The 3 Methods You'll Need to OPEN A CAN WITHOUT A CAN OPENER

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Let me know if you know of other methods I missed! Thanks for watching

[@Menshinin]

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[@sandrapapuni416]

I have an electric grinder.

[@zippy2641]

Speaking of can openers...I bought one of those battery operated ones you set on the can and then just push the button. The thing works flawlessly. Opens any can large or small. Works on corned beef style cans as well. I was so impressed I bought a second one. Great for arthritis cases, leaves no sharp edges. Kind of fun to watch, it's like a little robot that dances around the can and even shuts itself off. I got the Boajf Electric Can Opener model at WallyWorld.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Nice, haven’t seen that one but family has something similar

[@brianegendorf2023]

I have it too..best can opener I've ever had! And I got it for $5..

[@pattiannepascual]

a good old manual one still needed in case you don't have batteries

[@zippy2641]

@@brianegendorf2023 $5?

[@dougied3449]

I have a rim cutter. It takes off the top, leaves no sharp ridge and with a hammer i can pop the top back on.

[@cayuse-jf7eq]

Another good video I have carried a P 38 on my key chain for years and keep them in my go bag I think you need as many tools in your bag as you can get you never know what will happen or when it will happen and gloves are a must thanks

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I almost used the p38 but thought that would be cheating lol. Thanks for watching

[@bryanbennett972]

Why would you carry that? The P 38 Lightning is an American single-seat, twin piston-engine fighter aircraft that was used during World War II. Sorry but I had to go there...🤣

[@cayuse-jf7eq]

It's all good have been wafting to here it Ha Ha @@bryanbennett972

[@EssentialTam33]

This was a great tip! If I come across a can I don't plan to eat (rusted or bulging), I'm going practice it! Meantime, notes taken and looking forward to the next one . Thanks😊

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thank you!!

[@rw7594]

I use manual can openers. I do have some basic metal can openers from retail camping sellers. In recent years, I've stocked up on manual tools such as a drill and other cutting tools.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

It's a great thing to focus on imo

[@Buzzy-bm6bv]

Yes, great video and yes, more how to videos would suit me. You have a great relaxed presentation style, which makes it easy to digest the information.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Awesome! Thank you for the kind words

[@debbiechadwick861]

Wow I never saw this method w the spoon before. When I was younger I used a knife. Neither way would be good now cuz lack of strength in my hand. But I keep manual can openers. The old fashioned beer bottle openers work too but I havrnt seen them for sale in a long time. Great ideas from you. 😊

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thanks Debbie. Definitely didn’t invent but so good to know the options

[@ShadowScoutSwede]

Well, thank you for demonstrating how to open a can without a can opener i am familiar with the last method you used but not the other 2 so that was new to me.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ShadowScoutSwede]

@@PracticalPreparedness Yes it was thank you.

[@TimHWolfe]

I have a handful of P38’s around. Along with a couple of old steel strikers for sparks. I have had them since the 50’s when I was a kid and went out camping in the woods. They’re in my glove box in my truck. I live in CO so I keep a survival bag of several things in case you get stuck in a snow storm. The mtns are real. City people laugh, till they close the freeways and they run out of gas sitting all night.

[@TheBudgetguy_K.T]

Ive used alot of these methods still love using a large bowie style blade for fun! The tip clips on the inside lip and you can push down safely to open it slowly! Never tried your method with a knife looks a bit more dangerous but still works!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Nice. That works too!

[@madcow3417]

This video is sponsored by the can opener industry to show us how much we need their products. I actually just had a can last week that a standard turn-knob can opener couldn't open. I had to get my leatherman out to use its can opener. I bought a spare simple blade-based opener just to have around because of this.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

lol. Good to see you again mad cow

[@tomdonahue8110]

The spoon hack is new to me. Thanks Jason.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Always!

[@cbass2755]

I used a flat headed screwdriver and a hammer 🤣 I did!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Nice, it probably worked really well!

[@thomaswypyszinski3645]

Love the glove advice. I'm big on wearing gloves. Cutting your hand open is ALWAYS a bad thing. (lol) Especially in a survival situation. ALSO: Watch out for metal slivers than might go into the food.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Great tip!

