CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement (Form S-3 No. 333-102387) and related
Prospectus of Jarden Corporation and subsidiaries (formerly Alltrista
Corporation and subsidiaries) for the registration of up to $150,000,000 of debt
securities, common stock, preferred stock and warrants and to the incorporation
by reference therein of our report dated January 23, 2002 (except for Note 19,
as to which the date is March 27, 2002 and Note 4, as to which the date is
October 14, 2002), with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule of Alltrista Corporation and subsidiaries included in its Annual Report
(Form 10-K/A) for the year ended December 31, 2001, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York
January 29, 2003