Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While whipping up a quick weeknight dinner, you grab a jar of marinara sauce to go along with your spaghetti bolognese, but can’t ...

Tight jar lids are such an inconvenience in the kitchen, especially if you’re trying to get dinner on the table ASAP. You aren’t totally out of luck if this happens, though, since there’s no shortage ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most of the jars people have trouble with are vacuum sealed, which is a great way to keep the contents fresh, but a pretty tough ...

What's your biggest kitchen pet peeve? There's a lot of petty annoyances to choose from: sticky countertops, crumbs in the sink trap, electric kettles left empty so they short out when you try to ...

Dear Heloise: Here’s my tip to open jars. Tap an ice pick or small nail onto the lid of the jar, making a small hole in the lid, which thereby releases the pressure after vacuum-sealing. Then open jar ...

Dear Heloise: Just read a recent column of yours in the Orange County Register. The easiest way to open a reluctant jar is to turn the jar over and tap it on the floor. It never fails for me. — ...