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Can't get the fricking lids off these jars!

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Taranta · 11/07/2020 17:49

I know this is a first world problem, but if anyone can offer any cunning solution to aid me try and get into these jars I would be most grateful. I have tried the usual techniques, tapping lid on floor, even took a hammer to one in a fit of pique. Nothing. Nothing at all...gah!

Can't get the fricking lids off these jars!
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Rose789 · 11/07/2020 17:51

Pierce a hole in the top with a sharp knife.

DeRigueurMortis · 11/07/2020 17:51

Have you tried pouring boiling water over them?

It expands the metal in the lid but doesn't affect the glass so they become easier to unscrew.

BlackeyedSusan · 11/07/2020 17:50

Dip top of jar in hot water? Dry, try to open with rubber gloves as an extra grip?

RHOBHfan · 11/07/2020 17:50

Very carefully, take a sharp knife and pop the tip between the lid and the jar

Twist it gently until it pops.

Voila.

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