That should work as well, but it's my impression that curing should take a bit longer, I'm using the old mason jars with the latch. I just open and close them several times daily. But it still seems to do better after 4-5 days as opposed to 2-3.

Quote Originally Posted by Shovelhandle
Done that myself. What I did was leave the pot in the jars, put the jars (no lids!) in a cardboard box in a cool, dry place like a closet. If the pot overdries just put a fresh pot leaf in each jar, cover and wait overnight. Next day the pot should be perfect and you can discard the leaf.