Once upon a time, long, long ago, a new-ish blogger with more mason jars than readers heard about an amazing thing called a Kickstarter. A Kickstarter, the blogger learned, was a way for individual people to directly support entrepreneurs with really awesome ideas.
The very first Kickstarter the blogger ever heard about was for a brand new lid that turned any mason jar into a leak-free pouring device. The lid was called a reCAP, and it was designed by a lady named Karen who just wanted to make, shake, pour and store her salad dressing in one convenient jar.
“Shut up and take my money!” yelled the blogger, hurling her financial support at the reCAP Kickstarter as fast as the credit card company would allow.
Months later, an big bag of reCAP Mason Jar caps arrived in the blogger’s mailbox – a thank you from Karen for the blogger’s Kickstarter pledge. The blogger fell in love with the caps and soon found them indispensable. She discovered the versatile reCAP pour caps could be used with everything from dish soap to coffee, fermenting vegetables to olive oil.
The blogger told everyone she could that the pour caps were awesome!
After several years of hard work, both the blogger and the little mason jar lid company had grown much bigger. The blogger had way more readers and Karen had hired extra people to keep up with the growth of reCAP, and to bring more functional mason jar accessories to market.
But the blogger always remembered how great it felt to help an entrepreneur with a great idea succeed, and Karen always remembered how much support the blogger had given her in those early days. And they both still really loved mason jars.
And that, ladies and gentleman, is the story of how reCAP came to be a sponsor of this blog, and why and I am so happy to bring this mason jar accessory giveaway to you today.
It’s always easy to endorse something you’re already using the hell out of. Here’s a snapshot of how the original reCAP Pour Caps get used in my life. I just walked around my kitchen, rounded up these jars, and took a few pictures. I really do use these caps all the time, every single day.
My son will now demonstrate how I use a Pour Cap to turn half-pints of applesauce or pearsauce from the pantry into leak-free to-go snacks for my kids.
I was inspired by those fruit squeeze packs that are so popular now. They let kids drink their fruit purees. I loved the drinkable fruit concept, but hated the waste and crazy expense associated with the disposable packs. The Pour Cap makes a DIY equivelent easy.
Long-time readers already know that I press a reCAP and an airlock into service as a fermentation lid for lacto-ferments.
My go-to water bottle and hot drink holder these days is a mason jar with a Pour Cap. After our latest round of metal thermal mugs sprung leaks, I opted not to replace them. Now, when I want to keep my coffee or tea hot, I use a Pour Cap, a pint-mason jar and a koozie I slide over the bottom of the jar. That keeps my coffee warm very effectively.
Pretty much what I’m saying is, without reCAP it’s entirely possible I would die of dehydration and/or caffeine withdrawal.
Introducing Flip Caps
Karen and the reCAP team recently launched a new product line, the Flip Cap. The basic Flip Cap is a secure lid for regular-mouth mason jars. The top flips open to give you wide-access to whatever is in your jar. There are also accessory screens that snap into the Flip Cap and turn it into a shaker cap, and a counter ring so you can keep track of the age of your mason jar contents.
Maybe I’m biased as a parent, but the Flip Lid has got “snack time” written all over it. Fill a jar with some nuts, dried fruits, and maybe some chocolate chips for a DIY trail mix, then top the jar with a Flip Cap for super easy snacking.
The shaker screens add extra functionality for spices, grated cheese, coarse salts, cleaning powders and more. The screens just clip in, so you can add or remove them from the Flip Caps as you need.
Once the shaker insert is popped into the Flip Cap it’s very secure and can’t be shaken out of the lid.
I make my own scouring powder by mixing equal parts baking soda, borax, and kosher salt with citrus essential oils. The reCAP Flip Lid with the shaker screen is perfect for storing and using this cleaner.
Fitted with the smaller shaker screen, the Flip Lid is perfect for homemade spice blends, like my Citrus and Spice Seasoning Salt.
Just the right amount of yummy flavor escapes.
My verdict on the new reCAP Flip Cap? Well designed, functional, flexible, and like all reCAP products, BPA-free and made in the USA. The snap-in shaker screens are fantastic. The only part of the Flip Cap package I received that won’t be pushed into constant use in my home is probably the counter ring. Most of the things I will use my Flip Caps for will be dry-goods with long shelf lives. I am, frankly, just not organized enough to keep track of the best-by date for stuff like that.
ReCAP Mason Jar Accessory Giveaway
My friends over at reCAP want you to be able to try their range of cool mason jar accessories. So, they are giving away a reCAP variety pack worth over $50. One lucky winner will receive one each of the following:
- Regular Mouth Pour Cap in Sky Blue
- Wide Mouth Pour Cap in Sunshine
- Flip Cap in Sky Blue
- Flip Cap in Sunshine
- Flip Cap Accessory Kit
- Adapta Sprayer
- Adapta Pump
- Set of Multi-Purpose Americana Tags
To enter to win this complete kit of reCAP accessories, just leave a comment below telling me how you will use the new reCAP Flip Caps – with or without shaker insert – if you win. That’s it!
