What do you do with your rusty canning rims? I see there are several videos on how to remove the rust and re-use, but is this still okay for canning, or worth doing?
With today's day and age, and inflation, and scary times, I'm hesitant to just recycle them and buy new. Should I be removing the rust, and are rust cleaners septic safe?
I have a bin in my barn, where I toss anything metal into (that is small), for a friend who takes it to scrap when the bin is full. He is unemployed, so I have been doing the saving for him. Like, say when a fly swatter goes bad, and you have the metal handle left. Stuff like that is tossed in the bin for scrapping. I'm tempted to scrap, but wanted to hear any thoughts on this.
Before anyone asks, no I have no intention to save and craft with, ha ha! I'm still going through my crafting supplies, I have that much, ha ha!
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Granny J, thanks for that tip.
There is a long-time canner who lightly oils hers (vegetable oil) to keep them from rusting. And I found a place that sells stainless steel lids (real stainless steel, not just calling tin lids stainless steel like a lot of amazon sellers do) maisonjarlifestyle.com. But, sheesh, they're expensive. I bought a 5-pack to try, but I won't be replacing all of my existing rings any time soon.