{"id":185187,"date":"2024-12-19T19:13:03","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T01:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=185187"},"modified":"2024-12-19T19:13:03","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T01:13:03","slug":"6-ways-to-open-a-stuck-jar-lid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/6-ways-to-open-a-stuck-jar-lid\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Ways to Open a Stuck Jar Lid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-186297\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Open-a-Stuck-Jar-1.jpg\" alt=\"Illustrated guide: six methods to open a stuck jar lid using grip, rubber gloves, a knife, a bottle opener, tapping the lid, and running hot water over it.\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Open-a-Stuck-Jar-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Open-a-Stuck-Jar-1-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Open-a-Stuck-Jar-1-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Like killing spiders, opening a stubbornly stuck jar lid is a task that the man of the house is often called upon to perform. Sometimes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/molding-a-mighty-grip-strength\/\">your virile grip strength<\/a> is sufficient to solve the issue. But when the lid remains immovable, there are several other techniques that can be called upon to open a jar and gain access to its delicious contents.<\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/storytellersworkshop.com\/\"><em>Ted Slampyak<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like killing spiders, opening a stubbornly stuck jar lid is a task that the man of the house is often called upon to perform. Sometimes, your virile grip strength is sufficient to solve the issue. 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