How to open a tin can without a bottle opener?

Often, in everyday life, on a hike, or simply by coincidence, a situation may occur that the bottle openers or, as they still say in the people, openers are not at hand. In the absence of a special device, a problem arises how to cope with a closed tin can.

From the article you will learn what to do and how you can open canned food without having a specially designed fixture.

In the absence of specialized equipment, you can use the fact that somehow resembles it in terms of functionality or form. In this case, it is an ordinary knife. For a long time, people used it to successfully open banks, because the opener had not yet been invented. This method can be called old, well-tested and reliable.

1. First of all, in order for the bank to stand firmly, it must be somehow secured. You can firmly hold it between your knees, or in order not to damage the muscles of the legs, you can squeeze the jar with your shoes.
2. The next step - vertically holding the knife, attach the tip to the very edge.
3. In order to pierce the metal, it is necessary, firmly holding the knife with one hand with the tip at the edge of the can, to make a strong blow from above on the handle to literally drive the tip of the knife into the metal.
4. Next, make translational movements around the banks, as if cutting off the top layer of metal. Thus you can cut off the edge of the cover around the entire circumference, and it will turn out no worse than the opener.
5. To completely free the jar from the top layer, the lid must be pushed off with the edge of the knife and lifted.

So you can do great to open a can, especially if you have physical strength. But many men, indeed, possess it, moreover, carry a knife with them all the time, so in any such situation this should not cause problems. The main thing - to practice cutting around, so that the incision turned out near the very edge.

If there is no knife, do not worry, because even ordinary table utensils can help you in this case: a fork, a spoon, or any other solid, but narrow object on one side. Consider how to use it correctly, and how can you open a jar if you have only a spoon, but it’s really not sharp. This is not at all scary, because the can is made of a rather soft metal, and it will be enough to literally wipe it in one place with something more solid, like the edge of a spoon.

So let's try.

1. For a successful opening, fix the jar firmly in your hand or, again, between your knees - in this case there is nothing to get hurt. We do this so that it does not fidget and does not interfere with affecting only one place we need.
2. In order to attempt to open the lid with a spoon, you will first need to wipe one hole in the gland, and it should be right near the edge. Therefore, place the spout tip on the edge and rub it there until you can lower it a little deeper into the jar.
3. After you have already managed to pierce the spoon downwards, try to push it deeper with progressive movements, and also make an incision along the entire perimeter with it.
4. As a result, the spoon will simply become a lever, and you can remove the lid, completely freeing the contents.

Each of the following options requires strong physical strength. Indeed, canned food can be opened with only your own hands. Let's figure out how to do it.

You can simply crush the container from both sides, so that it is divided into two equal halves. Of course, this may not be the cleanest way, because the marinade can be nice to get dirty, but the contents will remain intact. And you, even with no accessories and a tip, can get to the contents of the jar.

Firmly grasp it with your hands, and with your thumbs make a pressure exactly in the center of the can, so that the metal will bend inside. If everything went right with you, then you have a bank in your hands, bent on one side, bend it on the other - and you will get metal torn to the sides.

We will understand what to do if you are not so strong. Indeed, it is not uncommon if you simply don't have the strength to break a can from hunger or the characteristics of your body, but you still need to open it. Then you can resort to alternative methods that are a little trickier, but no less effective.

For successful removal of the lid you need to understand how it is worn on this very can. It happens quite primitive. They take a round flat piece of metal, but not ideally the size equal to the diameter of the can, but a little more so that the edges can be bent under the press along the entire perimeter of the container. Thus, it turns out that this is just a cover, and it can be removed.

It will be more convenient for you if the stone is large, but a small one may come up.

• If the stone turned out to be large, the surest way would be to turn the canned food lid down and just make circular movements in order to erase the curved edges. You will need a couple of minutes to open. When the edges already seem holes, just squeeze the jar a little, and the lid itself will separate from the base.
• If you have only a small stone in stock, then everything is also quite simple - you need to drive this same stone around the circumference, that is, you are not moving in a can, but a stone. This method is a little more inconvenient, and a little longer, but the result will not be long in coming either.

Based on all of the above, one can say unequivocally: it is more than realistic to open canned food, and it is not necessary to have a special device for this. If you are hungry, your own strength will help you to restore energy, and even if they don’t turn out to be there, then that’s okay: use ingenuity and rough cobblestones. The can, one way or another, will be open, and now you know exactly how to do it right.

In this video, you will learn how to open a tin can with your hands without using any tools.