UPDATE: This Giveaway is now over! Winner announcement has been posted on my homepage. See more Giveaways being dropped on my blog here.
I don’t know about you, but opening a brand new jar of pickles or pasta sauce has always been a pain point for me. If my husband isn’t home and I can’t get it to open, then I usually have to put the jar back. No pickles for you!
I’ve tried different techniques and anecdotal hacks to opening a jar: tapping the jar lid with a spoon, running the lid under hot water, tapping the back of the jar violently hoping to break the vacuum seal, and of course, using brute force. Sometimes I’ll do everything, until the dang jar opens. Usually it works. But sometimes it doesn’t. And I’m usually left in a sweaty mess after wrestling with a jar.
Life is too short to feel frustrated at the sight of a jar.
Enter Robo Twist! My relationship with all vacuum sealed jars has forever changed since I discovered the magical prowess of the Robo Twist. I didn’t think I could love a kitchen gadget as much as I do with this. It’s like having a boyfriend with you in the kitchen at all times, lending “his” strong arms with any jar that tickles your cravings. Big jars or little jars. Square jars or round jars! He can handle it all!
I’m embarrassed to admit that I did learn about it from an infomercial on TV late one night. And I was super skeptical (as one would with such commercials seen on TV). After some digging around, and despite some low star reviews, I ordered one on Amazon (it was cheaper than the TV offer and had free prime shipping).
The rest is history. Opening a jar now is a fun, effortless and satisfying experience that leaves me smiling… and sometimes jiggling at how easy it is. I used it last night, and it made me feel happy.
I made a quick 16-second video for ya when my “boyfriend” opened a jar of pasta sauce. You can watch it here. You can also see their TV commercial in the listing page on Amazon. I know these commercials can feel sleazy and over-promising. I feel the resistance to believe it too. But It really does work as easily as the commercial. Really.
It would also make an inexpensive and useful gift idea. Especially with the holidays just around the corner. Keep this in mind. You can get it here.
(This is a new series of articles on some Fridays called “Favorite Things Friday” where I’ll be sharing some of my favorite things, products & life tips, in hopes that you might find it useful in some way for your family. Join me back here on Fridays. Plus, every Favorite Things Friday article will have a giveaway on it!)
Giveaway Time! Â Win a Robo Twist (5 Winners!)
As usual, I will include a Giveaway to go with each of these Favorite Things Friday articles on Fridays. âşď¸ If I don’t publish a new article on Fridays, I’ll at least do a Giveaway. Check back every Friday for more of my Favorite Things (and if you have some of your favorite things you are open to sharing, send me an email. See end of this article for details).
For today’s giveaway, I’m giving away a FREE Robo Twist to 5 Readers! This giveaway starts on Friday October 5th and will end on Monday October 8th.  Winners will be announced on this blog only on Tuesday 10/9 before 12pm PST. Youâll have 48 hours to claim your prize.
To enter in this giveaway: leave a comment below and tell me about some of your favorite gadgets (doesn’t have to be a kitchen gadget). Or you can tell me a useful tip you use at home or something you recently learned. Or you can tell me about some of your frustrations that you would love help with. And tell me where you’re reading from (city and state). Let me know by leaving a comment on this post.
This post is NOT sponsored. I just really love this product and wanted to share my experience. All prizes are paid for by myself.
 Do You Have a Favorite Product or Life Tip? Want to be published in a future “Favorite Things Friday”? Shoot me an email with your write up and pictures. If I accept your submission and publish your tip, I’ll also send you a $50 Gift Card to the store of your choice. Send an email to tina@FreeStuffFinder.com with subject “Favorite Things Friday Tip”.
My favorite gadget is garlic crusher.
From Raleigh.NC
Thanks Tina for the opportunity to win this magical gadget. As of now I have no gadget to share that I really enjoy. Maybe if I win this gadget I can share with the world that this is my favorite gadget. The struggle is real trying to open a jar and husband is at work or no where to be found. I normally get a knife and tap the lid still no luck. Oh well… Im messaging you from Winton, Ca
Hello i would really appreciate cleaning tips and gadgets i have 2 boys a yr old and a 3 month old. If you could too baby gear aswell thank you !
I love my my tea kettle to warm up water. It sounds so simple but I use it everyday. Rochester NY
I need one of these it would help alot with my authritise.would love to win.
I so need that opener so I can stop asking for help from others due to carpal tunnel on my hands.
My daughter gave me some gel bleach. I simply squirted it on the caulking around my bath tub that wasn’t so clean and white anymore, it stayed there and voila, it is now clean and white again.
Some of my frustrations that I would love help with would be cleaning greasy pots and pans and scrubbing away mildew in the showers. Iâm in Modesto, CA.
My tip is using a silverware holder (the kind that has dividers for placing knives, forks, spoons, etc.) in my top drawer by the kitchen sink. Instead of putting it in the drawer as you normally would, I place it sideways. Most holders are the same length (top to bottom) as the width of the drawer (in my case, the outside to outside measurement of my drawer is 14″ and the holder is a little over 13″). Now it rests on the top of the sides of the drawers and can slide back and forth. This way, I can also store items underneath the tray, increasing my usable space by 50%. You just have to make sure the holder is a little less in width than your drawer and has “lips” to rest on the sides. I see these often in thrift stores. I’m in Tidioute, PA – – a little slice of heaven.
Oh! I’ve seen this before. So it really works, huh? Well, I would love one since my arms are like noodles, lol!
My absolute fave gadget (if u can call it that) is my crock pot. Sometimes I won’t be able to make dinner after work, so I ju add t throw everything in my little “chef” and when i get home, wa-lah! Best investment I ever made. I love my crock pot so much, that ai bought a 3-in-1! It’s awesome for parties. I use it for nacho nights. Beans in 1, melted cheeze in another, and beef or chicken in the last one. See? Even when I entertain, my “chef” is by my side.
-Sylvia
Torrance, CA