Thank you for your tips as well as those of you who have offered "your" way the worked for you. I, too, love baking and as my osteoarthritis has progressed I've found some techniques needed to be done with the help of the stand mixer, Kitchen Aid K-45 in my case, and my food processor for pie dough, chopping nuts if I need more than a cup of coarsely chopped.
One of my favorite tools that I use for anything that has a screw top is the OXO jar opener. I can open small tops like vinegar bottles as well as quite large jars like quart size pickles or extra wide mouthed tops.

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