How to Remove a Glass Stuck Inside a Metal Container

Published: Dec 18, 2009
Updated: Nov 20, 2021
1 minute read
  1. Place the metal container in a sink and insert the drain plug.

  2. Fill the sink with hot water until the level is almost to the top of the metal container.

  3. Fill the glass with crushed ice and wait two minutes for the glass and the metal to reach temperature.

  4. Cover your hand with a thick leather glove and stick two or three fingers into the glass of crushed ice. The ice will be displaced, but it has already done its job.

  5. Turn the warm metal container upside down over a trash can and wiggle the gloved fingers, moving the glass until it is loose enough to slide out.

Warnings

Don't heat the glass container on a stove or using a double boiler. High temperature contrasts will cause the glass to shatter.

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