I use the "ring test" to decide if I am going to keep a jar: If a standard jar ring will tighten all the way on the threads of the jar, it will probably work OK for canning. If a ring will not catch properly, the jar goes into the trash.
We try to only use mason jars when we are canning in the pressure canner. I have had a couple of mayonaise jars break while being processed, but usually they do fine, so we do sometimes use them if we run out of mason jars.
We use the non-mason jars for jelly and pickles, and especially anything that we are going to give away. Then the recipients don"t have to worry about getting the jars back to us.
Over the years we have accumulated a lot of jars: most of my Mom"s and my Wife"s parents jars came home with us and we also have got lots from yard sales. I bet that way less than a quarter of our jars have been bought new by us.
We like to can and are set up to do it quite efficiently. We mostly use pints these days, since all our kids have moved out. I am not sure that we save a whole lot of money by canning, but we like the fact that you KNOW what is in the food if you grow it and can it yourself. And some of it just plain tastes better than what you can get in the store. Good luck!
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