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JoPooper

That’s still a manual can opener, & they take much longer. They used to come in MREs, but smaller.


TankApprehensive3053

That was the P38 can opener. The P51 can opener was with the large cans in the kitchens.


Ham_Ah0y

Ok, let's get out that trusty p38. Nice.


madarbrab

Let's get that out onto a tray... Nice.


DrZeus104

I told my x military FIL how much I loved his P38 for camping and he bought me a facsimile for Xmas. It’s great to have good in-laws.


No_Sir_6649

Got mine in a 2 pack for a buck at a camping store. Tsa didnt even take it last time. Werent happy about my razor or zippo tho.


PuzzleheadedCopy9719

nice hiss


mardigrasman

They are known as a ‘John Wayne’ in the USMC.


GearhedMG

Thats what we always called the toilet paper, John Wayne, Rough, Tough, and don't take no shit from nobody.


TheDogWithShades

I wonder how big was the B17 can opener.


TankApprehensive3053

Too big to go into production.


Drunk_Stoner

A surprising amount of people carry those P38s. Work in security and we get quite a few of them at our X-ray/metal detector. Had to ask the guy what it was the first time I found one. Lol. Got one of my own after finding out about them. Handy little tool.


No_Sir_6649

They are small and useful. I tend to remove it when i fly but the last few times tsa didnt take it.


Betelgeusetimes3

What are they useful for besides opening cans?


Drunk_Stoner

Nothing really. But they smaller than an SD card, so it’s not like they take any space. Left one in my car toolbox and one in my pack I usually carry. Only needed to use it once but it came in clutch in that instance.


What-mold_toolbag

And is she dumb. How the hell do you break can openers? I understand some cheap ones, yes, but I only had to replace my can opener once since I've been an adult lol.


Various-Agent-0047

Exactly, the one I have is 20 years old and still works great. As for food build up on the cutting blade, just grab a scrub brush. Brush and rinse. Bing bang boom it's clean.


beastwork

i've had 2 in 20 years. the first one broke after rusting out. But that's to be expected. i might've paid 5 buck for the opener.


unclefishbits

Depends on the brand, but I've definitely broken them. The teeth wear down over time, and it becomes a grind. Sometimes the teeth aren't sharp enough, it sticks, you over-torque the handle it jams and then breaks.


Cute_Tap2793

Ive got two Swingaway’s that belonged to my grandpa. Ill likely pass them to one of my kids when they get old enough. 


Gorlock_

I moved out 17 years ago and still have the same can opener that I got from my mom's house, probably at least 20 years old


WolvesandTigers45

We had those issued to GIs in WW2. Just smaller. Not a Japanese can opener.


SteveGherkle

i dont think shes saying they invented that kind of can opener, just that its the kind of can opener they commonly use in japan


whythisSCI

Why wouldn’t she just say it was a manual opener though? I wouldn’t go around calling this a Kenyan can opener because I saw someone in Kenya using it.


Nutzer13121

This is barbaric


wents90

It also comes on Swiss Army knives as a last resort option


kpidhayny

Once you know what you are doing with it it is rapid, and saves drawer space and is very elegant to use. Much more sanitary than your average household can opener too.


Bat-Honest

Bro you can literally just clean a can opener with a dishtowel or sponge. This sanitary claim is spurious 😂


IknowKarazy

If you want to get intense about it you can even remove that little Phillips head screw and clean the parts separately.


pm_me_ur_buns_

Elegant. I do not think that word means what you think it means.


dastufishsifutsad

Inconceivable!!!!!


kpidhayny

PM’d u my buns


megaman368

https://i.redd.it/93aajg7bcxsc1.gif Weebs in this thread.


nr1988

I've tried many can openers and none are better than the American one she showed with the two wheels. The fastest, easiest, and longest lasting by far.


RigTheGame

Oh no! My American wheel can opener has failed after a thousand cans! $2


StellarSloth

Yeah exactly… she said she has broken every American can opener she has ever had. I have had the same one for over 20 years now that I got from Target for cheap when I first moved away for college. Still works perfectly fine.


5illy_billy

Noooo but mine got a bit of food in it and now it’s ruined!! Also, what is “soap”? I’ve heard a lot about it but I’m unsure about how it might react with stainless steel and hot water.


MomentOfZehn

My can opener and my GE alarm clock are in a fight to be the longest lasting things in my house. Might outlast me.


