It has its many values and uses.
BUT
Today, unusually, I fancied a stilton (blue, of course) and pickled onion sandwich for lunch. Sorted the bread and cheese. But the pickled onion jar, despite being almost empty, defeated me. It also defeated my – formerly - one-touch jar opener, now my 'several touches, a few yanks and still it won't do it' jar opener. I tried my old trick of placing it upside down in very hot water (The pickled onion jar not t he electric opener

) but still the lid wouldn't budge. Reluctantly, I got the gherkins out instead.
And repeated the whole process. Mr Universe had been at them too :roll:
I really didn't want the sweetness of chutney so, in desperation, I used capers. I don't think I'll do that again. Fine in a stew or fish pie but tasting only of salt in a sarnie. Let's hope I have better luck with tonight's pasta.
I'm OK with beetroot, lime pickle and jam but anything that he likes.....

Time to get a new jar opener.
“There is always a well-known solution to every human problem - neat, plausible, and wrong.” H.L. Mencken
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Barbara
They sell one on QV-, that looks quite good. Of course they claim it opens just about everything including Pandora's box
Barbara, I have a strap wrench, too, which I find great for milk and juice cartons but not for slippery surfaces like jar tops.
DD, it's a well-known fact that the only people who can open childproof containers are children :roll:
You need the one with the little rubber bobbles on then it doesn't slip..not sure were I got this from but will have a think..
Barbara
Bubbadog. Thanks for the tip. I'm sure it will help many but, for me, it's not just a matter of releasing the airlock. I am simply rubbish at opening stuff. Often, when I take jars to other people, they gaze at me in suspicion thinking I'm taking the micket out of them because, to them, the lid's practically off to start with :roll:
One good reason for keeping my marriage intact is how on earth would I open wine bottles without him