how do you open your can?

@rhane7315 (5649)
Philippines
July 9, 2008 9:21am CST
we have a can opener with us and we use it to open some of the cans like can of sardines, mushrooms, etc. but aside from having a can opener, we can also open a can by using a knife which i've learned it from my mom and my cousins. we know that it was a dangerous thing to do some stuff like that so my mom decided to buy a can opener lol how bout you? do you just use the can opener to open some cans? or do you also know how to open your can by just using a knife or some other methods that you know?
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21 responses
• United States
10 Jul 08
i use a church key can opener.i got tired of the electric ones breaking all the time.sometimes the older stuff is better.
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@misty99 (736)
10 Jul 08
We have can opener,i use it more often.But i can make use also of the knife....that's what we use to open cans back home.I saw one way of opening can,with the use of spoon.Actually it was a picnic and nobody brought opener or knife,one of my friends opened the can with the use of spoon...clever but haven't tried it yet.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
10 Jul 08
can opener - we usually use a can opener to open cans because it is easier and more convenient to get a can open and it is safer than to use a knife.
Good morning, rhane. We usually use a can opener to open cans because it is easier and more convenient to get a can open and it is safer than to use a knife. Yeah, I know how to use a can opener.
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@mayka123 (16584)
• India
10 Jul 08
I have always used a can opener. I feel its too dangerous to use a knife because it can slip and hurt you.
@boogli69 (53)
• Philippines
10 Jul 08
I always use the can opener. I don't know how to open cans with knife. And I feel it's much safer to use can openers. Have a nice day.
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@magojordan (3252)
• Philippines
10 Jul 08
We have an automatic can opener but I know hoe to open one too with a knife. The automatic can opener is a real hassle that's why I still prefer using a manual can opener.
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• United States
21 Jul 08
I have this horrible can opener but it is better than nothing. I want a new one but mine still works a bit. Maybe I will put one on my Christmas list for this year and I can get a new one with out feeling guilty about it.
@saundyl (9783)
• Canada
13 Jul 08
I like the cans u just pull the top lid off with a handle!. I know how to open the cans u put the key on a tab and wind it around the metal. Usually i use a can opener to open my cans though. If i didnt have a can opener i would be s.o.l.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
31 Jul 10
Hi, rhane7315. I have always used an manual can opener or an electrical can opener. I have been always afraid of using a knife to open up my cans. I am scared that the lid of the can will pop up and hit me in the face or on my body.
@cream97 (29087)
• United States
31 Mar 10
Hi, rhane7315. When I was growing up we normally used a manual black can opener. But, I have used an electric can opener when my husband bought one too. I remember first seeing my aunt with an electric can opener at her home. That was when I knew that it was other ways of getting a can to open. I thought that an electrical can opener was very expensive. I have used a knife to open up my cans too. I don't like using one, because, I sometimes would have this fear of the can lid flopping back at me, cutting my skin. So, I try not to use this method.
@jesbellaine (4139)
• Philippines
13 Jul 08
Hello Rhane! We use can opener to open canned goods lolz... well... that is for the girls, my brother and boyfriend, when too lazy to look for the can opener opted to use a knife in opening canned goods lolz... Happy Mylotting!
@cjgrooms (4456)
• United States
9 Jul 08
I have an electric and a manual can opener so i use one of them.
@amanda08 (647)
• United States
10 Jul 08
i hate can openers... i am so clumsy anyway tho
@metschica25 (5399)
• United States
15 Jul 08
Hi , I have always used a can opener and most time i can never get it to open . Then , i will have to take a fork or something and pry it open some way . I dont know what it is with me and can opener but we dont mix most time i get the ones with the lift up lid , so much easier .
• Philippines
12 Jan 11
good day! I know how to use both but I usually open the can with the use of can opener so that it would be easy for me but if there's no can opener, i can open it with the use of a knife only.
@deebomb (15304)
• United States
9 Jul 08
old fashioned can opener, - I hated to use this can opener,
These days I use an electric can opener. My hands wouldn't let me use any other kind. I can even work the old turning ones. When I was growing up my grandmother had one of those really old fashioned ones that you pound into the can then work up and down. The can lid would come out pretty jagged.
@sunshine4 (8703)
• United States
9 Jul 08
I use a can opener. It is the kind that cuts all around the outside of the can, so you won't cut yourself when removing the lid. I have never used an electric can opener. If I don't have a can opener, I wouldn't attemp to open the can....especially with a knife. I'd end up cutting myself.
@Marcola (2774)
• United States
10 Jul 08
Yeah, I smash the can over my forehead just like I do with pop cans. (I learned this from watching Animal House.) Seriously though, I just use a can opener. It's much safer.
@teka44 (3420)
• Brazil
9 Jul 08
Hi rhane, how are you? I open cans with a can opener but I know how to open cans with a knife too because in the past I did camping many times so we needed to open the cans the way we could if we forgot the can opener LOL. Have a nice day rhane.
@dhangski (3194)
• Philippines
10 Jul 08
I use can opener sometimes. But I'm more comfortable in using a knife. Though it is really dangerous, it is much easier than using a defective can opener. You just have to be careful when using a knife. I saw one time, my neighbor, during a drinking spree, used the end of a spoon. That I'll have to try. LOL.
@neildc (17239)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
10 Jul 08
even my wife knows how to open can goods using a knife. it is really dangerous task especially for her. but we have to do it and we have no other resort. i always buy can opener before, but they always became useless in just few days. i even bought a more expensive opener and it lasted just 2 months...