Jar opening help!!

[flute]

I have a jar of pickle slices that won't open.
Anyone have any tips or tricks to get jars (of anykind) to open??

[DBackFan]

tap on the edge of the lid with the blunt end of a butter knife, gently at first but even if you dent it it should break the seal. I have never had luck with hot water but tapping the edge of the seal almost always works.

[Willow]

I have one of those rubber grip pads that I use but I can remember when I was little that my mother would hit the lid gently on the sides with a knife and that would break the vacuum seal.

[flute]

I stuck a knife under the edge thanks :)

[ntgsmommy]

When amy of my jars don't open, I usually get my hubby to open them, but also, try using a butter knife around the jar lid to loosen the vacuum seal, or turn the jar upside down and use the palm of your hand and smack it a few times (don't hit it to hard to break the jar though) that usually works for me, or a towel on the jar lid to get a beeter grip. or one of those rubber grippie thingies.... :D

[cleaningla]

Put the jar under your arm and hit it on the bottom with the palm of your hand a few times.

[freeby4me]

The canned jars I use the butter knife, Pickle jars or things like that I bang against the edge of the counter a few times :D Opens er right up! :D

[JKATHERINE]

I wear rubber gloves to open mine...

[unicorn9149]

For jars with small lids, I use my nutcracker. For others, I use the point of a punch-top can-opener and run it under the rim of the lid until the seal breaks.

[justme23]

I just turn the jar over and tap the whole top of the jar against the counter a couple of times.

[BigLyd1]

The rubber grip thing or tapping the jar against the counter. Drives DH crazy though because he's afraid I'm going to break one of the tiles... but I haven't done so yet.

[tsquared]

Gosh cant you just tap the bottom of the jar with a hammer????????lol
Hitting the bottom with the palm of your hand or around the lid with the butt end of a knife is what i do.

[amysusi]

I use a punch type can/bottle opener, and just pull the side of the lid away from the jar until the seal breaks. You don't have to pull far. Always works for me.

[Crick]

Gosh cant you just tap the bottom of the jar with a hammer????????lol
Hitting the bottom with the palm of your hand or around the lid with the butt end of a knife is what i do.

Don't you mean a sledge hammer? :D

[babymaniac]

Wrapping a rubber band around the lid before you twist it will help as well.

[stresseater]

If all else fails an ice pick through the center of the lid will break that pesky vacuum seal. LOL works everytime. ;) ;) ;) :D

[MamaFairal]

throw it against the wall and hope the pickles dont land in the glass shards!...JK!
But seriously.......
Hold upside down under running HOT HOT water...loosens seal and works everytime!

but i like the thorwing up against wall idea tho too ;)