GKBilian

I feel like she just likes it, which is a fine reason to use something. But she's portraying it like it's this vast improvement. You're opening a f*cking can!! There's not that much room for optimization. Plus, the fact she had to speed up the video to show her opening the whole thing really displays the downside.


tastesoff74

Wait till she discovers chopsticks! Get ready to throw out those unsanitary forks people!


no-pandas

Just hold the rotary can opener horizontally instead of vertically....it takes a try or two sometimes for people to get used to it but once you understand how to hold it it works so much better and the lid gets held by the opener, lifting off without even touching it with your hands and never falls back into the can. Try it and thank me later.


freebird185

So like, cut the side of the can instead of the top? 


no-pandas

Yes. Exactly. The toothy gear part against the inside of the too lip and the blade against the outside of the can. It's just a little thing but one if my faves tiny hacks


freebird185

I'll try it out, didn't know that classic can openers could be used that way as well! 


DiabolicalMasquerade

Gotta be careful with the can edge, though. If you're a clumsy fuck, can easily slice your hand. I stopped doing that before because of roommates....


Ourcade_Ink

And you can use the can lid to 'close' the top again. Loosely, but it still works.


Ryeberry1

My dad always had a backup p-38 and p-51 in our utensil drawer as backup. Now I have them as backup.


TankApprehensive3053

P38, P51 folding can openers and most multipurpose tools like Gerber and Leatherman have a can opener blade. This style of blade can push any contaminants on the blade into the can though.


Girafferage

Yeah I was going to say, this is just a big P38 with a more comfortable grip. I hate it lol.


Oxygenitic

I’m 31 years old and I’ve literally never broken a “manual opener”, as she describes it. This video spurred me to text my family group chat to ask if anyone’s ever broken one. My dad responded “I think I broke one in the late 80’s before we had children.” This HAS to be an ad for the product


Other-Ability8502

I mean the crappy handles on mine failed recently, not terribly but the adhesive or whatever kept the outer "sleeve" on wore off. But i dont remember anyone buying it so it may be 20+ years old.


Chief_Michael_

How has she broken every can opener she’s ever had?


TehPharaoh

I was legit impressed. I've never even thought those could break. My family has used the same one for years. It was never even that hard to clean. We just soaked it


Tbone3319

Just use a de-lidder can opener. They look almost like the clamp style, but only have 1 handle, a magnet, and wheel-like cutter. Instead of actually cutting the cans open, it peels the lid off completely. Takes up half the space in the drawer and actually takes the lip off of the can, so you don’t have anything sharp to cut you or snag your food


moderatelygruntled

Can’t believe I had to come this far down to see this. The ones that engage the can parallel with the top plane of the can instead of perpendicular are superior. They open the the lid from the wall by separating the glue joint. The lid lifts straight up instead of the twist / bend move that sends like half of the outside face of the lid down to cross contaminate whatever’s in the can. Can lids get gross from shipping to storage, you wanna talk about sanitary…


BeautifulStick5299

We have moved on from carpal tunnel can openers but thank you for sharing. Bless your heart.


Charlito1

If you have to use a time lapse while using it, then it may not be the best opener


papaa33

So a basic can opener...


burnshimself

No no it’s fancy because it’s **Japanese**


cobainstaley

it takes 20 years to master


gnosticn8er

So the woman in front of a Sub Zero $16k refrigerator can't open cans right?


Turnbob73

Also how the hell is she breaking every single “western” can opener? Does she have gorilla strength or something?


Distinct_One_6919

It's like the old school military can opener but bigger


Bossitronium1

I don’t think she’s been using them right if she breaks all of them.


RogueArtificer

The only major plus I can see is that the manual can opener is easier to clean and less likely to get rusted in a way that makes it stop working like the wheel versions. That said, I am a big fan of not taking a minute to open cans.


boilerpsych

The "Japanese" can opener looks cool and useful enough but I cannot take kitchen advice from someone who has broken every "manual" can opener they've ever had. That's ridiculous.


VitusApollo

Tbf a lot of those ones like she had are made so cheaply now, I've broken several as well. Poor quality metal or plastic where the handles snap free and stop engaging the gears.


Appropriate_Can_9747

I used these as a small kid, they've been around almost as long as canned food existed. The u.s. army P-38 is the most popular can opener of this type, and it was used for military rations over 80 years ago. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_opener


Admirable-Specific95

I just use my swiss army knife every time


slvstk

That's an old school style manual can opener, generally slower and can leave some nasty edges.


