When a f@$#ing jar wont open!

[Shadowdoor21]

Been fighting with a jar of pasta sauce for half a friggin hour and it still wont budge. I've tried running it under hot water, wearing a rubber glove and using a wet cloth, still no luck.

Have the same problem with a massive jar of Kimchi that has been in the cupboard for years.

Anyone got any suggestions?
Besides binning the fucker n having tattoos instead that is xD

Hanging head in shame... of course it’s hot water!

I do the stabbing the top of the jar thing that @SunshineDays2019 suggests.

Or I just ask DP to do it for me. He spends enough time pissing about with weights, so he might as well put the muscles to good use. 😆

I put it in the door frame, I see only one other poster does this.

I don't trust myself not to smash it whacking the worktop, or stab myself piercing the lid or breaking the vacuum.

I have a plastered bit of wall in my kitchen ...old fireplace where the range used to be, it is full of dents because of recalcitrant jar lids, but it does work.

A bottle opener on the lid will loosen it. Works every time.

Or your tin opener has a bottle opener bit on the side to loosen jar lids.

Yes - pierce the lid.

Here you go.

I do the same as flatcheese. Hit round the edge of the lid with a (fairly sturdy) knife handle. Most of the recommendations on here are making me wince!

I do the elastic band trick too, never fails!

Bash the edge of the lid firmly a couple of time with a tablespoon. Or knock the edge of the lid firmly against the worktop. Never fails when I've done this.

Oh my god, stop with the knives people!!! Just knock the edge of the lid hard against something solid (I just whack it on the floor) and it will just open like magic.

It really isn't dangerous to stab a lid with a short sharp knife. I am an adult! No worries if you don't want to do that but PPs are making those of us that do sound like we're swallowing knives blindfold!

Stab a hole in the lid. It breaks the vacuum and then it opens easily.

Corkscrew into the lid breaks the vacuum and it'll open really easily.

Love this thread. Been fighting with a large jar of gerkins for the last couple weeks. Going to try some things tomorrow.

I usually bash jars on the bunker and it usually works a dream but not this time.