Martha Stewart reveals ultimate hack for opening a stubborn jar

Publish date: 2024-07-09

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Is there anything that Martha Stewart can’t do?

In a recent video posted to her official TikTok page, the 82-year-old domestic diva revealed her ultimate hack for getting stubborn lids off jars — sparking a lively discussion on social media.

“Ever try to open a jar and you just can’t get enough strength out of your hands?” the Snoop Dogg sidekick begins the 21-second video by saying, an oldie but goodie “Good Things” clip from her aughts-era “Martha Stewart Show.” The post has already been viewed nearly 600,000 times.

Instead of using a store-bought opener, the noted thirst trap queen suggests using a couple of rubber bands to crack open the stubborn jar. Sporting a denim button-down shirt, the CBD CEO places a few of the rubber bands around the jar’s lid, and is able to easily wiggle it open.

“How great, three fat rubber bands,” the reformed jail bird says. “They’ll really give you that grip you need to open a stubborn jar lid.”

Stewart revealed that all you need to open a stuck jar is three fat rubber bands. marthastewart/Tiktok
In the TikTok video, she places the bands around a jar lid, which pops right off. marthastewart/Tiktok

“They’re a good thing,” she concludes, shooting the camera a big smile.

The Post reached out to representatives for Stewart for comment.

In the comments section of her video, some thanked her for the genius tip.

Stewart shared the video on her official TikTok account. Getty Images for Vanity Fair

“WOW, love this tip, Martha!♥️” one commenter wrote.

Another agreed, typing, “Listen, Martha Stewart is my Hail Mary when it comes to …. everything.”

Others, however, shared their own tips for opening a stuck jar — with many people claiming that a rubber glove does the job just as well.

“How great, three fat rubber bands,” Stewart said. “They’ll really give you that grip you need to open a stubborn jar lid.” marthastewart/Tiktok

“I use my rubber dish gloves, they work like a charm too,” one TikToker typed. “They’re a good thing.”

“Rubber gloves for the win!” someone else seconded.

“Just tap the jar lid on the counter,” another suggested. “It’ll break the seal. Or, use a rubber dish glove and twist lid off with it.”

She originally shared this hack on her cooking show, “The Martha Stewart Show.” marthastewart/Tiktok

But the lifestyle legend isn’t the only one who recently shared a life hack for opening a stuck jar — in January, social media users found another way to pop open a stubborn lid, no problem.

TikToker Dustin Hadley decided to try out the viral hack himself — all it requires is placing a spoon underneath the lid vertically, then pushing it up, causing the lid to just pop off.

“You’re telling me for 40 years I’m having to get my wife every time I needed to open a jar, I could’ve been doing this?” Hadley says in the video clip. “Ain’t no way.”

As he tries out the spoon trick and the lid evidently pops off, he starts laughing in disbelief.

“Never ask for help again with those pesky lids,” he concludes.

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