(We don’t want to inflate the egos of cocky jar-opener types any further.) Keep reading to discover how you can open even the most tight or stubborn of lids all on your own. If you don’t have the upper body strength to wrestle sticky lids off jars but still want to impress your friends and family, it’s your lucky day: We’ve got three hacks that’ll ensure you never have to ask for this type of favor again. Give it, I got it,” Ellen DeGeneres once described their aggressive jar opening offer.) When that other person is able to open it in a cinch, you feel compelled to protest: “Well, I loosened it!” But did you really? With any luck, there will be someone around with big muscles (or a big ego) who demands that you hand the jar over to them.

Whether they’re holding salsa, pickles, or jam, sometimes those pesky glass containers just don’t want to budge. The jar lid is stuck! No matter how much you pry and grunt, the salsa remains impenetrable. You pick up the jar, your mouth watering a little in anticipation of that impending spicy crunch… only to find that it won’t open. Luckily, you just did a grocery shop - so there’s a big bag of your favorite tortilla chips in the cupboard, plus a brand new jar of salsa. Picture this: You’ve had a long, stressful day at work and all you want to do is melt into your couch and binge-watch HGTV while armed with some deliciously salty snack.

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