Black & Decker JW200 Lids Off Jar Opener

by Black & Decker

Product Features

• Works on jars up to 4.5 in diameter and up to 8 high
• Requires absolutely no hand strength or strenuous twisting. Just lift the handle, place a jar on the turntable, and lower the upper body to rest on the top of the jar
• Simply press and hold the On/Off button until lid is loosened and remove the jar and the lid
• Collapses for easy storage

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• ASIN: B000VVF26K
• Item model number: JW200
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,728 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Black&Decker Lids Off Automatic Jar Opener loosens lids on all kinds of jars - - from large pasta sauce jars to small baby food jars and jars with plastic tops.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not a heavy duty solution!, October 19, 2007

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P. D. Hibbs - See all my reviews
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I just received the B & D Lids Off Automatic Jar Opener. I am a retired gentleman suffering from some tendon weakness, but am reaonably resourceful. I can open most jars with my hands, but every once in a while I come across jars that are impossible to open even using all the common kitchen techniques; hence the purchase of this product.

The first jar I tried to open was 'Del Monte Orchard Select Apricot Halves'. I have found Del Monte jars to be infamously tight. Anyway the B & D opener failed to open the product and instead became jammed making it impossible to remove the jar from the opener without prying the upper body up with a screw driver ( a technique that I suppose is not recommended).

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4/6/08

After using the jar opener for several months I now find it to be a much better product than I first perceived. I have had to learn some things about placement of jars, but discounting my first attempts, it has worked well.

It has become a real help to me, and I am glad that I have it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL product for someone with arthritis!, October 18, 2008

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KrstyPnt (Hickory, NC United States) - See all my reviews

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I bought this for my grandmother who has arthritis in her hands. My grandfather used to open everything for her, but he passed away last year. This jar opener has solved all of her jar-opening problems. She only has to put the jar in place and press a button. She is 85 years old and usually doesn't like to learn how to use new electric gadgets, but after I showed her how to use this one time she was able to use it. She said that it has opened every jar she has put in there with ease. I asked her to rate it and she gave it 5 stars.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It works!, December 1, 2009

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B. Omara (Encampment, Wyo.) - See all my reviews
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I purchased the Black & Decker Lids off because it works, saving my aging hands the trouble of trying almost everything else, then running to the tool box for a sledge hammer! The only problem with this model is that the rubber inserts that hold the jars firmly, will eventually wear out, which makes the B & D jar opener useless.