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"Omelet" > wrote

>
> I showed my best friend Lynn' a jar opening "sekrit" a couple of days
> ago when making that Picante Cheese Ball I'd been wanting to attempt.
>
> It was an 8 oz. jar of pimentos and neither of us could budge the sealed
> lid.
>
> I took a butter knife out of the drawer (one with no tang but with
> solid, heavy molded handle) and gently knocked the edge of the lid with
> the knife handle a few times.
>
> On the third careful whack, you could audibly hear the sound change to a
> higher pitch, indicating the breaking of the seal.
>
> The jar opened easily after that, and with no damage to the glass rim of
> the jar.
> --
> Peace! Om
>
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> --Robert Heinelien

There are all sorts of jar opening devices available, but breaking the seal
is the trick for anyone. Cheap too.