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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
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darlene
Loleta
California
USA
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 Posted - May 26 2013 : 7:41:05 PM
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I was opening a jar lid one day and was really struggling with it, so I decided to try something different.
When you want to take the lid off, take a bottle opener and put it under the lip of lid and lift up until you hear a pop. You can then open the jar very easily.
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I trust in you Jesus... |
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lovinRchickens
True Blue Farmgirl
3492 Posts
Kelly
Pipe Creek
Texas
USA
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Posted - May 26 2013 : 8:37:22 PM
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Darlene
Well that sure sounds easy enough. My hands do get to hurting some days and that could help out a bit. Thanks
Farmgirl #5111
Blessings
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JudyT
True Blue Farmgirl
196 Posts
Judy
Southwest
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - May 27 2013 : 06:42:58 AM
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Thanks for the tip, I'll remember this, especially since it's getting harder and harder to open jars.
Judy~Farmgirl Sister #599
I've lived in an urban area most my life, but now I'm living in a rural area up on a ridge in the Ocooch Mountains in Southwest Wisconsin, sharing my life at...http://dailyyarnsnmore.com
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7714 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7714 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2013 : 4:58:29 PM
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Try it on your next spaghetti sauce jar, you will see what a difference it makes.
I was trying one time to get a jar open and with tapping on the lid with a knife and using rubber jar opener I saw a bottle opener or anything that would fit under the lid and lifted it up and it popped and it opened right away, sure saves your hands doesn't hurt anymore to open a jar.
hugs
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I trust in you Jesus... |
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StrawHouseRanch
True Blue Farmgirl
1044 Posts
Paula
Holt
Missouri
USA
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Posted - May 28 2013 : 06:28:29 AM
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That is a great tip! I will put on my rubber dishwashing gloves to open jars too, whenever my hubby isn't around to help. 
Paula
Farmgirl Sister #3090
Yesterday is History, Tomorrow is a Mystery, and Today is a Gift.
"Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand everything better."--Albert Einstein
"A meal of bread, cheese and beer constitutes the perfect food." --Queen Elizabeth I
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7714 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
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Posted - May 28 2013 : 2:10:50 PM
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The gloves are good, but if you don't have the strength, and your hubby isn't available, try the bottle opener lift up technique
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I trust in you Jesus... |
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QuiltyMom
True Blue Farmgirl
50 Posts
Jan
Falls Church
VA
USA
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Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 1:05:44 PM
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| I've also used a spoon for this. Works like a dream! |
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churunga
True Blue Farmgirl
3957 Posts
Marie
Minneapolis
MN
USA
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Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 4:34:28 PM
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Sometimes if you run hot water over the edge of the lid, it will pop right off.
Marie, Sister #5142
Try everything once and the fun things twice. |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7714 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7714 Posts |
Posted - Nov 19 2013 : 11:12:01 PM
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Yes spoons work well too, I think that I used the bottle opener because that is what fit under the lid at that time.
It is so easy once you get the lid to pop and it just twists right off.
hugs
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I trust in you Jesus... |
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CindyG
True Blue Farmgirl
293 Posts
Cindy
Fairfax
VA
USA
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Posted - Nov 20 2013 : 02:54:07 AM
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I'll have to try this spoon method. My way of doing this task is much less gentle - I hold a screwdriver by the shank and give the edge of the jar lid a good whack with the screwdriver handle.. If you do it right, you get that "pop" sound that announces the seal is broken and the lid comes right off.
The spoon method sounds much, much safer! |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7714 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7714 Posts |
Posted - Nov 20 2013 : 7:14:25 PM
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Yes wacking it is hard on it and you. you can use anything that fits under the lid and let you lift it up to get the popping sound.
Then it opens.
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I trust in you Jesus... |
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JerseyGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
181 Posts
Michele
Southern NJ
USA
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Posted - May 13 2014 : 02:49:09 AM
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| I've done that! A fork or knife work as well. There are also rubber discs you can get at Dollar Tree that work immediately as well. |
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darlenelovesart
True Blue Farmgirl
7714 Posts
darlene
Loleta
California
USA
7714 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2014 : 09:50:20 AM
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yeah those rubber disks work too, I had one lid recently that I had to beat on. It was too narrow to get anything in to let the air in so I couldn't turn it so did have to whack on it some the next thing would have been hot water.
Most of the time they open for me.
hugs everyone
darlene
I have learned that to have a good friend is the purest of all God's gifts, for it is a love that has no exchange of payment.
by Frances Farmer
Just follow God unquestioningly.
Because you love Him so, for if you trust His judgment there is nothing you need to know.
I trust in you Jesus... |
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brightmeadow
True Blue Farmgirl
2045 Posts
Brenda
Lucas
Ohio
USA
2045 Posts |
Posted - May 20 2014 : 04:43:37 AM
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Prying with a can opener or a spoon scares me a little as I am always afraid of breaking the glass and getting glass shards in the food.
I've used CindyG's "whack" with a screwdriver or butter knife handle. I will sometimes turn the jar upside down and holding it at right angles, bang it quickly down on the counter. It's important not to do it at an angle for the same reason - broken glass. Just the force of the "whack" will often loosen the seal.
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands - You shall be happy and it shall be well with you. -Psalm 128.2
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Edited by - brightmeadow on May 20 2014 04:47:07 AM |
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Ninibini
True Blue Farmgirl
7577 Posts
Nini
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - May 20 2014 : 05:38:20 AM
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I usually use the pointy end of the bottle opener to pry open the seal, like Darlene first suggested. I love how easy that is. But sometimes it doesn't work so well, so I just break the seal by quickly smacking the bottom of the jar with my hand - not super hard, just with a little force. I'm afraid to bang it on a hard counter because the counter doesn't have any "give" and, like Brenda said, you could smash the glass if you're not careful. My hand, being a bit softer, works just fine. Just don't smack it too hard with your hand, that's all. I've used the rubber grip that goes under my cutting board to twist off the lid in a pinch, too. :)
Great ideas, girls. Thanks for posting this, Darlene!
Hugs -
Nini
Nini
Farmgirl Sister #1974
God gave us two hands... one to help ourselves, and one to help others!
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AutumnCountyGirl
True Blue Farmgirl
102 Posts
Kiersten
Suffolk
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Nov 21 2016 : 7:31:05 PM
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If you don't mind a little noise, you can take the butt end of a butter nife and smack it around the edge of the lid. It should break the seal and you'll be able to twist the lid right off.
Kiersten
https://autumncountrygirl93.wordpress.com/
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Edited by - AutumnCountyGirl on Nov 21 2016 7:31:24 PM |
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IndoorsyGal
Farmgirl in Training
14 Posts
Allison
Fort Scott
Kansas
USA
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Posted - May 23 2018 : 07:52:17 AM
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My husband does this crazy thing where he slaps down hard on the lid with the flat of his hand and then it opens for him. Generally I just use a rubber band around the lid (because I don't have one of those rubber disks) or the butter knife thing around the edges like my grandmother did, or the run it under warm water thing. But lately I just yell "Man!" and my husband knows he has to open a jar for me.
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loribeck
True Blue Farmgirl
588 Posts
Lori
Alvordton
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USA
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Posted - Aug 05 2019 : 5:56:18 PM
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I have to pop the seal on the lids before I open them, too. I use a butter knife under the lid to get it to pop. I have arthritis in my hands and can't open them until I do this.
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