Can Opener Crisis....help!

EcclesCake | 15:52 Wed 11th Jun 2014 | Food & Drink

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The ring pull has pulled off before opening can, one can opener doesn't have the depth of cut to open the tin and my other one which cuts horizontally has given up the ghost.

Any suggestions for how I can hack my tin of tuna open?

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redman41

I would invest in a Good new tin opener.
Have something different for Tea :-)

berniecuddles

buy fresh tuna chefette lol xxx

Sipowicz

Have you tried opening from the other end?

EcclesCake

Question Author

I use tins so rarely that I just forget I need a new tin opener, must try harder to remember:-(

I've turned the tin every which way and the openers just won't work.

Perhaps I'll skip the protein in my salad tonight :-(

viv38

I had this problem once and in utter frustration I lobbed the tin outside onto the path (at the back of the house) and the impact opened the tin enough for me to get the contents out. Worth a try?

Sipowicz

Now if it was a can of worms........!

royfromaus

Grind it on a rock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbxKbI9Ik4o

rockyracoon

Roy beat me to it with that idea, I saw it a couple of weeks ago but haven't tried it as yet.

ChillDoubt

Wedge a screwdriver in the side anywhere near the seal and just prise it off.

ChillDoubt

Or place it on its side and give it a small whack with a hammer. Surely then it'll just pop up?

andres

wire snips??

mccfluff

i'd go at it with a screwdriver...

and probably end up in A& E

EcclesCake

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Hmmm, I'm not inclined to expend more energy than the tin contains resolving this situation and would rather not have to pick bits of metal out my poor mans tuna nicoise so bashing the side with a hammer seems a good idea :-)

Sipowicz

Have you tried turning the can upside down?

royfromaus

All joking aside ring-pull cans are very easy to open with a knife.

ChillDoubt

Place it inside a plastic bag first, you don't want brine/sunflower oil/springwater flying about all over the shop! LOL

royfromaus

Or even a spoon. Just tried it with a can of tuna...A short sharp tap downwards and it was open.

royfromaus

I really wish I had placed it inside a plastic bag first.

mccfluff

lol

did you want tuna?