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Can Openers
A can opener is a hand-held or electric device used for opening metal cans.
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Where can one buy a OXO can opener?
OXO branded can openers can be purchased at various online sites as well as the local departmental stores or specialty stores like Bed Bath and Beyond. While it may be convenient to purchase from local stores, online sites tend to have the best prices and offer ratings as well as user testimonials if required.
When was the first can opener invented?
-This was taken from Wikipedia-
During the first years of the French Revolutionary Wars, the notable French newspaper Le Monde, prompted by the government, offered a hefty cash award of 12,000 francs to any inventor who could come up with a cheap and effective method of preserving large amounts of food. The new, larger armies of the period required increased, regular supplies of quality food; limitations on food availability were among the factors restricting effective military campaigns to the summer and fall months. In 1809, the French confectioner Nicolas François Appert observed that food cooked inside a jar did not spoil unless the seals leak, thus developed a method of sealing food inside glass jars. The reason why food did not spoil was unknown at the time, since it would be another 50 years before Louis Pasteur demonstrated the role of microbes in food spoilage. However, glass containers presented challenges for transportation. Glass jars were largely replaced in commercial canneries with cylindrical tin or wrought-iron canisters (later shortened to "cans") following the work of Peter Durand (1810). Cans are both cheaper and quicker to make and much more resilient than fragile glass jars. Glass jars have, however, remained popular for some high-value products and in home canning.[1] Tin-openers were not to be invented for another thirty years - at first, soldiers had to cut the cans open with bayonets or smash them open with rocks. The French Army began experimenting with issuing tinned foods to its soldiers, but the slow process of tinning foods and the even slower development and transport stages prevented the army from shipping large amounts around the French Empire, and the war ended before the process could be perfected. Unfortunately for Appert, the factory which he had built with his prize money was burned down in 1814 by Allied soldiers invading France. Following the end of the Napoleonic Wars, the canning process was gradually put into practice in other European countries and in the United States. Based on Appert's methods of food preservation, Peter Durand patented a process in the United Kingdom in 1810, developing a process of packaging food in sealed airtight wrought-iron cans. Initially, the canning process was slow and labour-intensive, as each can had to be hand-made and took up to six hours to cook properly, making tinned food too expensive for ordinary people to buy. In 1824 meats and stews produced by the Appert method were carried by Sir William Edward Parry in his voyage to find a northwestern passage to India.
More information is available on Wikipedia under the keyword canning...
Funny question probably because different people like different styles... That is something I would have never thought to ask...
Does an electric can opener attract to magnets?
Yes. In some cases, a magnet is a very useful tool to use with a can opener, because Without the magnet, the cut open can lid can fall into the can and it's difficult to get it out. With the magnet, once the can lid is cut open, it sticks to the magnet and does not fall into the can. Without the magnet, it's probably better to only cut open the can lid about 90% percent and pull the remaining part back, so it does not fall into the open can.
Who invented the can and the can opener and in which year?
Somewhere around 1772 , the first can openers were patented only in 1855 in England and in 1858 in the United States. Those openers were basically variations of a knife, and the 1855 design continues to be produced. The first opener employing the now familiar sharp rotating wheel, which runs around the can's rim cutting the lid, was invented in 1870 but was difficult to operate. A breakthrough came in 1925 when a second, serrated wheel was added to hold the cutting wheel on the rim of the can. This easy to use design has become one of the most popular can opener models.
How do you open a can without a can opener?
use a screw, a screwdriver and a hammer.
using the screwdriver, screw the screw into the cork until approx 2cm poking out. use the hammer as you would taking a the screw out of a wall, wood ect ect and ease the cork out. voila!
make sure you don't push too hard when pushing the screw into the cork otherwise the cork will end up in the bottle and you will end up with wine all over your face; like i just did! it went everywhere; including in the toaster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Where can one buy gate openers at low cost?
Amazon and American Fence and Supply have several different types of gate openers available. There are also solar gate openers that you may want to look into. I believe local home improvement stores such as home depot or lowes would also have a selection for you to check.
Where can one purchase an under cabinet can opener online?
A one touch automatic can opener can be purchased from both online and local stores. Online stores such as Amazon and Ebay would stock the item, as would local stores like; Tesco's, Argos, John Lewis, Robert Dias. You could also visit their stores online via their website to browse, pre-order and request home delivery where applicable.
Why is a can opener called a John Wayne?
This is the nickname of the military can opener P-38 that was used in both the K Rations and the C Rations from WWII to the 1980's. It is known as the "John Wayne" for it's dependability and toughness.
When someone says something was an eye opener, the meaning is that whatever was done or said, made them aware of things that were not known to them before. For example if one friend was not invited to a party and everyone else was, it would should the friend who was not invited that they were not as good friends as they thought. This would be an eye opener.
Where can one find information on solar gate openers?
Solar gate openers are available are available from a number of solar manufacturers throughout the United States. Information is available from the individual manufacturers and the Federal government, which offers breaks for purchasing solar units.
Where can one purchase jar openers?
A Culinare One Touch Jar Opener costs £8.20 from Amazon, sold by a company named "DVD's 'n Stuff". Less sophisticated options include grip models costing from £2.50, also available from Amazon.
What can one do with a Gizmo can opener?
With a Gizmo can opener can safely and easily remove lids from cans and dispose of them into a waste bucket. It will work with both large and small cans.
Where can one purchase an automatic can opener?
One can purchase an automatic can opener from almost all brand name stores such as Walmart, Target, CostCo, and Home Depot. Online sellers such as Amazon and eBay also offer this product.
What is a phrase opener what is a phrase opener?
Let's get this problem out in the open and discuss it.
The phrase "out in the open" likely originated with hunters long ago, when they needed prey to be 'out in the open' to make an accurate arrow or gun shot.
Once out in the open, the police swarmed the suspect.
Do you have replacement parts for your hand held battery operated can opener?
No, most of those are now 'throwaway items'
What else can a can opener be used for other than opening cans?
Depending on the type of can opener, the device can generally be used to punch holes in metal, to break vacuum seals on hard-to-open jar lids, to pull open pull tabs or to pry the lid off of a bottle of soda.
How old is a swing away can opener?
They're still made today nearly the same way so it's hard to say.
What are the different brands of one one touch can opener available?
"There are different brands of one touch can openers available for example; KitchenAid, Krups, Cuisinart,and Black and Decker. They all operate very much alike."
What manufacturer makes the onetouch can opener?
Daka Research Inc. manufactures the One Touch can opener and several one touch items. These items were mainly invented for the families of seniors so that they could have an better quality of life and the company now has a full line of item for the kitchen.
