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Jarkey: https://www.amazon.com/JarKey-Jar-Opener-Original-Solid/dp/B01MSLKIVB/
and
Jar opener: https://www.amazon.com/Suffering-Arthritis-Strength-Non-Slip-Heavy-Duty/dp/B07QVWJ6VN/
Handy to open tightly sealed jars. However, both snapped off after years of use, and this reminds me I should really get a replacement.
For a jar opener, go right past the kitchen aisle or page and into hardware. Get a rubber and plastic strap wrench. if you get the two pack, keep the big one int he garage and the smaller one in the kitchen.
I find a butter knife has a similar effect as the first tool you linked. Jam it into where the lid meets the jar and then twist and/or pry to pop the seal. It's been the quickest and easiest way to open these kinds of jars for me.
I've seen other people just smacking the lid with a knife for some reason and I have no idea what that is supposed to accomplish lol. Doesn't work that way.
Tapping the corner of the lid on the counter or cutting board a few times will also loosen the lid nicely most times. The main reason this works is it creates a small gap in the lid that equalizes the negative pressure inside the jar to atmospheric which is what makes screw top jars so hard to open most times
Ah ok yeah I've never seen someone try it that way but it makes sense. I like the butter knife trick because it takes very minimal effort and is the quickest to break the pressure differential in my experience.
We have a pretty nice Cuisinart air fryer/toaster oven (model is TOA-70 I think), and it is the best. I basically use the "real" oven only for proper baking (very rare) and larger frozen stuff (still fairly rare). All leftovers and "heat and eat" stuff goes into the toaster oven. I also use it for toasting, just to keep the popup toaster off the counter, and as an air fryer I like the results from its tray-like basket much better than the icy-center foodballs that come from trying to get a reasonable amount into the deep but otherwise tiny baskets of cheaper air fryers.
For an actual junk drawer item, we have a 50-foot reel of twist tie (with a little guillotine cutter) that has proven invaluable for lost twist ties, torn garbage bag pulls, arts & crafts, and even the occasional picture hanging until we got a proper reel of that wire.
Maybe a bit the other way around: I replaced specialized gadgets with a simpler "tool"
Since I switched from "specialized" clips for food bags to simple clothespins, my life is so much easier.
Clothespins are easier to get on food bags and easier to get off.
