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This has never happened to mine, so I can only theorize. You might take the same approach as with a stuck jar lid and heat it. Obviously you don’t want to hold the whole thing under hot running water, but try soaking a...

that way and any adhesive is sill stuck on the jar, using the sticky back on the label will often lift it off. If the paper begins to tear and split as you peel,stop and pry up the seperating part and get it caught up with the...

I’m going to Jar for the first time tonight, and am looking for suggestions. I remember PK did a great review recently, but I can find it. Can someone please provide a link? Thanks!

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For jars that have previously been opened but are now "stuck," I put a medium/thick rubber band around the lid and then twist. This has never failed me yet! For new jars that have the pop-up seal, I slide a “can...

Well, I’ve always used spaghetti sauce jars before, too, but this time one of them didn’t work! I had lots of leftover homemade pasta sauce. Got out my empty pasta jars, filled two of them, and stuck them in the...

While I’ll probably lose a half dozen Real Man Points for saying this, I sometimes use my oxo opener on jars that aren’t even stuck. Clever design and fun.

My wife uses the 16-oz. jar of Colavita, and sometimes she extends the volume with a can of Hunt’s No Salt Added. Neither of these products contains High Fructose Corn Sweetener. We used to use a canned product with an...