How To Use Hand Can Opener

This causes the serrated wheel to roll around the edge of the can which makes the cutting edge move and puncture through the can.

How to use hand can opener. Today food asks the experts to weigh in. Meanwhile you will hold the clamp in your palm just behind the can opener with your other two fingers. A video online has gone viral showing the correct way to use a handheld can opener. Lifting the opener with a quick and firm move will rip a part of the can. Hold the can opener arms in 1 hand and twist the handle clockwise with your other hand.

In this video i show you how to use a can opener. There s a right way and there s a wrong way. It is a simple process and i demonstrate myself opening a can of tuna as part of the tutorial. Your index finger should fit between the other side of the flat surface and the back of the small blade. This will align the wheel of the opener where it needs to be to cut into the lid.

Keep pressure on the handles with your left hand while using your right hand to turn the knob clockwise. Grasp both can opener arms in your left hand and steady the can with your right hand. To use a manual can opener open the arms of the can opener and place the metal tooth on the lip of the can. Hold the can opener securely with your finger gripping the flat surface of the can opener not the blade. This action will rotate the wheel which cuts into the can.

Squeeze the arms together for a secure fit and start turning handle. Twist the can opener handle to rotate the cutting edge around the lid. Giving you access to pour out the contents. Firmly squeeze the arms together so that the lid is punctured by the cutting wheel and its gears interlock with those on the feed wheel.