henny penny Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Hi Recently bought a few preserving jars from Ikea. I have just made some pickled onions but the seals seem to be leaking. Any one else have this problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 yep! I posted about this some time ago and it was suggested I get some of those orange seals. I ordered some from Nisbits and I left the Ikea one on and put the orange one as well and it was then water tight I'll pop and get you the link, hold on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 Yep, they are really bad seals. If you buy the orange Le Parfait seals, they work perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 here you go, they work a treat! http://www.nisbets.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?SiteType=&productCode=CC326 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henny penny Posted November 30, 2008 Author Share Posted November 30, 2008 Thanks I will get some more seals pronto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I added the orange seals and they were still leaky! In the end I bought more jars - this time from Lakeland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 30, 2008 Share Posted November 30, 2008 I added the orange seals and they were still leaky! In the end I bought more jars - this time from Lakeland. did you leave the Ikea seals on as well though? I left the clear Ikea seal on and put the orange on top of it. I could even turn the jar upside down and it was fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 Yep both seals and all jars still leak. Hopeless for preserving but OK for storage I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted December 1, 2008 Share Posted December 1, 2008 The seals on the IKEA jars are absolute pants, so I always replace them with new orange seals from Lakeland. The IKEA jars are so cheap that it's still cheaper to do that than buy jars elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
