Putting a wide rubber band around the outside of the jar lid will give you better traction. Adding another around the outside of the glass jar makes it easier, too.
Opening a glass jar of iced tea for my wife is a real challenge. The 3 cm diameter lid has slick sides and is torqued down tight. A stillson wrench would be helpful, but I do not generally carry one in my pocket when dining out.
I have a jar opening device mounted under a cabinet. I just put the lid up into it and twist the jar while the device holds the lid. Works jars and bottles. Any size lid. Got mine from Amazon.
Ray Helvy Premium Member 3 days ago
Putting a wide rubber band around the outside of the jar lid will give you better traction. Adding another around the outside of the glass jar makes it easier, too.
Ichabod Ferguson 3 days ago
Use a church key to break the seal.
david_42 3 days ago
Just tap the side of lid against your counter top, that will almost always break the seal.
TMMILLER Premium Member 3 days ago
Invert, smack bottom quick and hard with other hand. Turn topside, remove lid. Works every time.
Cactus-Pete 3 days ago
They run a restaurant and don’t know how to open jars?
PoodleGroomer 3 days ago
Hot water over the lid softens the sugars that are gluing the lid shut and reduces the vacuum holding the lid down.
Billy Yank 3 days ago
Opening a glass jar of iced tea for my wife is a real challenge. The 3 cm diameter lid has slick sides and is torqued down tight. A stillson wrench would be helpful, but I do not generally carry one in my pocket when dining out.
cknoblo Premium Member 2 days ago
I have a jar opening device mounted under a cabinet. I just put the lid up into it and twist the jar while the device holds the lid. Works jars and bottles. Any size lid. Got mine from Amazon.