"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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On Fri, 9 Aug 2013 18:16:34 -0500, "MaryL"
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>"Brooklyn1" wrote in message
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>I always wash my can... so haw many wash their tin cans before
>opening?
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>The only cans I use are for soup and cat food. I do not wash them,
>although
>I think it's a good idea. I use the type of can opener that cuts through
>the side of the can, and the blade does not touch the food. Obviously, it
>has to cut completely through the can, but I think there is much less
>possibility of contact with this type than the type that cuts through the
>top and gets all sorts of "junk" on the blade. Incidentally, both the soup
>cans and cat food cans have pull tabs. I do not use those because I have
>arthritis in my hands, and it is too painful to use the pull rings.

There are simple inexpensive tools for opening those cans for folks
with arthritis:
http://www.amazon.com/Spring-Mill-Ho.../dp/B000GFOIWA
http://www.amazon.com/Campbells-Pop-.../dp/B001F3BCK8

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Yes, I have used those when I travel, but my electric side-cutting can
opener works best of all. Quick, easy, efficient, no residue on the cutting
blades.

Thanks,
MaryL