Last fall, when I was in Austin, TX waiting for my sister to go into labor, someone sent me the link to a Kickstarter project that they thought I might be interested in. A woman named Karen Rzepecki had designed a mason jar lid with a spout so that she could easily pour things from canning jars without removing the lid.
I thought this was a brilliant idea and immediately signed up to help fund this idea into reality. I posted a link to the project on my Facebook page to help spread the word and soon enough, it was funded.
After months of waiting, my very own reCAP lids arrived last week. They are just as promised – a mason jar cap with a flip-top pour spout. They are leak proof, easy to pour from and made out of BPA-free plastic.
Because I donated $40 to the campaign, I received 10 reCAPs. Though I’m a huge fan of these lids, that’s more than I need to have kicking around my apartment and so I’m sharing. I’m giving away five of these reCAPs to five lucky folks.
And if you don’t want to take your chances on a giveaway, the reCAPs are now available for sale. They cost $6.99 a piece and shipping is free if you buy three or more. They’re currently only available in the regular mouth size, but I hear that they’re working on a wide mouth version, as well as lids with other utilities. I’ll let you all know if I hear anything more!
- To enter the giveaway, leave a comment on this post and share how you’d use a reCAP.
- Comments will close at 11:59 pm eastern time on Friday, April 27, 2012. Winner will be chosen at random (using random.org) and will be posted to the blog on Saturday, April 28, 2012.
- Giveaway is open to U.S. and Canadian readers.
- One entry/comment per person, please.
Disclosure: This is not a sponsored giveaway. I paid for my reCAPs and just want to share.
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I just made violet infused vinegar. If I had one of those lids, I could make up a salad dressing in a canning jar with my georgeous pink vinegar.
I do historical food demos. You’d be surprised how often I can bring wine, so long as its not in a wine bottle. Ditto for hard spirits and beer. I use mason jars for the task, but the pour is a bit messy, so, I’d use them for booze.
(truthfully, I use mason jars for almost all ingredients, to avoid labels altogether. I’ve discovered the kids from my favorite peanut butter work for non preserving use.
I’d use it for my homemade “magic shell”.
Maple Syrup!
Oh man. I have been waiting for this for so long. I’ve drilled and snipped sip-holes in my metal bands to make drinking vessels, only to end up with sliced fingers and/or drips on my shirts. My lunchbox has at least 3 canning jars in it every day; at least one of them holding my morning coffee/tea/smoothie/milk. I spend the whole day on the road and would love one of these little buggars to turn my jar into a drip-free water, juice or kombucha jug! Awesome!
That is such a good idea! I’d use it for salsa, spaghetti sauce, and syrup! And probably for other foods that don’t start with the letter “s” as well!
I buy local honey in bulk and put it in mason jars. This lid makes it so much easier to poor without stuck lids and sticky liquid running down the side!
I keep my dog’s glucosamine pills in a mason jar. Sure would be easier to dispense them with this lid! Clever idea.
I take my tea on my commute in a mason jar all the time. The jar is very hot usually so i use old cut out jean pockets as a sleeve for the jar. The only hassle is unscrewing the lid all the time. A pour spout would be the answer to my tea-on-the-go dreams!
I would use this awesome lid with a quart jar to bring my Iced Tea or Strawberry Vinegar Drink with me everywhere I go.
Oh what won’t I use these for is a better question!!! Win or lose I’m looking forward to getting some of these! For starters I will use it with the yum yum recipe I have (found on pinterest) for an all around yummy condiment! Thank you so much for helping get this product to market!!!!
What a great idea! I use canning jars all the time for storage! How great this would be for pouring oatmeal and salad dressing!
PS: It is hard to pin you to Pinster b/c your photos are uploaded to flicker. You might consider a host that is more pinster-friendly, b/c when I am able to pin , your posts get re-pinned like wildfire…
Love this idea! I’d probably use it for salad dressing at first, and then start discovering other uses for it. Ooh, like protein shakes…
Awesome idea! I use Mason jars for homemade ranch dressing. Taking the regular lids on and off each meal to pour the dressing gets so messy, because the excess “gloops” up on the rings. But with this pour spout, it would be so much cleaner, not having to take the lid on and off each night.