[@Seamus3051]

Always carry a military style P-38 or P-51 can opener on my key chain, so have never needed to use any of the 3 methods you demonstrated.. The knife & or spoon seem the most effective , but see a mess as the can begins to leak because of the method used.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Those are extremely handy

[@rubicon3416]

Good one! I've learned the hard way that gloves are your friend in many cases.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Especially getting injured in a bad situation

[@thatsjames3994]

Can you make a video that summarises every basic thing you need in a disaster? And can you give some examples that are cheap but sturdy and links to videos that go deeper into that topic? It would be really appreciated!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I've taken this down. Would be a bigger thing, but think it would be useful. Thanks for the ask!

[@meljordan220]

There's something called a p-38 which is a portable very small can opener that the military used to use or maybe they still do I don't know. I keep one of those in a bug out bag

[@PracticalPreparedness]

It’s a great opener indeed!

[@ericarnaud7983]

You forgot the fourth method of opening the can...it also needs a rock, but just a little smaller than the lapping one. Pick up the rock and smash repeatedly on the top of the can. 😉 Good video. ✔️

[@PracticalPreparedness]

That is a good one! Watch me bash my hand on accident lol

[@ericarnaud7983]

@@PracticalPreparedness 😂😂😂

[@SherryEllesson]

Another good, basic need. Thank you, and yes, please - more of these!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

You bet

[@SherryEllesson]

@@PracticalPreparedness Funny story: I had accidentally locked myself out of my house while out shopping, called a locksmith, and used a keypad to get into the garage. I'm a woodworker, and got a bottle of wine out of the car. Used a drill with a large bit as a corkscrew and opened it, used a coffee mug I keep in the "shop" and was a happy girl when the locksmith arrived. lol

[@helterskelter156]

My grandfather always used his knife to open cans, whenever we went fishing and camping when I was a kid. No gloves, no can openers, and no injuries. Society today is soft AF.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Any injury in an emergency situation could lead to infection. Something to keep in mind

[@helterskelter156]

@@PracticalPreparedness I’m not advocating for it. Just stating a fact. Also, practice is integral for surviving an emergency situation. That’s why people start fires with a bowdrill, etc. even when a lighter is at hand. So technically, even with a crappy set of gloves and no practice you’re way more likely to injure yourself than somebody like my grandfather, who used to open cans with a knife casually.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

That is a really interesting statement and I'd take practice and no safety gear over the former as you stated!

[@maxdrags3115]

Nice video man 👍

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Glad you enjoyed

[@OBXDewey]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thank you dewey

[@davidimreh]

The best method I've found to open a can if you don't have an opener is to use a corkscrew's "mini blade". It's blunt so you don't need any protective gear and it's super easy to open the can with it thanks to it's grooved blade!

[@vhiker]

Once used a Bowie knife. It was fun. 😀

[@PracticalPreparedness]

You're the 2nd person to mention this haha. Need to get a bowie knife

[@deltaechozulu5329]

Very useful info. Thank you.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thank you!!

[@metarugia3981]

Or, if you don't have a spoon, knife or any other tools, you can just grind the top/bottom of the can on a flat surface, preferably concrete or rock. Grind it for long enough and the pressed metal of the lid will wear away and the lid should pop right off.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Bingo

[@lukepippin4781]

Best thing to do would be to carry a can opener in your EDC which sounds crazy, but I have a couple of those tiny military ones, as well as one on my multitool. But there’s always the possibility that you find yourself without your equipment.

[@tonette6592]

Nice to know, but just last week I had to stop my husband from buying an EIGTH can opener for us.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

lol. 8 sounds like a lot!

[@tonette6592]

@@PracticalPreparedness We have at least 7. I guess he is insecure!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

haha well if 2 is better than 1, than 8 is better than 7... I think he's on to something

[@tonette6592]

Yeah, when it comes to cand of meat and bags of rice, and, and...LOL!@@PracticalPreparedness

[@RobertLisboa]

I'm not married but I too have been through about EIGTH can openers. I'll just get my hammer & chisel. It never let me down.

[@teedtad2534]

Which part of the can seal are you rubbing against on the rock ?! Rim of the can or center of the can??! . .☑️

[@CreativeRedundancy]

Just to add a fix blade would be better option over a folder and a real one can opener would be better over that. :)

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Agreed! Should have mentioned fixed is best

[@JOHNBANNON-ib3cj]

GOOD VIDEO!!!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thank you!!

