The best can opener overall: Hamilton Beach Smooth Touch Can OpenerThe best manual can opener: Made in USA Can OpenerThe best ergonomic can opener: OXO SteeL Can OpenerThe best versatile can opener: Kuhn Rikon Auto Safety Master Opener The best can opener for survivalists: P-38 Can Opener and P-51 Can OpenerUpdated 10/28/19 by Jada Wong: Updated prices, formatting, and links.
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Pros: Cons: Buy the P-38 Can Opener and P-51 Can Opener on Amazon for $4.05 (originally $5.48)
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If you're looking for something even more compact for on-the-go can opening, check out the P-38 Can Opener and P-51 Can Opener.
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Click here to view original GIFI have this really fussy can opener that I always forget how to use and for some reason, I've never bought a normal can opener to replace it.
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The 11 foot 8 Can Opener — raised, but never forgotten.
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You can buy an electric can opener for $29.85 here.
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If you're preparing for stuff to hit the fan or just want an easy way to open cans while backpacking, the P-38 Can Opener and P-51 Can Opener are inexpensive and lightweight options.
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The "old can opener" is in the process of being raised.
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According to WSJ, innovations like plastic pouches — no can opener needed!
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But if they were, the can opener would certainly top the list.
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He perks up at it like a cat hearing a can opener.
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Made in USA Can Opener, available on Amazon for $15.88To accompany your non-perishable foods, the Made in USA can opener can lock onto cans of all sizes with its skip-proof feed wheel made from carbon steel.
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Clamp your can opener right onto the rightmost edge of the package, and twist.
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So a clue like "Can opener?" is not pointing you to the kitchen appliance.
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An electric can opener is speedy, and it prevents you from cutting your hands.
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If most Americans had little patience for Picasso, everybody needed a decent can opener.
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The Made in USA Can Opener has been providing efficient and consistent cutting since 1954.
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WirecutterPros: Cons: Buy the Made in USA Can Opener on Amazon for $19.18 (originally $14.76)
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He likes simple food, homely little picnics, and he often resorts to a can opener.
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They love you for yourself alone, and not for your skill with a can opener.
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Like a Trojan horse, that can opener could sneak modernist ideas through the front door.
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"What does owning a can opener have to do with it?" asked one user, McHale Ann.
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He's a man who has just dropped a can opener into his wife's freshly baked pie.
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Since then, there have been dozens of different designs, but that classic can opener seems to endure.
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" Clare Isaacs: "Tins of beans with no can opener, blue cheese forgotten at the bottom of your rucksack.
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Pros: Cons: Buy the Hamilton Beach 76606ZA Smooth Touch Can Opener on Amazon from $29.85 (originally from $26.99)
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It can be used as a bottle and can opener, cord cutter, pry bar, ruler, protractor, screwdriver, and more.
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Well, I guess I could find a can opener and double down on my commitment to tuna salad sandwiches.
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When he picked up a can opener, he would not realize it could remove the top from a tin.
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Around 92% of the Amazon reviewers gave the OXO SteeL Can Opener a rating of four stars or higher.
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I was too lazy to get a fucking can opener so I'd open the baked beans with a hammer.
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The first can opener was patented in 1855, almost 50 years after storing food in cans became a thing.
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"I remember my father buying an electric can opener and bringing it home," Hughes told me over the phone.
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I don&apost need a bazooka to open up a can of peas — I just need a can opener.
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The best come with everything from a sharp knife and pair of pliers or tweezers to a can opener.
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Critic's Pick "If most Americans had little patience for Picasso, everybody needed a decent can opener," our critic writes.
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I love a good chef's knife, a good can opener, and there is nothing like a good pair of scissors.
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An electric can opener such as this one is easy to use and requires very minimal effort on your part.
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BuyTheBest10 put the OXO SteeL Can Opener in its top ten back in 2017 because of the OXO's ergonomic design.
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The diet of my grandparents' generation was defined by postwar rationing and vegetables and meat that required a can opener.
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While most everyone owns a can opener, not everyone likes tuna, while others prefer a bag or even a jar.
