​Kilner jars are coming . . . Kilner jars are coming . . .

We love Kilner jars all year round, but at Christmas, these multi-tasking wonders really come into their own with their natural versatility, beauty, eco-credentials and affordability. If you're planning a creative Christmas - perhaps making your own decorations, baking or gifting - you really can't beat a Kilner jar for presentation and storage. In fact, with a little imagination, you'll be amazed at just how much you can do!

If you're looking for inspiration this week, the Wares of Knutsford team is here to help with some fantastic ideas for Christmas crafts and recipes with Kilner jars this year.

Why choose Kilner jars?

Kilner jars have been around for years and are perhaps the ultimate preserving jar and one of the best-loved brands in kitchenware. Why are they so popular? They manage to combine a range of benefits:

- Kilner jars are extremely versatile and can be used for preserving, canning, storing, and serving drinks and desserts, they can be decorated for gifting and tableware...the list goes on. Essentially, their usage is only limited by your imagination and you've only got to peruse Pinterest to find absolutely amazing examples of use!

- Kilner jars are robust and have custom lids and fastenings to suit your intended purpose. They also come in a wide variety of sizes.

- They are extremely affordable, free from chemicals, can be used for years with care, and are ultimately completely recyclable!

Recipes to try with Kilner jars

Why not try some delicious sourdough pancakes for a healthy, zingy and gut-loving treat that your microbiome (and immune system) will thank you for? You'll need a sourdough starter which you can make and store in your Kilner jar, and then you can use it as a base ingredient for traditional pancakes with flour, eggs, milk, salt and butter to fry. Top these fluffy wonders with your favourite festive treats - maple syrup and bacon are a treat! You can see the recipe here: https://www.kilnerjar.co.uk/recipe/sourdough-pancakes

You could also make delicious chocolate nut butter to gift in a mini Kilner jar - simply by food processing nuts, cocoa powder, dark chocolate and vanilla extract. Again, the Kilner recipe is your ideal bet for an easy recipe, and there is one for white chocolate too: https://www.kilnerjar.co.uk/recipe/dark-chocolate-almond-butter. Why not make mini almond butter Kilner jars as thoughtful gifts for neighbours and friends, and add a personal tag and beautiful hand-made decorations?

Kilner jar decorations

It's so easy to have fun with Kilner jars at Christmas and you can make fantastic decorations without breaking the bank - and get the kids involved too. Spray paint your Kilner jars with metallic paint or add bright acrylic colours, cutouts and embellishments for table decorations. Add a lid, decorations and glitter-filled water and you have a snowglobe. Small strings of lights or tealights make a safe Christmas light or a beautiful nightlight for a child's room on a high shelf, and you could even put a series of illuminated jars outside on Christmas Eve to guide Santa to your home...

Kilner jar gifting

Kilner jars are so useful that you can buy handy extras that transform them into anything - or get clever and make your own. For example, you can transform your humble Kilner jar into a syrup pourer with a spout, a masher with a mash and store set, a fermentation centre with an air-release lock for making home-brew, kombucha, kefir or even wine, a coffee grinder with a grinding attachment, even a butter churner! You'll be amazed at how people use these beautiful jars. Fill them with your homemade body butter, bath salts, or herb-infused oils and then go wild with hand-written tags, ribbons, embellishments and colours to suit each recipient.

Discover the Wares Kilner jar range

We're constantly updating our stock levels with glass jars and bottles of all kinds, plus our ever-expanding range of Christmas gift tags, ribbons, wraps and decorations. We know our customers love to be creative, crafty and busy before the holiday season, so we try to order everything that you need for your projects well in advance. See the latest ranges of Kilner jars here in all shapes, sizes and lid styles:

https://www.waresofknutsford.co.uk/jars/mason-jars-canning-and-bottling-jars/kilner-preserving-jars/

https://www.waresofknutsford.co.uk/jars/clip-top-glass-jars/kilner-clip-top-jars/

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