How to separate two jammed-together measuring cups?
I have two Pyrex measuring jugs (this type) that have got jammed together, one inside the other, I'm looking for suggestions on how to separate them again.
I've already tried
- washing-up liquid around the edge
- putting ice water in the upper jug, then dipping the bottom jug in hot water
but neither of these has worked.
What else can I do to separate them?
Best Answer
Filling the lower jug with water and then putting the whole thing in the freezer worked. I checked it after a couple of hours and didn't think it had worked as I still couldn't separate them, but it mustn't have finished freezing at that point because when I looked again a bit later the ice had travelled up between the two jugs and then at some point the inner jug must have popped free.
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Fill bottom jug with hot (not boiling) water. Let sit for a few minutes. Take a rubber mallett and gently tap the lower section of the handle of the top jug. I had previously squeezed a little dishwashing soap around the rim of the lower jug, and maybe that helped to release it also.How to unstick two Pyrex measuring cups?
Fill the top glass or container with ice. Fill a bowl with warm water, and place the two stuck glasses in the water. As the bottom glass expands from the heat, the top glass contracts from the cold. The difference in temperature is just enough to weaken the seal, allowing you to pull the glasses apart.How do you separate Pyrex?
Put the outer bowl in hot water and fill the inner bowl with ice cubes. Wait a minute or two, and they should separate with a little pulling. The heat expands the outer bowl, the cold contracts the inner bowl. Before you do that, try this.Super Quick Video Tips: How to Separate Stuck Glass Cups
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Answer 2
Fill top jug with ice cubes. Fill bottom jug with hot (not boiling) water. Let sit for a few minutes. Take a rubber mallett and gently tap the lower section of the handle of the top jug. I had previously squeezed a little dishwashing soap around the rim of the lower jug, and maybe that helped to release it also. Works!
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