Help I cant open the pickle jar!?!
I have tried running it under hot water
I have tried putting a shirt over so i get a better grip
There is no one else around
I guess I am doomed to not eat pickles tonight
Answers:
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pry open seal with a knife
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You could try using a small piece of rubber, or a shirt with some kind of raised logo on it to give you more traction. Or use a screwdriver to try and pry the edges of the lid off but BE CAREFUL, as the glass might shatter if you pry wrong. If all else fails . . . throw it at a tree? :D
Personal experience
You have to loosen the seal of the jar on the TOP, so you can take a small hammer and hit the edge of the jar (all the way around it), until the seal is loosened. You don't want to hit the jar too hard with the hammer, but enough to do the job. This is what I do and it works. If you want. you can put a kitchen towel over the top of the jar. I have never broken a jar and it's very effective.
Try it for yourself and you'll soon be eating pickles! (=
Edit: Also VERY helpful are rubber jar openers (1st one pictured). I bought one at the Dollar Store and it works 99% of the time. The first one pictured is the same thing, in three different sizes and great when a lid is really on tight.
http://rubber-jar.openersdiscount.us/
I couldn't open mine lol looked mental walking back from the shop...in the end as ashamed as i am to say it i prised it open with my teeth, just had to loosten the side and get rid of the tight pressure...it was worth it lol xx
Use a butter knife and pry under the side of the lid. Run hot water over the lid for some time. Use a towel to get better grip.
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Take a deep breath. Relax your mind and body. stare at the lid for a minute, imagining it is unscrewing itself. Then now try and open it again. EASY hey?
This works every time:
Use a knife or small spoon and pop out the lid from under the lid on the side. You will hear/see the top pop up. And voila! It will open.
experience
first out a cloth with warm water on it and try to twist it. hit the lid with your sharpest knife. then put you shirt over the lid and twist. pleasee choose me for best anwwer.
use a piece of rubber to get more traction on the lid, less slippery. my friend used her really old crocs that she doesn't wear ever, my mom bought rubber strips made especially for opening jars.
Break it open with a hammer. When you're done eating what you want you can save it in some tupper ware.
turn it straight upside down and thump it on the floor sharply. this should release the tight seal. It works for me most of the time.
try hitting the side of the lid all the way around if u haven't tried that... but if that does not work then id go with the first answer lol
put under hot water and tap it all the way around with a butter knife it will open
Put it in hot water then open
Do what my guy friend does: go crazy and smash it!! Or go ask the neighbors to open it at 2:00 in the morning!
Throw it at a wall....then just pick out the glass from the pickles
Idk go figure.........i guess if you make a hole on top of the jar just to let some air in...u might be able to open it
