Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was so excited to get my tattler lids (purchased 12 doz from the tattler web site). I used the tattler lids for the first time to can 16 pint jars of chicken in my pressure canner. I am not a veteran canner but have processed several dozen jars of various meats in my pressure canner and a LOT of different jellies, pickles, fruits, jams etc. by hot water bath method. I have not had a single jar fail to seal EVER until I used the Tattler lids. One of the 16 jars did not seal. I followed the directions to a T, making sure I did not over-tighten the rings. I was very disappointed, not only that one jar failed but also because 1. no familiar ping (must rely solely on lifting by the lid to test) 2. rings and lids were covered in dirty crud after processing (had to scrub the rings with a Brillo pad urg!)3. the rings were all dented up after pressure canning with Tattler lids (never had that happen before) 4. all the tattler lids have little chips in the edge of them (maybe part of the manufacturing process and normal but some had chips bigger than others 5. after washing the used tattler lids, they still smelled like the chicken I had processed. I couldn't get the smell out (maybe air time will solve that??? or vinegar or bleach soak...urg!) 6. Tattler lids are expensive! ...now that I think about it, I probably could have bought a lifetimes worth of regular disposable lids for what I paid for those 144 tattler lids. I probably won't even use them again unless the world as we know it ends and Ball lids are no longer available. If you are considering Tattler lids, I recommend investing in one box first and try them out before buying in bulk. Cheap, reliable and disposable Ball lids are the way to go as far as I am concerned. Oh...and you don't want to use a permanent marker on those Tattler lids either, so plan on investing more $'s in removable labels or something...just saying.