Which curing jars are best?

[Potanist]

Has anyone ever poked a few holes on top of the jar and let it cure with a little bit a constant air?

 

[One drop]

No not a good idea it will let moisture back in to you drying curing crop , big ass glass jars with screw top lids then you burp once or twice a day open up the jar for a minute or two let out the gasses the seal it back up and put back in the dark . Regards OD

 

[a4twenty]

depending on where you store the jars.....

in a normal house, i would suggest the opposite, poking holes will allow your buds to dry out too much, stopping the curing process and development of flavours, leaving you with a harsher smoke.

jar size and type comes down to preference, i like using standard 1 L/qt jars as they are the perfect size for 1oz and just enough airspace. they also make a great long term storage jar, so you only need to open a small batch as needed while the others remain sealed, keeping your buds safe for years.

 

[JSH1973]

Anybody ever used the vacum jars for storing after curing is finished and stable around the RH 62% mark, you can get lids for Mason jars that allow you to suck out air and create a vacum.

 

[Doodles]

Anybody ever used the vacum jars for storing after curing is finished and stable around the RH 62% mark, you can get lids for Mason jars that allow you to suck out air and create a vacum.

Hi JSH, I use the coffeevac canister which is made by a company called Tightvac. Tightvac bills them as "the ultimate vacuum sealed coffee container" and I think they're great. Of course, it's another expense to consider. I asked for them for my birthday and my kid came through.

 

[HipsterDoodus]

I don't think it would work unless you could control the temperature and relative humidity of the ambient air.

Has anyone ever poked a few holes on top of the jar and let it cure with a little bit a constant air?

I use regular lids and the Food Saver attachment. I don't have a vacuum sealer with a port, so I use a brake bleeder tool to create the vacuum.

Anybody ever used the vacuum jars for storing after curing is finished and stable around the RH 62% mark, you can get lids for Mason jars that allow you to suck out air and create a vacuum.

 

[beluga]

Just straight Ball Mason jars with their metal lid/ring with the rubber seal.
I've done weight experiments with dried mushrooms (much more susceptible to moisture exposure) between zip-locks, vacuum sealed plastic bags, glass jars with polypropylene lids, and glass jars with metal lids and the glass jar/metal lid was the clear winner.

Vacuum-sealed bags were actually the worst in terms of allowing moisture to be gained.

I did not try vacuum-sealed jars, but, I would guess because they have the vacuum port, they're compromising the integrity of the seal.

Edit: this is pretty irrelevant now that I'm actually reading the OP. But.. it's here for you if you want the information.
I would think what's best is what's the most consistent... and burping a jar that keeps a stable environment seems, to me, the most consistent and surefire way to achieve a desired result.

 

[a4twenty]

Anybody ever used the vacum jars for storing after curing is finished and stable around the RH 62% mark, you can get lids for Mason jars that allow you to suck out air and create a vacum.

if you've managed cure your buds and maintain 62% +/-, you're there and can store them away in a cool dark place for years with little to no maintenance. I'm not saying you can't or shouldn't vacuum seal, just there really isn't a need to.

i just finished the last of my gorilla glue that i harvested in December 2018 and still have a jar of OG that i harvested in march 2018. when you open a jar you have to pry the lid off and they pop as if they were vacuum sealed. the buds continue to cure for months getting smoother and developing their flavour.