Popping open a jar with a butter knife

[Marie5656]

A younger friend showed me this trick when he saw I was having trouble opening a larger mouth pickle jar. He showed me with a spoon, but I find it easier to do it like this video, with a knife.


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[hollydolly]

LOL..@ a NEW Way to open jars !!! Ha..those youngsters...they think the invented everything...I've been doing it that way for donkeys years... especially so with jam jars

 

[Aunt Bea]

Thanks for the tip!

 

[Smiling Jane]

It's a good way to bend the tips of your knives.

Church keys (bottle openers) and a number of other devices work as well. Those grippy rubber pads are a must. It's all about breaking the seal so anything you can use to do that will help. Screwdrivers are very good for the task.

I have one of these, and it works great:

https://www.amazon.com/Brix-JarKey-...F8&qid=1514560322&sr=1-45&keywords=jar+opener

 

[Ruth n Jersey]

I'll give that a try. Sometimes if my Son is around he opens my jars. I have had results by rapping it on the floor but since we replaced our kitchen floor with ceramic tile I can't use that method anymore.

 

[Camper6]

Dollar stores sell lid lifters. A claw affair grips the lid and you just lift till you hear a pop.

Problems with knives is that you could chip or crack the glass.

 

[KingsX]

Those grippy rubber pads are a must. It's all about breaking the seal so anything you can use to do that will help.

I had trouble opening jars until I was given a couple of those grippy rubber pads as free promotion gifts at a company meeting.

Those are the best things for opening jars... a must have for any kitchen. Now I seldom have to resort to "surgical" instruments lol


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[retiredtraveler]

I have had one of these for years....