What Will Happen to Those Can Openers? / myLot

@ZedSmart (19839)

Philippines

February 12, 2020 8:31am CST

I'm curious if can opener has still has place in our kitchen, especially now that most of the canned products available come in an easy-to-open form and it's like every manufacturing companies seems to follow. Do you think its future is close to becoming obsolete? Photo credit: pixabay.com

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (28658)

• United States

12 Feb 20

I still have one of those but you might be right more and more of the canned goods have the easy open tops now. I'm sure it will eventually be obsolete like many other things in life.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

That's my thought as well. Like many other things that no longer in use or useful.

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Bensen32

@Bensen32 (28658)

• United States

12 Feb 20

@ZedSmart Yep as we come up with better things those older things just get left behind. What happened to all the typewriters we use to have?

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

@Bensen32 On display or dumped to the stock room left and being dust.

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Thelma

@thelme55 (79324)

• Germany

12 Feb 20

I am still using a can opener since not all canned goods can be open easily.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

There are still those that has no lid.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (209008)

• United States

12 Feb 20

I still seem to find plenty of use for my can opener, although I use an electric one.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

That is easy for you. Maybe, they will still stay for more good years.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

12 Feb 20

It still use one. Sometimes those lids don’t come off completely.

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DianneN

@DianneN (254926)

• United States

12 Feb 20

@ZedSmart

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

Yes, especially if the handle or how we should we call it, maybe a puller detached before you can open the lid.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112876)

• United States

12 Feb 20

Not yet. Only about a third of any of the canned goods I buy have an easy open lid. I still use my can opener very often.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112876)

• United States

13 Feb 20

@ZedSmart I don;t know that it will ever go away. I still use this old tool all the time as well...

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

Yes, maybe it stays for more years or never go at all.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

14 Feb 20

@porwest maybe it will stay for good. We can't be so sure if those easy to open can lasts also.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

Been a while since I've seen one... Very helpful during those old days...

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

@ZedSmart I was once cut by the easy to open canned sardines... I think they must improve it. It is not yet perfect...

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

@simplfred oh! Perhaps, you can open it up slowly as to not hurting yourself.

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@ZedSmart (19839)

• Philippines

12 Feb 20

Helpful indeed coz it's difficult to use knife since you might get hurt. Now, I looked and buy only easy-to-open canned products. If those are don't I won't unless no other available.

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