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There were cans of tuna but I couldn't find a can opener, so I used a hammer and an awl.
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Fill plastic bottles with water and load up on canned foods -- the kind you can open without an electric can opener.
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Designed to be part of your everyday carry, it features a multi-fit screwdriver, protractor, ruler, can opener, and wire stripper.
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What sets the OXO SteeL Can Opener apart from the other models on this list is the large, soft turning knob.
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That's right, we haven't needed can opener for more than 30 years, yet we're still all cranking on openers like chumps.
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Tuna pouches don't require a can opener, and StarKist told CNBC that sales of its pouches are increasing by 20 percent annually.
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As he opens it with his trusty P-38 can opener, Steve's heart sinks as peanut butter oil spills around the edge.
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The six-in-one multi-tool features a mini scissors, bottle opener, flat-head screwdriver, can opener, mini knife, and rope saw.
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If we do not have a can opener, we will not believe economists when they tell us to assume we have one.
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Can Opener Fancy multi-tools are well and good, but it's pretty hard to open up canned goods without this basic tool.
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Once, an inmate slashed her arms with a can-opener because she was being transferred to a facility away from her family.
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Given in input image, it can classify it with respect to 1,000 different object classes: can opener, vulture, coral fungus, toilet paper, etc.
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Now you can fit 21 tools—including a can opener, knife, screwdriver, wrench, saw blade, and more—into your pocket, wallet, or purse.
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There are several users who have commented that they have had this can opener for 6+ years and have not had any problems.
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"They would not bring me food, or if they did give me canned food, they would not bring a can opener," he said.
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Here's the first US designed can opener: The classic toothed-wheel crank design most people use today was created shortly after, in 1925.
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I'm about as spiritual as a can opener, but the music has a certain otherworldly quality that'll resonate with even the most secular ear.
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The recommended foods are things like canned meats, fruits, and vegetables (and a can opener!), along with cereals, nuts, crackers, peanut butter, and vitamins.
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In fact, he probably just sees me as a giant can-opener who, on occasion, gives him pleasing belly rubs; I accept all of this.
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When you have to open several cans to cook a meal, the OXO SteeL Can Opener cuts so effortlessly than it won't tire you out.
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But the peel-off style of cans are still fairly uncommon, making a can opener a required kitchen tool even for the most basic cook.
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Many troops swear that their beloved woobie is the most cherished, but older generations of veterans will confess a deep love for their can opener.
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It features a multi-fit screwdriver, protractor, ruler, can opener, bottle opener, wire bender, and even a smoking pipe with a 7/16-inch bowl.
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There was the noise (like a can opener), the temperature (freezing cold), the feeling inside (as if someone was stretching your insides like a rubber band).
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Cultural and economic dialogue could act as a kind of "can opener," as one Desert X artist, Jakob Fenger, of the Danish collective Superflex, put it.
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By the 1870s, the availability of cheap sugar, imported fruits, and the newly invented can opener saw marmalade, lemon curd, and table jellies produced en masse.
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Other items you'll probably need are cutlery such as forks, spoons, knives, and a can opener which you can find at your nearest 99 cent store.
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Pros: Feels comfortable in your hands, long track recordCons: Hard to clean, handle may slideBuy the OXO SteeL Can Opener on Amazon for $19.99 (originally $18.99)
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But even if we completely converted all our cans to peel off lids, Hughes told me it's hard to imagine the can opener ever completely vanishing.
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It's built with a can opener, knife, screwdriver, ruler, bottle opener, two-position wrench, saw blade, four-size wrench, auxiliary wrench, and a butterfly screw wrench.
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When you want to open a can with minimal mess, effort, or chance for contamination, the Hamilton Beach 76606ZA Smooth Touch Can Opener is a smart choice.
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I wanted to make a potage, but being a millennial who can scarcely operate a can opener, I did not have the skills nor the utensils to cook.
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And the peel off design isn't without its flaws, Hughes pointed out that the ring can sometimes snap off, leaving you digging around for a can opener anyway.
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A used can opener from a thrift store costs less than a dollar, and you can keep it with your food stash rather than in your kitchen drawer.