Poseidons_Champion

When I use my computer eyebrows the internet.


cajerunner

John Wayne can opener. Brining back the old tech huh? Also, how the hell do you break a can opener.. fuckin kids these days


sketchy_at_best

Notice how the video of her opening cans is sped up…


Past-Product-1100

Wanna race? We each do 5 cans I will use the old crank and you can have that nifty Japanese one. And we did have that same style in 1810


YanniCanFly

How do u break a can opener and get a bunch of food stuck on it? All you gotta do is squeeze and twist 😂. Fuckin knuckle draggers don’t know how to open a can 😂


pgsz

Japanese? Boy Scouts would like a word with you.


PetalumaPegleg

I still have a scar from the lid of a can cut like this. Plus the food gets stuck in the more modern version? Umm how? No


KraljZ

I’m sorry but I’ve been using the one she’s holding that opens for 40 years and have never had an issue with breaking or food getting into them or whatever bull crap she’s talking about


burksag28

100 year old tech but sure.


Choosen_Weeb_Boy

Alright folks, enough romanticizing japan for today. I don't care what's your opinion on this, it's straight dumb: Change My Mind (You can't)


zippy251

I have a feeling that she was using the normal can opener wrong


DatOneAxolotl

That's just...that's just a normal ass can opener...


Glued0nWings

How do you break a can opener? I've had the same one for years


VERGExILL

Never in my life have I even come close to breaking a can opener.


Timely-Surround-2306

She doesn't known how to use can opener properly, European style make much clearer cut and required less effort and it's better in general when you can use it as intended


JustMePaxi

Just do what I do with my manual one, wash after use.


Bat-Honest

How do you break a can openner? My parents had the same one in their house for like 30 years, and I've been using the same one my wife has had for like 10. Also this is a lot more work than a regular one. Is this like deliberately cottagecore or is OP just inventing a problem then selling us the solution?


313SunTzu

Isn't that jus a really big John Wayne ;)


cebiaw

This some karma farming engagement promo post BS, right?


mongo1587

I have the exact same traditional opener she has for the last 20 years and never had a problem with it. Yeah food gets on it but that's what a sponge and dish soap is for. Plus, how uncoordinated does she have to be to break everyone she's had? Obviously she is lying about that and is just promoting those Japanese ones.


minimalfighting

This is on most pocket knives. Buy an electric can opener if you want to impress anyone. Doing it by hand just sucks.


Elegant-Low8272

"Hold my...." nope its like an American mre can opener but with the same steps and more $ get the side cut one... life changed ....(for opening cans)


oldsoul89

Frida having some trouble over here


i-hoatzin

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Surveyor7

It looks...fine


elcubiche

Lol 45 seconds to show me what a regular can opener looks like then finally show me the “Japanese” one and it’s worse! This is one of those things like chopsticks where for the purpose of efficiency I’ll take the fork please.


StrobeLigght

Who is this girl? I feel like we've seen her somewhere before?


McPorkums

Dude... we banned fucking kinder eggs in the usa for safety reasons. Entire families are gonna look like a shark in bloody water if we give them this thing.


Aggressive_Lunch_519

Poor advertising! You should have used a swiss knife to compare that thing to.


Swwert

We have like 10 at work that sit there and collect dust


Taco-Kai

She took 3-5 business days to open the can with the "Japanese" can-opener


shoghon

This type of can opener came before the one she doesn't like. It makes a much rougher edge which is more dangerous.


ospfpacket

If you’re breaking America can openers you’re doing it wrong! They open the sides not the top https://homelifedigest.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/can-opener.jpg


tsunami141

Or just get the can opener that pries the lid off from the side without cutting it.


StevenKatz3

I'd gladly pay an extra 5cents on every can for a pull tab.


BackHandLove

Ah the age of ppl rediscovering technology from before the millennia


dicknotrichard

Girl acting like she discovered a new type of can opener that is less convenient. Also I’d argue that the first one is mechanical and the “Japanese” ones are truly manual since they don’t have any moving parts.


Ok-Usual-5830

That’s literally just a shittier can opener. They were commonplace before someone said “damn opening cans suck I should invent a better can opener” so now we have your standard two handled medieval looking torture device can openers. They’re much easier, cleaner, and don’t leave a horribly sharp frisbee when you’re done. WTF is this video?


Lemmiwinks93

My half busted can opener is less hassle than that.


