Water Glassing: Egg Preservation Experiment!

[tripletfeb]

I've been using glass jars for years and never had one break. I would be leary of using plastic because I would be nervous the plastic would leech into the water

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I've been using glass jars for years and never had one break. I would be leary of using plastic because I would be nervous the plastic would leech into the water

What size are your jars? I had the same thoughts about the plastic…

 

[Sally PB]

I've been using the glass gallon Ball jars. I think the glass is thicker than the half gallons, and I can get something down into the bottom of the jar to set the eggs in, or lift them out.

 

[Mrs. K]

I use gallon pickle jars. I use a gravy ladle to get them out. I do just enough to get me through the winter. I don't have an interest in keeping eggs for longer than 8 months. Once I get fresh eggs - I use up the water glassed ones asap

 

[TooCheep]

I’ve thought about switching to plastic now that this has happened. Do you seal your buckets tight, or just set the lid on them? I know the lids can be finicky with some buckets.

You don't need tightly sealed, so just setting on the lids is fine. The container should be in an out-of-the-way place during storage, so spillage isn't really a risk.

 

[TooCheep]

I've been using glass jars for years and never had one break. I would be leary of using plastic because I would be nervous the plastic would leech into the water

I understand the concern, but the bloom on the fresh eggs is to keep water, lime (and presumably plastic) out. That said, if you are concerned, using glass is perfectly fine (well, normally).

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I use Ball 1/2gallon jars and haven't had this issue. I suppose it's always possible they may break.

Were the jars used for anything else?

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

I use Ball 1/2gallon jars and haven't had this issue. I suppose it's always possible they may break.

Were the jars used for anything else?

No, they were bought specifically for water glassing. We have eighteen of them, so I suppose losing one or two isn’t horrible, I just don’t really trust the other ones now.

 

[tripletfeb]

What size are your jars? I had the same thoughts about the plastic…

Mine are 2 gallon glass jars by Anchor Hocking. Bought them at Walmart

 

[Naerwyn]

... this winter, we've had two jars break. These are sturdy Ball half gallon jars, I'm really not sure what's going on with them. It's our second year using them, so maybe the lime hurt the glass? In both cases the jars cracked at the bottom, draining all the lime water out, and the eggs were bone dry. So that was a waste of a few dozen eggs

Any ideas as to what could cause this?

I also use glass for my water-glassing. I've not ever had a jar break. I would contact Ball company's customer service and ask for new jars. I think you may have got a bad batch. Maybe something physical happened to your jars, and you didn't notice. Perhaps they clanked into each other at some point, or got a large temp fluctuation. Any way, Ball jars should be able to handle stuff like that, and I would think the company would be very happy to replace them for you.