The Fine Print
- This contest is open to US residents only.
- Contest closes 8 pm Pacific time, Monday July 27th 2015.
- Winner will be notified by email and shall have 48 hours to respond to claim their prize.
- I am proud to have reCAP Mason Jars as a seasonal sponsor of this blog.
Good luck!
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I’ve started to use mason jars for all of my fridge and cupboard storage needs: salad dressings, leftovers, cold brew coffee, dried goods (coos coos, popcorn, oatmeal). The reCAP lids would make an amazing improvement over the 2 piece lids that are needed for canning but a pain in the butt otherwise (especially when storing/shaking anything acidic like salad dressing). Looking forward to delving further into mason jar usage
I would love to ferment some sauces and i have shopped for the croquettes but I have purchased them because of kitchen space and fear of having one too many gadgets. ReCAP solves theses problems, looks good doing it and does occupy the countertop!! It would be great to store syrups for the weekend waffles and raspsberries infused vinegar for the summer salad.
One thing that bothers me is keeping old mason jar lids laying around. ReCAP solved that problem too, I won’t grab an old lid for a new jam! Bottom line is that I will be getting a variety pack!!
I didn’t know there were lids like these. I already use mason jars for all my storage uses. I store my popcorn, pancake mix, dried beans, rice, flax seed, chia seeds, protein powder, and on and on. I would go crazy with these lids.
These look awesome! We recently discovered that my fiance is gluten intolerant and he’s had a really hard time adjusting to his new dietary restrictions, especially for his work lunches and snacks. We could absolutely use these to make all of the week’s lunches ahead of time and grab them on the go all week! It would save him the hassle of reading every label and it would be a great way for us to keep eating healthy all week. We also have a TON of veggies from our garden that we would love to can, but the tin lids have never been my favorite. These are awesome! I only recently found this blog, and I’m obsessed! Thanks so much for all the great tips and tricks!
What a great product! I’d love to use these for storing homemade syrup and salad dressings!
This is such a great idea! So many ways to use them . . . I know I’d use then for storage of spices and salad dressings.
I would use these reCAP lids on mason jars for storing sauces. I would like to start making my own pasta and curry sauces for our family. I can save money, make recipes that are more natural, and teach my kids about making and storing instead of just buying.
this is such a great idea to add versatility to the multitude of mason jars in our house. i’m often using one as a coffee cup, water bottle or “doggie bag”. would love to have some recaps in my life
I’ll use the new reCAP Flip Caps with and without shaker inserts for the herbs I pull from the garden and dry!
would love to get some of these and use for salad dressing, sippy cups and salsa
I’d love to swap out my condiment bottles, coconut oil, and NALGENE for Mason jars with these fabulous lids!
Thank you for such a generous giveaway.
Oh, man! The flip packs would be what I need for 1) on the go laundry detergent (we stay in a lot of AirBnB rentals), 2) all the spice mixes I make (I have some meat rub that’s not in nearly as good a container), 3) streusel or other toppings for pastry that needs big things evenly sprinkled on, and possibly 4) evenly spreading the weird syrups I make for pancakes!
Oh, also a to-go cup for the smoked nuts I’m not going to be making for the rest of my life.
I can totally see my spice cupboard becoming for organized!
I use Tupperware for my daughter’s trail mix snacks and the lids disappear with disturbing regularity. No longer a problem with the flip cap!
I love morning yogurt/fruit shakes on the go and this would be a perfect fit for that task. These would also make incredible salad dressing containers.
so much cool here… I’ve been a fan of the pour caps for a while, never knew about the others. Shaking spice blends & using the pump / sprayer would be cool
I can think of so many things; stored herbs, a useful container for my molasses which is in a giant bottle and I use all of the time – and is always a huge mess!, to just an iced coffee. Fantastic!
Thanks for the giveaway offer. But even if I don’t win, I want to order some ! So, even more thanks for introducing me to this great product.
Well, I think I’ll use them the way I’ve been using the white plastic mason jar caps I just bought: covering all those mason jars in my fridge so they don’t get rust and other yucky gunk around the tops of them. What a completely excellent idea and what a great business. Nice to see people creating such awesome stuff!
I’d use the flip cap for snacks. We make lots of trail mix type snacks around here! Or for berries or sliced fruit while traveling.
I would use them for anything to do with food prep. Things like salad dressings, marinades,smoothies,cocktails..
I buy bulk herbs and make my own morning tea blend. I’d use the flip cap on the storage jar on my counter!
I’ve just started making my own cleaning products, and I love the idea of using the flip caps for them!
