How To Use Safety Can Opener

Continue cutting around the lid until you can lift it up and access the contents.

How to use safety can opener. Push down the lid with clean fingers a paper towel or spoon then lift it off being careful to not cut your fingers. The smooth edge can opener should almost feel locked onto the can lid. It breaks the seal of the can leaving smooth surfaces that are safe to remove. You can use a can opener blade like the ones on a pocket knife to open up a can. This action will rotate the wheel which cuts into the can.

This will align the wheel of the opener where it needs to be to cut into the lid. Place the top edge of the can within the gap of the circular moving parts of the smooth edge can opener. Video tutorial on directions on how to open a can using a farberware safety rim can opener. The sharp wheel will slice into the lid giving you a neatly opened can. Unfold the opener blade and puncture the lip of the can with the tip of the blade.

Hold the can steady and rock the handle of the knife back and forth to start cutting along the can. Safety can express is an electric can opener that is specially designed to prevent sharp edges on the can when it comes off the opener. Squeeze handle together and turn crank attached to the cutting gear until the lid is open. 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.

Separate the handles of the hand held can opener and place the cutting blade on the top edge of the can. Wash can openers after every use. Be sure the turning handle is on the outside of the can. Hold the base of the tin and turn the knob with the other hand.