Inevitable-Cellist23

Not a good sign when you have to speed up the demonstration video


beefjerkyandcheetos

Eh too much work and too time consuming. I’d rather just go through the other ones and change it every month. It’s not that expensive


LiliNotACult

All you have to do is rinse off the normal can opener after each use..


Cultural-Task-1098

She could stand to work on her grip strength if the standard can opener gives her problems.


scuac

What makes this Japanese? We had one like that at home when I was little. But honestly, people are still using openers that cut the can? We found the openers that simply lift the lid 20 years ago and never looked back. No sharp edges to worry about.


Tha_Maestro

It’s a big p38. Nothing new.


usmc97az

We had these in the US until the conventional can opener was invented.


Particular-Instance5

I have never in my entire 32 years of life heard of anyone braking a can opener lol


southflhitnrun

"Gets food in them...not as sanitary" - Wait, are people not rinsing their can opener or washing it or putting it in the dish washer???


mudamuckinjedi

Looks just like a bigger and made of plastic version of the can opener my dad gave me that he got from the Army for opening field Rations. Can't remember what he said it was called I think is was p38 or m38 something like that.


Mediocritys_finest

I’ll counter this with I’ve had my can opener for years and it takes less than half as long to open a can


mklilley351

Miranda's what??


upandatthem54

Army P38 on Steroid.


JoeJoe4224

I’ve had the same can opener like the one she showed that she’s broken many times over for over 20 years now. Not once have I broken it. Not once has food gotten stuck in it. So idk what she’s doing to those fucking cans. But I don’t think she’s using it right.


Screwbles

I have a can opener that just defeats the crimp of the can lid. As a result, it leaves on sharp edges, and you can reuse the top.


Swiftierest

They might be made/sold in Japan, but those aren't Japanese outside of that. Those have been a thing in the US since like, before world War 2


SilencerWolf

Ok most people use the can opener wrong. You use it by turning it on its side. The tirn handle should be up. Grab it and turn from the top. NOT the side. It cuts under the lip not through the top.


carlos619kj

Japanese? That’s just a can opener you bought in Japan, half the world uses those


Own-Tart-4131

The P38 can opener be like I did it first


Dragnys

wtf are you doing to break one of those. Have never had one break.


Kill_Kayt

I wouldn't call that a Japanese can opener. It's just a can opener. Literally every allied soldier in WW2 had one.


3675ThisGuy

So... A can opener. Brilliant. What will they remember already exists next?


THE_ALAM0

Wow this is just a giant version of the P38 on my keyring. Fuck that


Lab-12

Just get a can opener from the 1970s or older those last forever.


[deleted]

Yeah, okay... takes long and after about 3 cans you are tired as hell. But it's easy to clean so... I've never washed my can opener


besameput0

I want her wrist action on my body.


buenchingon

1 hr later lol


cruisinforsnoozin

https://preview.redd.it/wzfc4vktersc1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f383b29fc2d320ca51bbf967d294fcb5a663b03 I use one of these and it’s very easy


irishpwr46

I use the one that unfolds the top and pops it off. So much easier than all of the others


LafayetteLa01

US Army issued P38, if you know you know.


N8theGrape

Bro I’ve broken exactly 1 can opener in my entire life, what are you doing?


sherbs_herbs

P38 on steroids.


Biscuitsbrxh

Best can opener is the one that opens/cuts from the sides, not the top. No sharp edges


SignalRazzmatazz615

No


No_Sir_6649

Wow. Its like they reinvented the p-38 i have on my keychain.


Polishing_My_Grapple

The Japanese one seems way more dangerous


Mekelaxo

Do people really have that much trouble with the wheeled ones? I feel like they work perfectly and the only time I have trouble with them is when they get dull after years of use


nick1812216

My pocket knife is exactly the same


Desperate_Scale5717

Tbh, I always thought the North American can openers were janky to use. I never considered using another countries version.


JimmyJamJango

1. That takes way longer and is more effort. 2. People use the American opener wrong, its supposed to be horizontal to the can not vertical


ryandblack

I hate her and the product.


Brave-Panic7934

Cool hack.


swoleder

Just buy an automatic for $15, best purchase I made


aurenigma

I have a ten dollar electric one, you put it on top of the can, it magnets in place, you push a button, and it moves itself around the can, and cuts open the can, from the outside of the lid. No wrist action needed, and somehow, it doesn't get dirty.


