Make A Mason Jar More Functional With A Clever Pour Hack

You might use Mason jars to keep food items like coffee, soups, or homemade juices neatly stored away inside of your fridge. The problem with this is that it can be difficult to transfer those liquids out of the jar and into a separate cup or bowl. Due to the wide opening at the top of the jar, you may sometimes pour out more than intended. There is a clever hack you can use to solve this problem and make it easier to reuse old glass Mason jars. Simply cut around the plastic cap of a milk carton so that you are left with a circular piece of cardboard with the cap in the middle. Lay the circle on top of your Mason jar, and screw the jar ring on top to hold it in place.

Now, when you pour the contents of the Mason jar into separate drinkware, liquid will easily flow through the spout in the center of the milk carton top in a narrow and controlled stream. You no longer have to worry about attempting to transfer the contents of the jar through a wide opening that does not provide much control. That lack of pouring control often leads to spills and can cause some liquid to run down the side of the jar and onto your countertops. With that in mind, this hack could even make it easier for you to maintain a cleaner kitchen.

If you would like to see how this carton hack for your Mason jars would work in action, take a look at the TikTok above from user @neat.caroline. There are a few things you need to make note of to ensure that you can pull off this process as successfully as the content creator did. First, you will need to perform the hack using a Mason jar that has a jar ring. If you have standard sized Mason jars but no rings, consider purchasing the Regular Mouth Mason Jar Canning Rings to use with them.

Second, make sure to use the top of your Mason jar to determine what size to cut your milk carton circle down to. This way, you can be sure that it will fit in place properly. Finally, you might prefer an alternative to this hack if you would rather have a reusable pour spout. If so, consider purchasing the Mason Jar Pour Spouts. You can screw these lids onto your existing Mason jars to neatly pour liquids on through a leak-proof nozzle. Simply wash them and reuse them as needed. If you would like to turn your jars into transportable beverage bottles, feel free to snag the Soligt 4 Pack Mason Jar Lids instead. This product serves the same purpose as the lids that screw onto reusable water bottles. These lid options are only a few of the many ways you can reuse Mason jars.