Rachel Ray was Right: Opening Selaed Jars

On 2011-04-08, Julie Bove wrote:

This is so basic, it's common sense. You use the back of a butter
knife and hit the lid around the top corner edge, delivering glancing
blows in the direction of loosening the lid, which is
couterclockwise. You hit it hard enough to cause a little nick or
dent with each blow, but not so hard you break the glass. Usually
once around the lid with a half a dozen blows is sufficient.

This aways works and NEVER fails. It's the same concept of loosening
a stubborn nut from a stuck or rusty bolt. When all the nut-breakers,
cam wrenches, and other special tools have failed, a hammer and a cold
chisel used exactly as described above will succeed every time. It's
called basic mechanics based on simple physics.

nb
 
On 8/04/2011 10:56 PM, notbob wrote:
Simpler yet is leverage
take a 1" square stick , nail a stout leather strip to one end
wrap the leather around the lid pressing the sticks end against the
lids edge and close the loop with your hand , turn and the loop tightens
opening the lid

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On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 08:18:50 -0700 (PDT), projectile vomit chick wrote:


You were trying to flame for what you as "Duct Tape".

Duct tape is as well known as staples or scotch tape.
Have you really never heard of duct tape?

-sw
 
On 2011-04-08, ImStillMags wrote:

I don't know what yer still doing or not doing, but your posts still
run clear off the page of some ppl's readers.

nb
 
On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 13:09:09 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
wrote:


He's talking about context. We don't know what you're replying to.
It could be the previous poster we see or one we have killed.

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Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
 
Sqwertz wrote:

I love using this solution on occasion.


I remember reading that vodka bottles sold in the Russian part of the
old Soviet Union came with a pop-top. Why would you ever want to reseal
a bottle of vodka? Like that only with preserved fruit or something.
Don't get drunk, do have a sugar hangover. Sigh.


Whew. I was afraid you were looking in my fridge. It's actually the
clear packing tape on a coule of the jam jars in there.
 
On Apr 8, 9:58?am, "J. Clarke" wrote:


No HVAC man goes anywhere near "duct tape" Heat dries out the stickum,
then the tape would simply fall off, leaving a bumpy, taoeless surface
behind.
 
On Thu, 7 Apr 2011 21:56:07 -0500, Sqwertz wrote:


The jar is labeled "Artichoke Halves and Quarters", but usually
they're 90% quarters. This time they're 100% halves, which I prefer
due to their larger heart and better texture. And I have a big mouth
so eating them whole is no problem. In a salad, you probably want
quarters to spread them out more.

-sw
 
On Fri, 8 Apr 2011 14:06:42 -0700 (PDT), spamtrap1888 wrote:


Ducts are insulted with a 1-2" foil-covered fiberglass foam. You can
use the duct to spice the insulation together. That's what I was
taught in my HVAC course. And that's how we built the ducts.

-sw
 
On Apr 8, 6:09?pm, Sqwertz wrote:

Ever see the Myhtbusters episodes with duct tape?......very cool.
They even made a boat out of it and it was completely waterproof.
 
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