How can you unseal a stuck bottle or jar lid? For years, we used to tap the lids with kitchen utensils or bang the container on a counter, hoping that would loosen the lid. But these tricks don’t always work, and there’s often a risk of breakage.
Here are a half-dozen easy ways to open stuck jar or bottle lids. These helpful hints work well for anything from glass jam jars to plastic mayonnaise jars, from salad dressing bottles to peanut butter containers, and more.
- Choose a can/bottle opener tool. This pliers-like gadget is super for unsealing bottles and jars. It even has a flip-cap opening option. There’s even an electric version, but we haven’t had much luck with that.
- Pick up a jar-and-bottle opener. Constructed of hard plastic, this kitchen tool features multiple openings to fit various container lid sizes.
- Grab a gripper pad. These flat discs (available in solid or waffle-weave texture) are handy for opening pesky lids. And one size fits nearly all such tasks.
- Save produce rubber bands. The flat-wide rubber bands that come on bunches of broccoli are the best for this job. Plus, they’re free with the produce purchase. We keep a jar of miscellaneous rubber bands in a kitchen cupboard for this purpose and others.
- Slip on some rubber gloves. Those sturdy latex or rubber gloves do the trick, when it comes to unsealing bottles and jars.
- Ask someone with strong hands. If all else fails, this is a helpful option.
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