Stuck lid on jar

The Raptor

Can anyone help me, i have a jar with a lid stuck on it.

What's the best way to open it without damaging the jar or lid.

Its very frustrating.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

What;s in the jar?

billie1b

Tap it with a spoon or run a tap of hot water and plabe it under it for a couple of minutes

failinis

If its a food jar like jam etc tap the sides sharply with a spoon then try and open with a tea towel.

yoyo

Rubber glove to improve the grip? Easiest way is to take a corkscrew or knife and pierce the jar lid though :pac:

Silverfish

The Raptor wrote: »

Can anyone help me, i have a jar with a lid stuck on it.

What's the best way to open it without damaging the jar or lid.

Its very frustrating.

Give the centre of the lid a thump on the corner of a press or the handle of something, then try it.

s4uv3

The Raptor wrote: »

Can anyone help me, i have a jar with a lid stuck on it.

What's the best way to open it without damaging the jar or lid.

Its very frustrating.

I got this.
Run your tongue around the rim, just under the jar. The heat from your tongue will pop that badboy right off.

looksee

What kind of jar, what kind of lid, why is it stuck - crossthreaded, contents leaked, vacuum, rust, what?

MilesMorales1

Smash it open and pick the glass out duh.

timthumbni

Elbow grease and a tea towel is the best advice I can give...

The Raptor

s4uv3 wrote: »

I got this.
Run your tongue around the rim, just under the jar. The heat from your tongue will pop that badboy right off.

How come this sounds dirty? Like giving a blow job or something.

Blueboggirl

Put a rubber band around sides of lid, fiddly if a thin lid, but works.

Day Lewin

Turn the jar upside down, and knock it [the lid] repeatedly on the floor, gently but firmly and steadily, knock-knock-knock. The vibration shakes the screw-top looser and you should be able to twist it off afterwards.

Don't knock TOO hard or you might break the jar!

Satriale

Eat some spinach...

gozunda

I have one of these

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-TOP-OFF-Jar-Bottle-Screw-Top-Opener-Wood-Avocado-Green-Handle-Edlund-Co-/172167839910?nav=SEARCH

Lots of modern equivalents out there ...

Deep Six

Puncture the lid with the jab of a fork.

mfceiling

Here OP hand it over here and let a real man open it for you...

NicoleW85

Please let us know how you get on. The suspense is killing me

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Stab the lid with a corkscrew and it'll pop
Open

OldMrBrennan83

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weldon

Jimmy a butter knife under the tin lid and pull the side of the lid towards you, releasing/letting in air and thus destroying the "vacuum".

The Raptor

NicoleW85 wrote: »

Please let us know how you get on. The suspense is killing me

I tried a few, like hot water and rubber band and it's not working.

I'll let you know tomorrow. I give up for tonight.

Tap the bottom of the jar a few times then try again
It's magic

jester77

Hold on everyone... we might be getting ahead of ourselves here.

OP, are you turning it the right way?

The Raptor

jester77 wrote: »

Hold on everyone... we might be getting ahead of ourselves here.

OP, are you turning it the right way?

Yes

Canis Lupus

looksee wrote: »

What kind of jar, what kind of lid, why is it stuck - crossthreaded, contents leaked, vacuum, rust, what?

Looks like we have a jar expert people. Everyone stand back.

MarkAnthony

Jar lids stuck on is an air lock not a function of the lid being on too tight. Lift the side of the lid and let some air in the lid will unscrew with ease. Not unlike yore ma.

worded

Throw it at a wall

Canis Lupus

Do you even lift OP?

Absoluvely

The trick here is to slip it in the microwave for a few minutes.

The Raptor

Canis Lupus wrote: »

Do you even lift OP?

Been trying to lift a lid all evening. Does that count?

Frynge

Go take a load of acid, but not too much that you see the contents of the jar eating you* but enough that you see yourself eating the contents of the jar.

If it doesn't work the first time just rinse and repeat, soon you won't know what you were all worked up over to begin with.

*Assuming you don't want to be eaten by the contents.

osarusan

weldon wrote: »

Jimmy a butter knife under the tin lid and pull the side of the lid towards you, releasing/letting in air and thus destroying the "vacuum".

Seconded.

Look for a space on the screw part of the jar itself and slide a strong knife in there and twist it, to break the vacuum.

Make sure it's a strong knife. You might break the tip of the knife otherwise.

biko

Ask a neighbour to open it for you.

Villan11

The Raptor wrote: »

Can anyone help me, i have a jar with a lid stuck on it.

What's the best way to open it without damaging the jar or lid.

Its very frustrating.

Depending on the size of the jar you might be able to wedge it between a door and door frame on the hinge side. It gives good grip on the jar. Once the jar is jammed in the doorway then just twist the jar itself.....

Deep Six

Villan11 wrote: »

Depending on the size of the jar you might be able to wedge it between a door and door frame on the hinge side. It gives good grip on the jar. Once the jar is jammed in the doorway then just twist the jar itself.....

I saw somebody do this before and while they were doing it a skeleton fell out of a cupboard and now they has a poltergeist in their house

FishOnABike

Use an oil filter wrench or one of these http://www.assistireland.ie/eng/Products_Directory/Housekeeping/Food_Drink_Preparation/Jar_Bottle_and_Tin_Openers/Jar_Openers/Good_Grips_Jar_Opener.html

sheep?

The Raptor wrote: »

Been trying to lift a lid all evening. Does that count?

Haha, but seriously whats in the jar? >_>

crazygeryy

Tie it to the front of your car and warn it if it doesn't open you'll drive at high speed into said wall.

gozunda

jester77 wrote: »

Hold on everyone... we might be getting ahead of ourselves here.

OP, are you turning it the right way?

The Raptor wrote: »

Yes

Lefty - loosely
Righty- tighty

Right is therefore wrong!

Satriale

Google 1 man 1 jar for some video advice.

The Raptor

Satriale wrote: »

Google 1 man 1 jar for some video advice.

Do you know what you gave me?

Satriale

Did it work?

The Raptor

Satriale wrote: »

Did it work?

The website worked but no jar opening tips.

Antar Bolaeisk

Absoluvely wrote: »

The trick here is to slip it in the microwave for a few minutes.

Don't do this.

Satriale

The Raptor wrote: »

The website worked but no jar opening tips.

Damn, i thought that was the go-to place for handy jar opening tips. Back to the drawing board...

dee_mc

Turn it the closey way to break the vacuum, then turn it the openy way and it should open. Other than that, bashing the top with a spoon or gripping with a rubber glove usually work for me.

Rayne Wooney

Surely breaking the vacuum for one jar is a bit extreme

Those things cost a bomb in Argos these days

jester77

The Raptor wrote: »

Yes

Aha, I knew it. You should be turning it left.

Boater123

Satriale wrote: »

Google 1 man 1 jar for some video advice.

Where....how.....what....who....what the f*ck....how...jesus....why did you do that????? Why did I click. AHHHHH.

gormdubhgorm

In fairness how is a raptor going to open a jar?

http://www.ict.mic.ul.ie/dinosaurs/raptor.jpg

Look at them awkward claws!