Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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I tested cheap, expensive and electric jar openers to find out which one actually works best… from whacking lids with a wooden spoon to fully automatic battery powered gadgets that remove the lid for you. Some were brilliant. Some smelt like tyres. One nearly cost me $150 just to ship from America.

Full blog post: barrylewis.net/recipe/testing-jar-openers-which-gadget-actually-works-best
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Affiliate links to the gadgets tested:
Rubber jar opener: amzn.to/4urMneD
Metal adjustable opener: amzn.to/4cN9dYc
Strap opener: amzn.to/48Bvh5G
Under counter opener: amzn.to/4etnL0o
Jar key: amzn.to/4waW3M8
Multi size gripper: amzn.to/42aVQLn
Battery powered opener: amzn.to/4tduC1G
USB rechargeable opener: amzn.to/4f1GUGQ
Hybrid base thing: amzn.to/3QSNCoJ

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00:00 I Tested Jar Openers
00:42 The Wooden Spoon Trick
02:15 Cheap Rubber Jar Opener
04:01 Metal Jar Opener
06:07 The Strap Opener
08:53 Under Counter Jar Opener
11:10 The Jar Key
13:02 Multi Size Gripper
14:42 Battery Powered Jar Opener
17:20 USB Electric Jar Opener
19:41 Jar base holder?!
22:38 Picking the Top 3 Jar Openers
24:35 Which Jar Opener Was Best?

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