Did You Know? Canning Jars Fit On Blenders!

 Update 2026: I first wrote about this strategy in 2013 but no longer do this as I now have a Vitamix blender and the canning jars do not fit. I’m also not sure if during the years that have passed the sizes and styles of other blenders may have changed too. But I thought I would keep this idea here just in case it might still help someone.

Are you a fan of canning jars? I sure am. They always look good whether you’re using them for storage, decoration, or for some other functional use. And now I have yet another fun reason to love canning jars. I discovered they fit on my blender!

That’s right, I was able to screw a regular size mouth canning jar (not the wide mouth variety) right onto a blender. Of course there are pros and cons to this little trick too.

One of the good things about this strategy is that whatever you’re blending together is already conveniently in a smaller sized container that a lid can be put onto. If you’re making a smoothie for instance, it’s all ready to go out the door with you in a sturdy container. 

The down side is that the container opening is on the bottom, rather than a usual blender container with the opening on the top. When it comes time to unscrew the container with the blended stuff inside it, you have to be a little clever and careful about it, but it’s still pretty easy.

Here’s the method I used to put a canning jar on a blender. I put the rubber gasket ring on my canning jar opening first, and then put the blade on next, laying it over the ring with the blades inside the jar.

Next I screwed on the “collar” and then everything was ready to be screwed onto the blender base.  (These photos were simply How-To photos, and normally your jar would already have the contents to be blended inside).

So if you have a favorite recipe that you often transfer to a mason jar after blending, perhaps this little trick could be a handy shortcut for you in the future!