Comments on: opening stuck jar lids

By: oldguy

oldguy — Thu, 30 Dec 2010 19:22:24 +0000

Mom, we tried all of the above on the costco jar to no avail. In frustration, I tapped a small hole in the jar with a nail, heard the shhhh of escaping air, and simply opened the jar with a modest twist of the lid. My wife transferred the contents to another air tight container. Once before, my wife took it back to Costco and asked them to open it. The guy told her that they received a lot of complaints about removing lids from the large artichoke jars.

By: the_damsel

the_damsel — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:42:07 +0000

Oh, so glad to hear the pizza was saved. Whew!

By: Mom

Mom — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 01:42:48 +0000

Thank you Ms. Damsel! We didn't have artichoke hearts on our pizza last week because we could not get the Costco jar open. We tried, man and woman of the house together, gripper pad on lid, and boiling water on lid. It didn't budge. It's pizza night again and I found this page. It was the broccolli rubber band that did the trick, woman of the house turning lid, man of the house firmly holding jar. Worked like a charm.

By: the_damsel

the_damsel — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:51:54 +0000

Did you get your jar open? Pasta without artichokes would be way too sad.

By: Victoria

Victoria — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:53:44 +0000

I just bought one and I need it opened because my italian pasta is almost ready!! I thought it would be easy and I put it under hot water but it stil wont open!! How do I open it without breaking the lid?

By: Braden

Braden — Tue, 25 May 2010 15:15:23 +0000

Good stuff, Damsel. I have to say, as the designated jar-opener in our house that using a knife around the edges to break the seal has never failed me.

By: Serene

Serene — Mon, 24 May 2010 20:31:14 +0000

Oh great and wonderful Damsel, thatnk you for imparting your wisdom upon me. I aspire to be as smart as you someday. .-= Serene´s last blog ..Puppy Love =-.

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Sun, 23 May 2010 23:15:53 +0000

I must confess, I hit the edges of the lid with the back of a knife to distort it a bit and pop the lid off. I used to pry it, but I stopped after the time I broke the jar and ruined a perfectly good thing of pickles. I may try the rubber band trick sometime, it sounds neat (and less violent). .-= Charlotte´s last blog ..Long runon sentence or short blog post =-.

By: saimi

saimi — Sun, 23 May 2010 14:12:17 +0000

Hey thanks for visiting my blog, it’s always nice to have new friends drop by!! I have a special little tool I use to open stubborn jars, of course only when the manly husband isn’t around!

By: Mama Hen

Mama Hen — Sun, 23 May 2010 00:19:05 +0000

I just saw that you visited Mama’s Little Chick! I hope to see you around! I tell you, my wrists are bad so opening a jar has become quite a process. I like your blog!! Have a great weekend!

Mama Hen