How To Open A Can

August 24, 2020 8:00 am Published by

“Can Opener Day”, Peter Durand invented canned food in 1813, but the can opener wasn’t invented until almost 50 years later.

How did people open canned food before the can opener? The instructions on an 1824 can of roast veal read, “Cut round on the top near to the outer edge with a chisel and hammer.”

Check out how this guy opens a can without a can opener, be safe if you try this.

 

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This post was written by Dave Palmer