anyone know how to unstick a saucepan lid?

[Katrina R]

haha funny story my mum was cooking something and she used a different saucepan lid or whatever and now its full on stuck to the saucepan we've pulled and pulled and its stuck on real tight we've tried sticking it in cold water but its not working? any tips!?!

 

[i love u]

try butter or olive oil

 

[Dana1173]

well the trick would be getting the pot to heat up (thus expanding) and the top to cool (thus contracting) this should end up with it better able to separateI might be tempted to try to put it in the freezer for a bit then sitting it in a hot sink full of water , heating it from the bottom up, but holding onto the lid only as i dipped it into the sink..I would think this would let the pot drop off