The one-touch jar opener looks more like a pair of brass knuckles than an automatic jar opener, but the device did the trick. Nicol Lachimia of Wexford showed us just how easy it was to turn on, put on the jar and let it do the rest of the work.

I was very much impressed with Nicol's ingenuity before we brought the device over to her house. Before we starting shooting, she showed me how she would often open jars with a knife, as well as a green rubber glove. Best of all, she had another "As Seen on TV" item she tried to use: a rubber suction cup-like thing for grabbing a firm hold of the jar top and opening it up. As Nicol said in the story, it didn't work either.

As for the "One Touch", sure it does what it says but it takes forever to make it happen. I think in all - from start to finish - it took about 30 seconds to open the jar. In that time, you could run upstairs and get that big strong husband who claims he can open anything and let him do it.
It's a cool invention - and we did give it three stars out of four - but I don't think it's worth the money.

A big thanks to Nicol Lachimia for inviting us into her home and her kitchen.


Click here to watch the video of "One Touch" on Test It Tuesday.