The OXO Good Grips Jar Opener with Base Pad is the kitchen tool I never knew I needed. I was recently diagnosed with an autoimmune disease and it causes me pain in my hands and I am unable to do simple tasks when I have a flare. My husband has been my jar opener when it flares up. With the OXO Good Grips Jar Opener with Base Pad I can go back to doing it myself. It may not seem like a big deal to most, but when you aren’t able to do the simplest things it can be very disheartening. Having this allows me to hold on to being independent a little longer!