How To Use Basic Can Opener

Giving you access to pour out the contents.

How to use basic can opener. Hold the can opener by the handle with the blade pointing down and the square guard away from you. Use a handheld can opener by opening the arms positioning the cutting edge and then rotating the handle to separate the lid. If you have a chef s knife on hand you can use it to open a can the same way. Carefully but forcefully puncture the lid with the blade deep enough for guard to rest on the rim of the can. Squeeze the arms together for a secure fit and start turning handle.

To use a manual can opener open the arms of the can opener and place the metal tooth on the lip of the can. The hooked which is on blade is a fulcrum you have to place that under the lip of the can now you have to angle the blade towards the edge press down at the end of blade so that you can prevent slipping off once you see the hole then you are half done. With either can opener be careful not to cut yourself on any sharp edges. Hold the can with your left hand secure the guard at the edge of the can and puncture it using the pointed edge of the opener. The only difference is that a chef s knife has a blade that goes below the handle.

Place the curved knife point of the opener on the right side of the can at the edge of the lid near the rim. For can opener blades on swiss army knives simply unfold the blade and puncture through the lid of the can. Lifting the opener with a quick and firm move will rip a part of the can.