Real practical pickle jar advice that always works: take a decent sized knife and tap the corners of the lid with the blunt end enough to dent it just a bit, one on each side of the circle or maybe 2 more should do it. It’ll come right off after.
further additional advice: pretty sure 90% of opening a tough jar is persistence. if you’re really crankin on that thang as hard as you can, there’s a good chance you’re making progress, even if it’s not perceptible. at the very least you’re stressing the metal or plastic and making it more malleable. there’s a reason letting someone else have a go at it works so often and it’s not just cuz they’re stronger.
Also if the lid us metal and the container isn’t, contents permitting, pour hot to boiling water over the lib. The metal will expand and come off more easily.
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Real practical pickle jar advice that always works: take a decent sized knife and tap the corners of the lid with the blunt end enough to dent it just a bit, one on each side of the circle or maybe 2 more should do it. It’ll come right off after.
Additional real advice: twist the jar, not the lid.
Additional joke advice: flip it upside down and use the can opener on the bottom.
further additional advice: pretty sure 90% of opening a tough jar is persistence. if you’re really crankin on that thang as hard as you can, there’s a good chance you’re making progress, even if it’s not perceptible. at the very least you’re stressing the metal or plastic and making it more malleable. there’s a reason letting someone else have a go at it works so often and it’s not just cuz they’re stronger.
Just do the knife thing and you don’t have to deal with any of this
Also if the lid us metal and the container isn’t, contents permitting, pour hot to boiling water over the lib. The metal will expand and come off more easily.
Please don’t hurt the hexbears
Just do the knife thing, it works every time and you don’t have to pour water on a jar