If it’s really bad (sometimes you just can’t get a good grip), you can break the seal by pushing the lid up or prying a bit, there’s tools that do just that, I’m totally guilty of leveraging it a bit with a crappy butter knife.
Or just puncture the lid. Makes the open-and-closed-again jar spoil much faster than without the hole, but I’d assume that bending it out of shape probably has the same effect.
If you’re lifting the edge up, it’s gonna spring back at least somewhat afterwards. And the thread is still there to do most of the holding the lid in place.
It actually works better as there is more available strength in the arm to twist something counterclockwise with the left hand.
I swear this is one of the factors of why left-handed people tend to gravitate toward mechanics or engineering. As you could take things apart a lot easier and therefore lower the threshold to learn how something was made
I used to, but now I have an old twisty thing that just crushes the lid as a grip. Works on things from bigger than my palm down to drink bottle lids, and leaves a noticeable dent so you can tell when it’s been used.
If you twist the lid with your left hand, body in right, you get a bit more leverage
Yep, pulling elbows apart muscles are stronger than pressing palms together muscles. 👍
Just wack the edge a couple times with the back of a butter knife and the lid will come right off
If it’s really bad (sometimes you just can’t get a good grip), you can break the seal by pushing the lid up or prying a bit, there’s tools that do just that, I’m totally guilty of leveraging it a bit with a crappy butter knife.
Or just puncture the lid. Makes the open-and-closed-again jar spoil much faster than without the hole, but I’d assume that bending it out of shape probably has the same effect.
If you’re lifting the edge up, it’s gonna spring back at least somewhat afterwards. And the thread is still there to do most of the holding the lid in place.
Smacking the bottom works better and you don’t need to get a knife out
will this work if im left handed? thanks.
It actually works better as there is more available strength in the arm to twist something counterclockwise with the left hand.
I swear this is one of the factors of why left-handed people tend to gravitate toward mechanics or engineering. As you could take things apart a lot easier and therefore lower the threshold to learn how something was made
Reading these comments, I can’t help but wonder. Am I the only one who runs stubborn lids under hot water?
I used to, but now I have an old twisty thing that just crushes the lid as a grip. Works on things from bigger than my palm down to drink bottle lids, and leaves a noticeable dent so you can tell when it’s been used.