Olive oil by the stove! I buy olive oil in gallon cans, but those babies are heavy and take up a lot of kitchen work space. My DH would also use them for iced coffee in the car. Thanks for the opportunity!
Wow!
Where have these been all my like? I have been a ” canner “and canning jar enthusiast all my life..I think my collection is probably a little out of control. I would love to have the flip caps for sauces, the shakers would be great from my dried spices from the garden, the sprayer would be great for my lemon vinegar counter cleaner, and the pump? The pump I’d use for just about everything! Homemade sriracha ketchup in a jar… with a pump? Yes please!
What a smart kickstarter idea, turned, “I gotta have it” for all foodies, chefs, and gardeners. Yay!
I’d love to play around with these lids and use them for all kinds of homemade concoctions. I’d love to try the shaker lid on some spice mixes.
I just started using mason jars to store my dried jasmine flowers and mint leaves. What clever idea! If I get the honor for winning even just one of these reCaps I’ll gladly display it at work, where I usually bring my dried specimens for tea.
Neat idea. I’d use the pourable lids for oils and salad dressings as well as fermented vegetables.
Oh. My. *SQUEEEEEE!*
Let’s see – I’m thinking homemade cooling spray (peppermint essential oil, witch hazel and distilled water, in case anyone else needs it – don’t spray on your eyes) for the sprayer nozzle, since the little spritzer thing I’ve got just does NOT spray enough in our non-air conditioned old housing.
Flip top lids – bigger one for my hoity-toity homemade cleanser. (LOVING that comment!!! *gales of laughter*)
Smaller clip in would be perfect for shaking out the powder fertilizer I bought in bulk from the local urban farm & feed place down in Olympia. Which would be handy, considering it stinks to us humans but smells SO delish to the dog that she stuck her snout into the big Ziploc bag they packaged it in and ate straight from the bag. Oy….. Yes, yes, all the things, for sure!
Hmm, so many options! Spice mixes, and shaking out powdered sugar when baking come to mind.
I’d love to use the soap pump at my kitchen sink and the lids to store my husband’s homemade salad dressing and other dry goods! I’ve been looking at purchasing some reCAP products for awhile – I might just have to break down and get some 🙂
For all my homegrown herbs I’m drying. Such a great idea!!
I would whip up a new batch of my home made cleaning goop and spritz and go nuts!
Thanks!
I would love to use these to store spice blends and carpet deodorizers!
Flip caps for my rice/lentil/etc dry good storage, please 🙂
These are awesome! I would use the flip cap to allow easy dispensing of trail mix in the car during one last summer road day trip with my kiddos.
Trail mix! My husband is a remodeler/woodworker, and I try to give him healthy(ish) snacks to have at work like almonds or gorp, but when he eats it he has to set the lid down on a surface that is covered with sawdust/sheetrock dust/fiberglass insulation fibers, or even worse, the lid falls on the floor. Flip caps to the rescue!
I am just getting started in sustainable living, canning, and making my own cleaning products (laundry detergent, diaper rash creams) but even before that we have always had mason jars around the house (Bell because that is what I grew up with.) In addition to using them for my cleaning products, I would use a flip cap to top off a new collection of spices because half of my current tops are broken and I end up with far too much in my sauces!
Omg these look amazing! The pour lid is going on my wishlist pronto, since my husband always makes a mess of my homemade dressing when I put it in a mason jar. If I won the flip top, it’d be used on my spice mixes. We go through a lot of Italian and Mexican seasoning. Or I’d use it on jars of snacks. Snack time sin’ t just for kids 🙂
Thanks for offering the giveaway!
The cap will likely be for my toddler’s snack cup.
I love these! I would use the new flip top shakers for so many things…dried herbs from the summer garden definitely!
I’ll start with cleaning supplies, since they are so inexpensive to make and often less harmful to everyone concerned when homemade. So vinegar and water in a spray bottle (for sinks, tubs, faucets, counter tops) and a batch of scouring powder in a flip cap bottle with the shaker insert.
I’d use another flip cap bottle for salad dressing (so easy to make, so expensive to buy!) and one to make a salt cellar that will keep kosher salt next to the stove for easy access when I need some to use in cooking.
Love these reCAPs!
My husband and I love to make homemade dressings, condiments and spice blends, which these caps would be great for!!
I’m a chronic misplacer of travel mugs and often use mason jars with knitted cozies in a pinch. A reCAP lid would complete the setup!
Definitely with the shaker cap for homemade spice blends
I would use these for everything from salad dressings to soap – infinite uses for this product!
These are adorable. I would probably use them for spices, maybe powdered sugar shaker
I’m planning on using a reCAP flip top to store our freshly ground coffee when we go camping.
For storing nuts and raisins that I buy at the farmers market, to shake dry rub on our roasted chickens, for cinnamon sugar, for snacks like granola that we take on the go.
I would use the shaker cap for my taco seasoning I throw together!!!!