If you live in the US, you could get a 12 pack of standard mason jars in a store for https://www.target.com/p/ball-16oz-12pk-glass-regular-mouth-mason-jar-with-lid-and-band/-/A-12794405 under $15.
Here, any sort of glass jar is no cheaper than 20€ for 6 online and in stores it is often 5-10€ per jar, depending on size!! That is 300% more expensive on the cheap end here. It is not super sustainable to have to spend 200 euros on glass jars to can your extra fruit and vegetables.
Is there a secret to finding reasonably-priced glass canning jars that some people have found? I would reuse glass jars that I get from the store, but you are not supposed to reuse the lids because they degrade and will let in harmful bacteria and let things oxidize.
wow these prices are fucked. you can reuse glass indefinitely, lids are fine too, just clean them. when lids corrode you can replace them separately because these come in just a couple of standard diameters. for example 0.5L and 1L jars have (one of two types of) 82mm lids, and 0.3L jars have 66mm lids. these come in 50 packs and cost (first offer i’ve found, not specifically going for cheapest option) close to 7 and 6 euro per respectively. 50 pack of 0.3L jars is 23 euro here