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what's some stuff that costs around 1$ that you would recommend? (lemm.ee)
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Low risk products that people swear by.

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[–] [S] 22 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Starting this out:

P51 Military Can Openers: I have several of these. I have one on a tiny magnet attached to my kitchen door should I ever need it. Works about as well as any other can opener. Easy to slip in a drawer, keychain, car, exct.

Mason Jar plastic reusable lids: great for storage as well as meal prep. I have a lot of mason jars and these are awesome.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Can confirm. Just discovered them about a week ago and I'll never go back to metal ones.

    Edit: will NEVER go back.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I like the plastic lids for fermenting food in mason jars, like sauerkraut. I find the metal ones tend to become really hard to open or corrode once the ferment has been going on for a while.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    I used to have trouble opening jars.

    I went looking for one of those "jar openers" and someone in the Amazon reviews suggested a strap wrench. They were right. They are much better. Maybe a bit overkill for jar-opening, but better to be overkill than not enough.

    These gizmos are for putting a lot of torque on something large and round, like pipes. Hardware stores have 'em. There are several types: some have a metal strap, others a nylon strap, and others a rubber strap. For jars, you want a rubber strap.

    You can even get two, use one on the lid and the other on the jar.

    One random example (not the one I have):

    https://www.amazon.com/ACOSEA-Wrench-Diameter-Adjustable-Plumbing/dp/B0C9YF82ZL

    Note that (since this is a $1 discussion) these things are more than $1.

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