If it’s really bad (sometimes you just can’t get a good grip), you can break the seal by pushing the lid up or prying a bit, there’s tools that do just that, I’m totally guilty of leveraging it a bit with a crappy butter knife.
It actually works better as there is more available strength in the arm to twist something counterclockwise with the left hand.
I swear this is one of the factors of why left-handed people tend to gravitate toward mechanics or engineering. As you could take things apart a lot easier and therefore lower the threshold to learn how something was made
I used to, but now I have an old twisty thing that just crushes the lid as a grip. Works on things from bigger than my palm down to drink bottle lids, and leaves a noticeable dent so you can tell when it’s been used.
If you twist the lid with your left hand, body in right, you get a bit more leverage
Just wack the edge a couple times with the back of a butter knife and the lid will come right off
If it’s really bad (sometimes you just can’t get a good grip), you can break the seal by pushing the lid up or prying a bit, there’s tools that do just that, I’m totally guilty of leveraging it a bit with a crappy butter knife.
Smacking the bottom works better and you don’t need to get a knife out
Yep, pulling elbows apart muscles are stronger than pressing palms together muscles. 👍
will this work if im left handed? thanks.
It actually works better as there is more available strength in the arm to twist something counterclockwise with the left hand.
I swear this is one of the factors of why left-handed people tend to gravitate toward mechanics or engineering. As you could take things apart a lot easier and therefore lower the threshold to learn how something was made
Reading these comments, I can’t help but wonder. Am I the only one who runs stubborn lids under hot water?
I used to, but now I have an old twisty thing that just crushes the lid as a grip. Works on things from bigger than my palm down to drink bottle lids, and leaves a noticeable dent so you can tell when it’s been used.