This would be fabulous for pouring the salad dressing that I keep in my mason jars!
I love this! I’ve been drinking minted water from a mason jar recently, so I would love this for taking on the road!
If I was lucky enough to get one of theses, I would use it for my home made watermelon syrup. Was trying to make the watermelon jam and we will just say a it turned out to be a happy mistake
.. it would make pouring it out so much easier and less messy and sticky!
This would be perfect for homemade salad dressings.
I’d use it for drinks! I’ve always got a beverage in my hand……..but iced tea season is upon us!
Salad dressing!
I would use the lids for my morning iced coffee and breakfast smoothies.
I would use this for my homemade ketchup!
I would use it for my honey that I have in jars!
I press and can my own cider. I could use this top to pour into my kids’ cups to avoid slopping it out over the sink.
Salad dressing! I go through the small cruets too quickly haha
This is an amazing idea! Why did it take so long for someone to out with this product!! I make homemade buttermilk in a jar and store with a standard lid. It is always precarious pouring from the mouth of the jar. Yay, I can have a real pour spout for my buttermilk!! If I had one if those i would probobly start making frozen juice in a half gal jar instead of my ugly plastic container!! So many great ideas popping in my head!!
Oh.my.gosh.!!! LOVE THIS IDEA! Thank you for the present ideas for a few people on my list. My first use for these tops would be humming bird feeder food and second on the list is homemade BBQ sauce.
Excellent giveaway!
I immediately thought of using it with my canned strawberry syrup. But then looking at the other post I could use one for salad dressing and one for honey also. Great idea!
To be truthful at the moment I don’t have an “idea” as to what I would do with it. But as a stay at home mom of 4. I’m sure it wouldn’t take long to find a job for that awesome lid.
Sneaking wine into outdoor summer concerts!
Ok, that was my first thought. But, I’d also use it storing flavored simple syrups for cocktails or soda. Or salad dressings. Or buttermilk.
Id use it for my homemade hot sauce!!
LOVE THIS IDEA! I would also use it for salad dressings.
I’m the only one in my house who drinks iced tea, so I’d probably make some in a quart jar and use this lid to pour myself a glass. Except for the really hot days, we don’t get many here, I’d only drink about a quart a day.
Oh. My. Goodness!!! this is so clever! I could use so many of these, I store everything in mason jars!
this is such a great idea! I have a recipe I make that is similar to the green sauce at Cafe Rio. It fits nicely in a quart jar and this cap would make it so easy to pour!
These are great! I’d use one for salad dressing, one for a sugar pourer,
And maybe for liquid detergent for handwash…to name a few!
I love making salad dressings in canning jars, this Recap would be perfect for pouring!
I mix my husband’s dehydrated milk up in mason jars and am always making a mess when I pour it out of the jar onto his cereal. This would save many cleanups. Can think of a dozen other uses without even trying. Such a neat and much needed idea.
This would make my morning green smoothie a bit more to-go friendly. It might even encourage my husband to get his, too!
My daily kale green smoothies would be so perfect in this! Best Eco friendly travel mug EVER! I’ve lost 15 pounds this way and started growing my own kale!
I would get out the beautiful old mason jars I have stored away and actually use them! They would be great to put on the table with my salad and cereal “topping bar” items such as flax, dried cranberries, nuts, etc, inside of them.
I would use the re-cap on the top of my Salsa jar… it sounds just perfect to pour the right amount into a taco or onto an omelette.
Thank you so much for the opportunity to possibly win one of your prized re-caps…
Debra
ooh- our homemade ginger beer or horchata would be wonderful out of jars with that lid!
Salad dressing and maple syrup would be the first two jars to get this special lid.
I would use it to drink my coffee and tea as well!
These look great. I’d use it for so many different things. Smoothies, honey, water, etc.
Ditto on the salad dressing.
These are fantastic. I am forever spilling my sugar and I think this would be perfect to store some in to use in cooking and baking.
I would give the recap to a classmate. She’s a really nice girl and she’s super committed to the environment and she exclusively uses glass jars as beverage containers. She doesn’t have much money and I think she would love this! I’ll buy one for myself, and also give the web address to another classmate who’s interested!