I can't open my glass jar of spaghetti sauce from Trader Joe's

[Anonymous]

Poke holes in the lid to release the suction. No different from opening home canned food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run the lid under warm water for 60 seconds

Sorry , I see you already did that!

Water isn't hot enough. Heat on stove top, turn jar upside down, submerge top/lid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was it the three cheese pasta sauce? Same thing happened to me a few nights ago. We just had to eat with butter and parm b/c none of us could get the jar open.

Nope, it was garlic and something.

[Anonymous]

OP here with an exciting update! I gave it a rest for a few hours, and then tried again.

No joke, I used visualization and visualized energy shooting down my arm, through my hand and onto the lid of the jar, and it WORKED.

My jar of sauce is now opened.

(I heard years ago that Olympic athletes visualize their routines going perfectly, and that studies have proven it to work.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Slide a butter knife tip under the side of the lid and break the seal. Works every time.

This. It opens the pressure seal.

[Anonymous]

This is the only method that works:

You insert the other end of the spoon (or something equally narrow and rigid) between the lid and the neck of the jar and use enough force to break the seal: you will hear the air getting sucked in and the lid will pop a little. Then unscrewing it is easy.

[Anonymous]

Glad you got it open OP. In the future, I think a bottle opener works great...that is what I use for TJs spaghetti sauce.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tap the side of the lid on the countertop. Gently

+1 you need to dent the side of the lid to break the vacuum seal. You can tap it on the edge of the counter or hit it with the side of a knife

Oddly. I thought this was common knowledge

My husband always looks at me like I'm a crazy person when I open the pickle jar with the counter method. But it works!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was it a diet spaghetti sauce? If so...genius!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you have a beer bottle opener?

Slide the pointed end around the rim until you find a spot where you can stick it under. Press down gently.

It will pop as it releases the air lock, then open right up

This is what I always do! People think I am crazy until they see how easy it is.

[Anonymous]

Puncture the top with a knife. Put any leftover in another container

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Run the lid under warm water for 60 seconds

Sorry , I see you already did that!

Water isn't hot enough. Heat on stove top, turn jar upside down, submerge top/lid.

This. The water has to be HOT. This technique has never failed me. Also, if you have rubber kitchen gloves, that helps too to grip the jar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Run the lid under warm water for 60 seconds

This. The hot water expands the metal, which reacts to heat. It works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Glad you got it open OP. In the future, I think a bottle opener works great...that is what I use for TJs spaghetti sauce.

Lol, I don't own a bottle opener.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here with an exciting update! I gave it a rest for a few hours, and then tried again.

No joke, I used visualization and visualized energy shooting down my arm, through my hand and onto the lid of the jar, and it WORKED.

My jar of sauce is now opened.

(I heard years ago that Olympic athletes visualize their routines going perfectly, and that studies have proven it to work.)

That is fantastic