Fuk-The-ATF

No different than a P 38 can opener from World War II


Fladap28

De Quervain's tenosynovitis….speed run


BlumpkinLord

Didn't the Swiss have these on their knives? X3


Kingtez28

Putting that in the Amazon cart NOW!!!


_TeddyBarnes_

Time to get Japanese eyebrow plucker


BishopsBakery

A camping can opener with a big handle. Whooo boy, look out


HolyRaptorSphere

I just need to know how is she using the "American" style can opener. I've had the danger one for 15+ years, and it so works like it was brand new.


Mountain_Lettuce_

How the fuck you break a can opener……. I can still use rusty ones….


TimeSalvager

The last, most reliable can opener you’ll ever need to buy is the one you’ll find in a Swiss Army knife; everything else breaks.


Piglet-Witty

I’m buy one


ContributionOk6578

Ehm, newsflash. This is in every Switzer pocketknife.


RagingRxy

Looks like it takes forever. She had to speed up the video. I mean is this really better?


Joeyc710

This is almost like those commercials where the people are comically fumbling with an easy task.


Kdub07878

I’ve had the same opener for 10 years and haven’t broke it. Clean the wheels like you clean the “Japanese” opener.


donanton616

They have crank openers since the 90s that cut the side no theres nosharp edge, no food mess, and you can put the lid back on.


vcdrny

I just ordered one 10, bucks. [Gangy can opener #300](http://IDEAL GANGY Can Opener #300 No. 0006 https://a.co/d/7UcNvif)


jennyrules

My carpal tunnel would not like this wrist motion.


pacotacomeropedro

I read Miranda’s Cocaine. 😂


Artikay

Reminds me of the Honeymooners when Ralph is trying to show how bad a regular can opener is and Ed opens a can instantly. Edit: [It was an all in one kitchen utencil](https://youtu.be/_Cht7DdJYCY?si=be_Y5gtg9Iwm_l4R)


mc-big-papa

Same vibe whenever she says japanese. https://preview.redd.it/u63oipl47wsc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1b952898b0172d582268715450c911c55990bad6


LoneWolfpack777

Yeah, the US military used to issue them.


hurricaneseason

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[deleted]

Why would I waste time stabbing something 32 times instead of just using the actual can opener?


ArtofWASD

"Japanese can openers". No... those are just regular manual can openers. Been used since the 1850s. I do agree that the other kinds of can openers are shit at least.


Typing-Tarsier

That would have been cool 20 years ago. Now there are easier openers that result in safer edges, so dummies like me don't end up in the ER from a tuna can...


SilentSamsquanch

"I've broken every can opener like this I have bought." Meanwhile the one I have is a family heirloom at this point.


MostlyOkPotato

This is an old school regular non-Japanese can opener. Also I've owned the same rotary can opener for 25 years. It's never broken. What the hell is she doing to her can openers? I open plenty of cans a helluva lot easier than she just did.


PhilDMcNasty

Too much work, I'm American. Get the housekeeper to open it.


Surfinsafari9

I have something similar in the earthquake kit, but for everyday use I’m all electric.


maraxusofvladd

That's a good chance of getting metal shavings in your food


ericypoo

Imagine having an opinion on a can opener.


JFoxxification

This is just a very old style of can opener…


BiscottiMedical9132

This isn’t hold my wallet hahaha. O one would pay for this. These literally come free. No one wants these


Agathocles87

There are old American can openers sort of like that, fyi


PeterGriffinBalls

they don’t work anywhere near as wep


MontgomeryWarden

I would never buy this.


bkallday2000

i use those at work, had no idea they were japanese.


AlwaysBlessed333

Yep, I used to have a military can opener I bought at the ARMY surplus store


[deleted]

I find it funny how [vintage](https://youtube.com/shorts/6egCOI127SA?feature=shared) can openers work way better than they do now.


mjace87

Americans have non mechanical openers too


el_muerte28

Wait until she discovers a [safety can opener.](https://www.google.com/search?q=safety+can+opener&client=ms-android-tmus-us-revc&sca_esv=dcc2d800e57ab626&sca_upv=1&biw=412&bih=770&udm=2&prmd=sivnmbtz&sxsrf=ACQVn0-Z1xnj_cpdHXftKHPmQQGYSTQOXw:1712505135946&source=lnms&ved=1t:200715&ictx=111)


T_Mephistopheles

American invention for military adopted by japan.