• Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 year ago

    If these aren’t affordable or accessible near you, a good substitute is nonslip shelf liner (example)

    Just cut off a square big enough to comfortably drape over the lid plus the sides and it will make it much easier to open them. It requires slightly more physical ability than the jar opening tools since you need to be able to grip rather than just squeeze, but if you don’t have significant hand mobility issues it should work fine.

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      1 year ago

      These are basically a diy version of the jar openers I had as a kid, discs of rubbery textured material with various bank logos on them (my mom had a long career in banking at various small startup banks in the area). My experience with them is basically the same as yours, if you’re having trouble opening the jar because your hands are adequately moisturized (hand lotion is great) this is a good suggestion. And slippery hands is probably why that jar is tricky unless you have hand mobility issues.