I just grip the box closed after I’ve pulled what I need and yank it free

I think it’s usually the bottom side of the opening with the serration, so probably that side

Is there a built in serrated cutter? If so, use that. If not, use box, it tends to be sturdier than the lid.

For plastic the trick is to wrap the entire thing and the pull the thing to tear the plastic straight off the serrated edge.

I prefer to use what’s on the box, no matter what its orientation. That’s because the box usually has a cutter of some kind built in, and the position varies between brands of a given wrap.

Now, I have noticed on average that when the cutter is on the box under the lid (and thus you’d pull down against the box) I get less tears and fucked up edges overall, regardless of quality or brand.

So I guess that’s my preference overall if I could wava a wand and make them all the same

I hate plastic wrap so much. Often it comes down to wrapping the item and then just ripping it because the cutter is gone.

The other items I will use the box in a pinch with no cutter.

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Plastic up, the others down