Back to Basics 286 5-Piece Home Canning Kit
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Back to BasicsBrand: Back to Basics
Model: 286
Product features:
- Home-canning kit provides 5 essential tools with stay-cool handles
- Jar lifter and magnetic lid lifter for removing jars and lids from boiling water
- Canning funnel directs ingredients into the jar quickly and cleanly
- Kitchen tongs; jar wrench effortlessly removes sticky lids
- Measures 8 by 6 by 12 inches; 1-year limited warranty
- Back to Basics 176 Canning Funnel
- Back to Basics 285 Jar Lid Wrench
- Back to Basics 174 Magnetic Lid Lifter
- Back to Basics Jar Lifter
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Back to Basics 286 5-Piece Home Canning Kit
Customer Review: Wish I'd realized the jar lifter was available separately
Summary: 4 Stars
I am brand new at canning, and did my first batch prior to ordering these tools. It went okay, but I was immediately sold on the idea of a jar lifter. I looked and looked locally but couldn't find one, and this set was available for immediate shipment.
The jar lifter is fantastic, and ultimately I think it alone is worth the price of admission -- not because it's worth it in and of itself, but because it's a total necessity, so I would have purchased it at any price that wouldn't break the bank.
The other pieces are either already part of a moderately well-equipped kitchen, are nice but not necessary, and/or are not all that well constructed.
I'd opted to return a relatively expensive set of plastic funnels when I purchased this set, but the included funnel here melted a bit under the heat of the boiling brine I poured over the pickles-to-be. Same for the plastic surrounding the magnet when I used it (quite effectively) to grab the jar lids out of a simmer sauce pan. The lid wrench I'm just not sure I see a use for, since jars aren't supposed to be super tight and they tend to loosen when cooled anyway (or am I misunderstanding what this is for?), and the tongs, well, who doesn't have tongs?
Anyway, in researching for this review, I've come to feel like something of an idiot, because the pieces are available separately and eligible for the free shipping promotion of your choice. Unless you don't already have a funnel, or don't mind the possibility of plastic in your canned food, I recommend saving five bucks and just getting these two pieces:
Back to Basics 284 Jar Lifter
Back to Basics 174 Magnetic Lid Lifter
If you need more than those two pieces, though, this set will do the job.
Description of Back to Basics 286 5-Piece Home Canning Kit
All of the Back to Basics essential canning tools in one simple kit. Includes: Canning Funnel, Jar Wrench, Jar Lifter, Kitchen Tongs, and Magnetic Lid Lifter.Kitchen & Housewares
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