Jar washer fix

I’ve been doing a fair bit of canning lately, and that means washing a fair number of jars.

Years ago, I bought a nifty little device for washing canning jars: basically, sponge pieces at the end of a plastic stick. I use this jar washer so frequently that I stopped putting it away when dry and just keep it permanently in the utensil rack of my dish drainer.

The only trouble is the original sponges were cheap. They were crumbling and falling apart and not wanting to stay within the prongs of the holder. As a result, the jar washer didn’t do as good a job cleaning the insides of jars.

So I purchased a large plain sponge with an eye toward replacing the original (and cheap) sponge pieces that came with the jar washer.

I asked Don what would be the best method for cutting the sponge. Knife? Box cutter? He suggested the band saw, so he took the sponge to the shop and sliced it up into pieces approximating the size of the original sponge pieces.

I folded one piece and wedged it between the prongs.

A hundred percent improvement!

It’s the little things in life, y’know? The fact that I keep this jar washer permanently in the drain rack is a testament to how frequently I use it. With the extra slices from the sponge, this humble tool should last me the rest of my life. Win-win!