586896 Sun Jan 11 03:04:54 -0800 2009 11 29 Not About Food 0 4315497 I have some quantity of leftover chicken and beef stock and am out of 'normal' freezer containers. How do old peanut butter or jelly or other glass containers stand up to freezing (of course allowing space for liquid expansion)? Sun Jan 11 03:04:54 -0800 2009 14685 serious 1 4315503 Do you have zip lock bags? I'd do that before glass, but admit I've never attempted glass. Sun Jan 11 03:35:06 -0800 2009 4315497 18353 DGresh 2 4315508 I agree with you and would have used a zip lock but outta of 'em. Sun Jan 11 03:58:12 -0800 2009 4315503 14685 serious 3 4315658 I have frozen food in glass jars with no problem. Just don't overfill because the stock expands and pushes the lid out. Vodka bottles can go in the freezer with no ill effects!! Sun Jan 11 06:43:07 -0800 2009 4315508 22559 smartie 1 4315665 I freeze in jars, but I freeze them with no lid or a loose lid then tighten up after they are frozen solid. Sun Jan 11 06:50:28 -0800 2009 4315497 251167 billieboy 1 4315960 I've got a few mason jars in my freezer and they've been fine as long as the're not overfilled, and even then, it's fine. Ever hear of freezer jam ? Sun Jan 11 09:17:47 -0800 2009 4315497 153184 im_nomad 1 4316032 I use the leftover glass jars from spaghetti sauce to freeze most of my stock. No problem as long as I leave plenty of room for expansion and defrost in a warm water bath -- there can be breakage if you try to defrost in the microwave. Sun Jan 11 09:50:11 -0800 2009 4315497 10855 nosh 1 4316035 I've used glass peanut butter jars in the freezer for years, works great! Sun Jan 11 09:51:01 -0800 2009 4315497 12010 Liz K 1 4316210 I used to make all my baby food and freeze in the baby food jars. Sun Jan 11 11:10:24 -0800 2009 4315497 22559 smartie 1 5013578 Well, I've always used spaghetti sauce jars before, too, but this time one of them didn't work! I had lots of leftover homemade pasta sauce. Got out my empty pasta jars, filled two of them, and stuck them in the freezer last week. Went to get them out this morning and one of the jars was cracked/broken all the way around in several places. The second jar was fine. I filled them both the same (probably two full as I now read this thread) and let them cool off before freezing. This is the first time I've had one break. I think I'll probably do it again, but this time I will only fill them 3/4 full and will not tighten the lid until it has frozen. Thanks for the tips! Tue Sep 08 10:27:47 -0700 2009 4315497 1103519 JudiMorrison 2 5014800 i have used mason jars in the freezer usually with no problem. Occasionally upon thawing they will crack, not sure why. Love to freeze home made soup this way. I have thawed them in the microwave on the defrost level, again with no problem, but i let the jar rest for a few minutes between zaps until it is thawed enough to pour the contents out. Tue Sep 08 17:41:44 -0700 2009 5013578 1107456 leahvh01 1 5015258 Many of the typical Ball and Kerr canning jars are made to be also used in the freezer. They state that the ones with straight sides are the best to freeze in. Avoid using jars with narrower lids and "shoulders". Tue Sep 08 20:48:27 -0700 2009 4315497 116820 Jitterbug