Jars
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77mm jar norm
We have standardized on the 77mm jar: this is the most commonly found wide-mouth jar in these parts. This makes finding matching lids (Deckel) much easier!
Other jar sizes
Since 77mm jars have a maximum volume of ~750 mL, we make exceptions for larger jars. Such jars should be stored with matching lids lightly screwed on.
Storage
The most accessible storage is in the Snack kitchen cupboard. Extra boxes of jars are kept at the top of the same cupboard. Extra extra boxes are kept in the K20 attic Spitzboden.
Quality control
While most jars have labels stuck on with water-based glue, some don't. It's usually not worth the effort of required to de-label these jars properly (i.e. with vegetable oil and/or alcohol).
Jar lids should be discarded when the protective layer is badly scratched or bubbling, or otherwise badly dented, etc.
Finding more jars & lids
The glass waste bins in Wurzen are unfortunately very difficult to access. The bins in Leipzig are much better, see this map of glass bins in Leipzig. Particularly convenient are the two sets of glass bins very close to S-Bahnhof Anger-Crottendorf in the east of Leipzig.
Jar norm nerdery
The jars we refer to as 77mm have an outer width of the jar lip of 77mm. These jars are commercially referred to by their outer bead (Wulst) diameter of 81mm. The lids for these jars have 6 lobes (Nocken), an outer diameter of 85mm and an inner diameter of 82mm. The jar-lid system is referred to as Twist-off, typically abbreviated to "TO", and defined by the inner lid diameter. Hence the jars we keep are more commonly referred to as TO82. (For more info, see: DIN EN ISO 9100-11)