If you dumped all your glassware into a sink full of water last night and went to bed, you might find some of the glasses nested tightly together the next morning. Here’s how to get them unstuck without breakage.
Photo by evelynishere.
DIY Life’s Diane Rixon recommends first drizzling some vegetable oil or dish soap in between the two drinking glasses and wiggling gently to see if they’ll pop apart. If that doesn’t work, try a hot and cold one-two punch:
Hot water and ice water. Submerge the bottom glass or bowl in very hot (but not boiling) water. Fill the uppermost glass or bowl with ice water. Presto! The simultaneous expansion and contraction of the layers should unstick even the most stubborn glassware.
Check out the post for more ideas on how to release stuck glassware. What morning-after cleaning hassles have you encountered after hosting a bash? Share them — and your best cleaning tips — in the comments.
David Metcalf
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 11:35 AMFor other glass-glass tribological issues, you can also use almond oil (an old trick of antique restorers). Great for removing the stuck stopper of a wine decanter, etc.
spiderlama
Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at 12:45 PMThat doesn’t always work, because the glass might be too thick and the temperatures not extreme enough for the glasses to change size.
I tried this with thick scotch glasses, and managed to get glass in my hand. I would suggest leaving them stuck together!