Do people open tricky jars by stabbing them with a knife?

[YesILikeItToo]

I’ve just stopped my mother from stabbing a sharp knife into a metal jar lid directly from above. I was pretty shocked, it seems to me obviously dangerous. She said that’s what her mate does. Do people do this? Or is she covering up the fact that she made a poor decision? I’ve seen a couple of other examples of patently unsafe ‘work arounds’ and I’m starting to wonder what to do about it.

A nut cracker is good for bottle lid

No wonder I’m busy with people stabbing themselves! Just bash the rim with the handle of a table knife, breaks the seal and avoids the knife slipping and stabbing you.
Either that or buy a jar opener.

I sometimes do it as a last resort. Only on jars where I intend to use the entire jar and don’t need to re seal it.

I do it but obviously the jar isn't then air tight so only works for things that will be used up quickly and in fridge.
I have an gripper thing for when a knife won't do but it's much harder to use than quickly stabbing the lid. I am clumsy but have yet to injure myself stabbing lids - you only need a tiny hole.

No, simply drop the jar on a tiled floor and then pick the shards of glass out. Simple!

or bottle openers also work

I'm in the whacking the edge of the lid on the worktop camp. No risk of accidentally stabbing yourself.

I do it!

Er yes. I use a corkscrew though

Would you not end up with a lid with a hole in it, and completely useless?

Let the hot water run from the tap until it's piping hot and then turn the jar on its side and carefully dip the lid under water. Rotate the jar so that all sides of the lid get wet. The hot water helps the metal expand, therefore loosening the lid and making it easier to unscrew.

I wouldn’t try and puncture the lid. As pp have said, the contents would spoil. I do bash the top of the jar in the middle where the seal is, as denting it breaks the seal, but I do it with e.g. the handle end of a butter knife or with a spoon. I certainly wouldn’t do it with the sharp end of a pointed knife in case it slipped!

No I've never done that. Just tap the side of the lid on the worktop and it breaks the vacuum so the jar opens easily.

@NeverDropYourMooncup

Yes gherkins are usually the culprit, or roasted peppers

I use a butter type knife to release the air by inserting it between the lid and edge of the jar. Never stabbed the actual lid though.

Yes we do

Just put it upside down in a small bowl of very hot water for a couple of minutes. Expands the lid and opens easily.

Yea, it works. Why wouldn't you do it

I just get a blunt knife and break the seal by turning the jar upside down and levering the underside of the jar lid open 😁

I pop a knife under the edge of the lid and tap it end of the knife off the jar, the security seal pops and it opens easily. My 18 year old showed me this 😂😂

Never, seems ridiculously dangerous.
Just tap the lid on a hard surface.

Stabbing sounds insane, and hard to do if you have weak hands.
I have weak hands. I knock jar lid with (dinner) knife handle to loosen it. I was taught to do this as a child.

I do this. Not lost a finger yet, thank god!

I never heard of this!

I always put rubber gloves on to grip it better, but those bloody Bonne Maman jars are going to get a stabbing now.

A beer bottle opener works perfectly well to pop the air lock

No because it can't be reused. I will pop a blunt knife under the cap to break the seal.