"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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> On 5/1/2015 1:18 AM, Mark Thorson wrote:
>
>> When that didn't work
>> with a particularly obstinate jar of
>> salsa, I had the brilliant idea of
>> relieving the vacuum in the jar by
>> stabbing the lid with a knife. That
>> worked! The lid came right off!
>
> Relieving the vacuum is the best way to open a jar. Usually a can/bottle
> opener will do the trick, even a knife blade to lift the edge. Stabbing,
> of course, if you really have to.

The bowl of a spoon usually works too.