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No can opener, no draining, and some companies even make pre-seasoned varieties, I've been obsessed with StarKist Tuna Creations for a while, especially their Sweet & Spicy and Ranch flavors.
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If you need a new one, the Hamilton Beach Smooth Touch Can Opener is our pick because it requires no more effort than depressing a lever to open any can.
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Often times, whether it's a mattress or can opener or an Uber driver, a five-star rating means "nothing disastrous happened," said Nikhil Garg, a doctoral candidate at Stanford University.
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You've officially graduated from that rusty, half-functional manual can opener you first got in college to one that plugs into the wall and does all the work for you.
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There I found a smallish wooden spoon, a tiny rolling pin, an ice cream scoop and a can opener that was clearly hanging in to pop open that one last can.
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And science is not just test tubes and the periodic table; it is the basis of nearly every tool we use -- from a simple can opener to the most advanced space explorer.
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More frothy than scandalous, the film is best explained by the scene in which Dove runs around in a metal suit of armor while chased by Morris, who's holding a can opener.
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And then, like the knife itself, there are four items that branch off the knife — a CAN OPENER, a CORKSCREW, TWEEZERS and SCISSORS — much in the way they would in real life.
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There are plenty of cute, giftable options, from a vintage-inspired can opener to home accessories that will help your giftee stay true to their New Year's resolution to keep their home neater.
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It's an ultrarich dish that — as a waiter with a can opener releases it from the can — arrives with an especially dramatic presentation, as the food and sauce and delicious aroma spill out.
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For decades, the can opener and a tin of canned tuna were considered "pretty darn convenient," according to Ken Harris, managing partner at Cadent Consulting Group, who has worked with the canned tuna business.
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And there are the mundane objects, the documentation of human life: an electric can opener, a pink Princess rotary telephone, Tupperware, a six-by-eight array of coffee cup lids, all with different designs.
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Days later, Blakeley said that he and another Foundation Care executive had purposefully infected the vial as part of a test, opening the vial with a can opener to replicate what a customer had done.
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Hamilton Beach Smooth Touch Electric Automatic Can Opener, $29.85, available at AmazonI don't eat that many canned foods, but I love making hummus so I'll usually have to open up a can of garbanzo beans.
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"Over and over and time and time again, I found that the items that were made in America were of a higher quality, and that goes down to items even like a can opener," said Flynn.
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All the preparation in the world will be useless if you're unable to access your stored goods, or properly prepare them, so be sure to include a hand-held can opener, and eating and cooking utensils.
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The Florida Division of Hotels and Restaurants defines basic violations as "best practices to implement"; in Hideaway's case, that means things like replacing a rusted can opener and finishing the walls and ceilings in a storage area.
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Why would you want to dig out a can opener, crank it all the way around the top, and risk slicing yourself on the edge when you can just rip that shit right off in two seconds.
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For one, the peel off lids can actually be harder to open for people with limited dexterity—but there are plenty of hands-free can opener options to meet their needs when it comes to traditional tins.
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A guide to chic can openers — "The most popular can opener at D. F. Sanders, 386 W. Broadway, is the designy European-made model by Mike and Kremmel"— resembles the Strategist shopping section in Mr. Moss's current magazine.
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Geekey Multi-Tool The Geekey has just about everything you need in a multi-tool: Scoring tip, a serrated edge, several wrenches, a screwdriver, a protractor, two rulers, a wire bender, a can opener, and even a pipe.
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What I love is that these passionate believers in self-sufficiency, who hated "consumerland" and rejoiced in adhering to traditional culture, however rigorous its demands, unhesitatingly grabbed a can opener or maybe an ax and dug right in.
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"I feel like not as much changes as people think," said Stanek, who on Sunday was wearing a custom T-shirt in Rays colors featuring a can opener and a soup tin bearing the label "Openers are humans too."
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While these hacks are all technically transferable to everyday situations—hiding from the undead isn't the only reason one might be missing a can opener—there was a definite role-playing element to all of the excessive, hacky preparation.
