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18. Yes, that always works for me to bang the outer edge of lid with blunt side of dinner knife

Mon Mar 2, 2026, 07:50 PM

Mar 2

and has never broken the glass or hurt the edge of countertop by using back smooth side of knife.

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I use a knife and slip it between the avebury Mar 2 #22

Thanks, yall! raccoon Mar 2 #3

Try a blunt bottle opener buzzycrumbhunger Mar 2 #4

I'm 82 and my trick to open jars is to beveeheart Mar 2 #5

Try putting a rubber band around the lid WENSTJDON Mar 2 #6

I know, ALL CAPS ARE THIS WAY!!!!!! Hate them all!!!!!! a kennedy Mar 2 #7

Contact the company... here's the link... IcyPeas Mar 2 #9

I use something like this TexasBushwhacker Mar 2 #12

Tropicana did this so I stopped buying it JI7 Mar 2 #13

This is what we use... a handle with an adjustable strap. QueerDuck Mar 2 #14

pipe wrench works n/t sammythecat Mar 2 #15

Turn it over and smack the bottom. kacekwl Mar 2 #16

Don't ever buy Talenti gelato ... you will never get the lid Raine Mar 2 #19

Yeah, it took me forever to get the lid off. Ilsa Mar 2 #21

I have a problem if the lids are too big. Ilsa Mar 2 #20

I put a thick rubber band around the top, Loryn Mar 2 #24

Wack it with something hard and heavy. BigmanPigman Mar 2 #25

This should do the job. up to 500 psi GreenWave Mar 2 #26

What often works for us Mystery To Me Mar 2 #27

Use a spoon to pry it, like a lever, it breaks the seal FullySupportDems Mar 2 #28