How To Use Safety Can Opener

This means no more risk of cutting yourself when you take off the lid.

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. Hold the can steady and rock the handle of the knife back and forth to start cutting along the can. You can use a can opener blade like the ones on a pocket knife to open up a can. Secure the opener in place. This will align the wheel of the opener where it needs to be to cut into the lid.

The groove holds on to the protruding lip of the can and slices the lid open. The sharp wheel will slice into the lid giving you a neatly opened can. It breaks the seal of the can leaving smooth surfaces that are safe to remove. Squeeze handle together and turn crank attached to the cutting gear until the lid is open. Continue cutting around the lid until you can lift it up and access the contents.

Hold the base of the tin and turn the knob with the other hand. Wash can openers after every use. This action will rotate the wheel which cuts into the can. Separate the handles of the hand held can opener and place the cutting blade on the top edge of the can. Video tutorial on directions on how to open a can using a farberware safety rim can opener.

Be sure the turning handle is on the outside of the can. To use a manual can opener open the arms of the can opener and place the metal tooth on the lip of the can. Unfold the opener blade and puncture the lip of the can with the tip of the blade. The smooth edge can opener should almost feel locked onto the can lid.