can-openers

Lid-removing kitchen tools

Can-openers are devices for opening sealed metal cans.

The standard hand-held version has a cutting wheel that pierces and rolls along the lid's edge.

Electric can-openers automate this process.

The term sometimes extends to anything that opens what seems impenetrable: His testimony was the can-opener the prosecution needed.

kitchen

utensil

Tool for cooking

  • drawerSliding furniture compartment
  • gadgetNovel small device
  • manualWritten instructions for use

crank · blade · cutting wheel · lid · tin · handle · grip · turning · puncture · countertop

mechanism

rotary

Involving circular motion

bunker · safety · gear · serrated · clamping · rotating · wheel · cutter · magnet · ergonomic

electric

automatic

Operating without intervention

cord · motorized · plug-in · magnetic · touchless · battery-operated · smooth edge · safety · arthritis-friendly · effortless

military

P-38

WWII twin-boom fighter

John Wayne · C-ration · survival · dog tag · GI · compact · pocket · soldier · camping · MRE

Opposites
opening vs. sealing function

can-openerscanning lids

Metal discs sealing preserves

tool-requiring vs. tool-free access

can-openersring pulls

Can opening mechanisms

Family

can, cans, canned, canning, canner, canners, open, opens, opened

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G