[@JOHNBANNON-ib3cj]

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[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thank you!!!!!!!

[@radekr981]

Try paper/utility knife, it works (real life situation). I would not like to damage my nice knife.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Never heard I’ll look it up. Thanks!

[@radekr981]

​@@PracticalPreparednessSorry, I mean utility knife with replacable blades.

[@Security-ou9ep]

Lifesaver

[@geraldkriss1120]

G.K. Just have a lot of good, safe, can openers.

[@seedy-waney-bonnie4906]

Cool video. I've used a knife.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thank you!

[@fyreflyte9066]

lol. nice i dont fancy the concrete method much. i want the food to stay in the can as much as possible. i dont really want to eat soup off the concrete my dogs go to the toilet on :)

[@PracticalPreparedness]

You and me both!

[@pattiannepascual]

can opener not something you think of grabbing in an emergency if you have little time to leave your house. Besides, I have gone through so many new ones, they make them like garbage now. i bought a couple vintage ones off ebay, they work great with a little sharpening. one is all metal with a little knife thing on the end, there's a cutout in the metal that rides along the can lid. don't need gloves. i will likely try to find and buy another as backup. the heck with these expensive modern junk ones. I also got one as a gift that uses 2 aaa batteries, rides on top of the can lid and takes takes the top and bit of the can off.i love it but just in case i don't have batteries, the real old ones are the way to go. They will probably outlive us all.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Right. Last thing I’d think to grab in a panic

[@DRggsmd]

It's enough that the anchor is good looking, as to whether or not he opens the can is secondary.

[@BeeHappy4Life]

Dont forget top wipe the top of the cans. Them little mices while shipping and in stores. 😅

[@markcoraa]

I cried when I saw you using a knife to open a can. 😮

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Lol why's that?

[@frost8077]

I thought you were going to use an axe when you brought it outside, which made think how some hatchets have a pointy beard that could be great at pressing down through the lids.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

That is a good idea! Same reason the chef knives work well. Prob hard to control that bigger tool though

[@flyoverkid55]

If you're prepping and you don't have 3 or 4 manual can openers, go get some.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Not worth getting injured!

[@thatguy9668]

flat screwdriver so you don't ruin your knife, with a small hammer you can first pierce then pry.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Nice idea!

[@brianegendorf2023]

These are the methods you use to teach someone why they should NEVER be without a can opener, no matter what...

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Definitely adds chance of injury

[@franko8572]

*YOU MISSED THE EASIEST ONE. The lid is glued on. If you take a lighter to the rim or the top of the can, it will melt off very quickly to a point where you can just separate it from the bottom.*

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I'll do a follow up on this! Thanks for adding!

[@franko8572]

@@PracticalPreparedness 💪 You the goat!

[@pistolgrip44mag]

Or you could just get a P38 or P51 and keep them on you at all times.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Great options to have

[@RobertLisboa]

Notice rhe 5 hour speed up process.

[@davidmantooth1285]

This tip is off the subject, you can prolong the life of your can opener by cleaning it with a little cooking oil instead of soap and water to prevent rust.

[@girlnextdoor369]

Hey can food manufacturers- do all humanity a favor! Please get on board with using pull tabs on cans like other companies!!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Right?!

[@kravenofspider]

Took a few calories to open it on some of these. If you are starving, you may not have a ton of energy to begin with. Just an aside.

[@my-max-media7621]

You nagated the calories by burning MORE calories to open the calories 😂

[@daniels61]

C’mon man I wanted to see you open it with your bare hands 🐻🤲

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Hahaha that's another vid. Thanks for watching

[@seedy-waney-bonnie4906]

Shot gun works.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Wouldn’t be much left lol

[@onyxraze]

You can just use a pocket knife.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Absolutely!

[@kikiwiilbiomed9949]

i am crying. no matter how hard i did it i forgot i am still a 85 pound girl and that my will to eat tomato pasta at 3am is still not greater than the stupid can

[@RobertLisboa]

Wait, what?

[@MildredWhitaker-e4w]

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[@forfallah]

I feel miserable