On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:49:24 +0200, Victor Sack wrote:

> Dora > wrote:
>
>> And mine? I fell for a TV ad and bought a little monster that was
>> supposed to unscrew large and small jars (have little strength in my
>> hands). It didn't work, it doesn't work, so why on earth is it still
>> in my cabinet? (Excuse me, while I go and dump it out.)
>
> Those kind of things have always been useless. It is the vaccuum in the
> jar that makes it difficult to open. To get rid of the vaccuum, just
> gently lift a side of the lid in a few places using a bottle opener (of
> the kind used to open beer bottles).
>
> Victor

Or punch a hole in the lid, and seal that with some tape.

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Groet, salut, Wim.