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Cooking Utensils (Rubber spatulas, whisk, ladle, wooden spoon, large offset spatula, metal tongs, can opener, vegetable peeler, measuring cup/spoons) No matter how high-quality your cooking utensils are, you'll need to replace them eventually anyway, so don't go crazy here.
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With a butterfly design, the compact Suspension Multi-Plier houses 12 tools: spring-loaded needle-nose pliers, wire cutter, fine edge knife, serrated edge knife, saw, scissors, crosspoint screwdriver, small and medium flathead screwdrivers, can opener, bottle opener, and lanyard hole.
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You know— my girlfriend's into scrotal scarring, so one day she asked me if she could make a smiley-face with a can opener on my manhood—but porn was never, like, the guiding focus of my life on the planet.
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A pocket-size cluster of stainless-steel items — spoon, fork, knife, serrated knife, minigrater, zester, garlic press, bottle opener, can opener, corkscrew, peeler and channel knife — are tucked into a wooden handle that's just six and a half inches long.
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MacDonald would tripod on his feet and drive his head underneath Daley's to create discomfort, and begin creeping his hands up to look for that vintage Georges St-Pierre can opener position with the double collar tie in the guard.
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This time of your life is when ideas can matter to you the most, maybe too much—the right book will peel your old point of view away like a can opener, and before you know it you're an entirely different person.
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New college students, homeowners, or anyone learning to cook more than noodles will appreciate having a slotted spatula, basting spoon, euro peeler, can opener, a set of four measuring cups, and a set of five measuring spoons, all in one box for less than $40.
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I had the boys bring me the lanterns, then a can opener and the tuna and the beans, which I opened slowly, because it is not easy, supine, and we made a game out of eating, though the thought of eating anything gave me chills.
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But instead of using them to defend itself, or hunt for food, the scissors, bottle opener, flat head screwdriver, can opener, rope saw, and knife blade can be used for less survival-focused tasks like opening a beer bottle, or shaving yourself a nice marshmallow-roasting stick.
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Liccardo encouraged people to have an emergency kit with the following items: one gallon of water per day for each person and pet, nonperishable or canned food for seven days, a can opener, a flashlight, batteries, and a radio that is either battery-powered, solar-powered or hand crank.
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Not even Dorothy Dunnett, who can write, can write an interesting sword; and George R. R. Martin, the author of the books on which "Game of Thrones" is based, writes the kind of prose that might describe a sword hand-forged from a meteorite and make it less thrilling than a can opener.
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It is fine to pretend you have a magic wand when seeking to work out what the first-best policy ought to be; when trying to identify practical solutions (to say nothing of meta-solutions that are not themselves desirable but seem likely to lead to desirable outcomes) assuming a can opener gets you nowhere.
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Safety Pins, $5.99, available on AmazonProfessional Wine Opener, $11.99, available on AmazonOXO Bottle and Can Opener, $7.99, available on AmazonSharpies 12 count 2-Pack, $25.99, available on AmazonWine Stopper Vacuum and Stoppers, $11.85, available on AmazonLint Roller 4-Pack, $13.97, available on AmazonThese are just a few of the random objects you likely take for granted in other people's homes.
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Either I drain them using the can lid (PRO TIP: stop the can opener just short of taking the lid clean off and then you can drain the can and lift the lid up to empty the can afterward, without ever having that lid come all the way off and endanger you with its terrifying, razor-sharp edges), or I just dump everything in, liquid and all.
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The kit should include: - At least one gallon of water per person in the household per day for three days - A three-day supply of non-perishable food, and a can opener if necessary (including for your pet) - Any important family documents (insurance policy statements, bank account information, passports, birth certificates, etc.) - A battery-powered or hand-crank radio - A flashlight with extra batteries - A first-aid kit - A week's supply of any prescription medications, and an extra pair of glasses - Cash - A complete change of clothing - Local maps - A whistle in case you need to signal for help - A dust mask - Duct tape - Moist towelettes - Garbage bags - A wrench or pair of pliers - Infant formula and diapers if you have young children The most essential items on this list — whatever can be carried — should be packed in advance in a go-bag that can be grabbed quickly if an evacuation becomes necessary.
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