How big of a jar will open
1006206
this is a great product. It can open large, wide bodied pickle jars. Say 5 inches.
1006207
The jaws open 3 1/2". This is a great product. It has opened jars that none of us could open. I had one like this for years. My daughter, thinking it was a can opener, used it. It crushed the can (also broke the opener). I had to get a new one immediately. Don't know what I would do without it. Cam Z.
1006208
I never opened anything larger than a large jar of olives, but the opener does open quite wide.
86328
Wendy, based on the dimensions given, Jar opening is approximately 5 1/4 Inch Inside Diameter Jar Outside Diameter is approximately 5 3/8 Inch Diameter, It will not fit your 5 1/2" equipment. Hope this helps.
1580087
Hi Nikolas, It will open regular and vacuum-style screw top jars with lid diameters of from 1.3" to about 4" , hope this helps!
1491753
I purchased the middle sized one. I have a sin tea jar that had the old spicket where you push down in the center and inevitably break a fingernail. I pryed old 1 off, scrubbed the opening with a brillo pad so it would seal well & screwed in the new 1. Works like a champ.
1974316
I bought this as a gift for my daughter, so I needed to check with her on this. She said she can fit 7 quart sized jars in the canning pot
1642260
The documentation it states that it will open jars or bottles from 1 inch to 3.5 inches. I haven't tried beyond those sizes.
597539
I don't know numberwise but it will fit in the top of a regular canning / jelly jar
757462
No, as they are to tall to fit in the area for the jar. It does open most taller jars~
1008609
The amount of volume the jar will hold has nothing to do with which size you get. Canning jars come in two standard sizes, called "regular" & "wide mouth". Those names refer to the size of the opening at the top of the jar. There are both pint (16 oz) & quart (32 oz) jars in both regular & wide mouth sizes.
861380
yes I just opened two olive jars with it which is a similar jar just smaller.
1475247
This one is almost 1 inch. Mainly using for 6 oz Mason jar. Have no complaints about this product
529470
Up to big pickle jars. I have sometimes used heavy duty screwdriver if I am worried about breaking the opener. No problem so far.
493984
Have never thought of it in those exact terms, but if it will help you make a decision concerning whether to purchase or not, I just went to the device and can tell you: it will accommodate a jar about 8 1/2" in height. The base of the jar and lid should be no more than 3 3/4". In the time that I have had it, I've only encountered one or two instances where the jar was too wide for the device. Good for anyone with arthritis and particularly one who lives alone and doesn't have a partner to help with opening difficult jars.
1219768
The top opening is 3 inches. The height from bottom to the lid when in jar is just a little over 4 1/2 inches. Total height of jar is 6 inches tall. Hope that helps.
2277906
I just measured the biggest slot or circle and it's 3.25 inches in diameter. There's no way it would open a 4.5 inch jar. I take that back- you can stretch the two ends 4.5 inches apart so a jar 4.5 inches would fit between the smallest circles. That may work. Hope this helps.
1719205
Regular and/or wide mouth indicate the size of the jar opening, not the oz size if the jar.
1116888
The size of the jar doesn't matter. It fits the wide mouth jars not the regular mouth jars.