How to Properly Use a Commercial Can Opener

A can opener is arguably one of the most essential kitchen tools. You may prefer an electric model to a manual handheld one. The average person would prefer their trusty butterfly or Bunker opener. If you are in the food industry or working in a commercial kitchen, you would prefer opening cans with ease.

Can Openers for Your Commercial Kitchen

In a commercial kitchen, a can-holding opener is a basic go-to kitchen tool to open large sizes of cans. A commercial can opener works just like a home can opener. It’s just bigger. These kitchen products are more powerful than their predecessors, built to last longer, and made with thicker durable metal. Commercial can openers are designed for use in commercial kitchen settings, which means they're made to handle the tasks that household can openers aren't made to do.

You can choose between 3 types of commercial can openers:

1. Manual: Has a sturdy steel base that you can easily mount to any countertop. It has a double-sided knife that provides two cutting surfaces to effectively open a can. You operate this manually by turning the knob clockwise.
2. Electric Can openers: operate with the pull of a lever, the simple push of a button, or the turning of a crank; the gear mechanism that powers the can pulls the can in tight as it spins under a dull blade, removing the top.
3. Crown Punch Can Openers (Pneumatic: air): suitable for opening large amounts of can wherein speed and durability are must-haves. A circular set of blades is inserted into the lid of the can, and the entire lid is then cut free in one swift move.

Manual Can Openers

Great Basic Choice for your Food Business

They are designed to open different sizes of cans that are commonly seen in commercial food services. This makes them a commercial kitchen staple if you are looking for a basic can opener to aid your business in the food prep process.

Here's a quick rundown on how to use one:

• Before opening a can, make sure that it is properly mounted on the countertop.
• Place the can where the stainless steel blade will puncture it without spilling the food contents.
• Lock the can in place.
• Turn the crank handle clockwise until the lid pops off.
• The sharp blade will prevent a jagged edge but make sure to be careful.

You can also choose between Standard-Duty and heavy-duty manual can openers.

• Standard-Duty: Has the ability to open
• Heavy-Duty: Has the ability to open 4-6 cans per minute, up to 50 cans per day. A heavy-duty can opener is larger and features more heavy-duty construction. It also has a higher maximum height for cans.

You'll also want to consider other factors, including the kitchen product grade. Find out whether it is NSF or UL listed, and whether its base is designed for permanent installation or a clamp base that you can move around as needed. Some higher-end cans also cut the lid off along the sidewall instead of cutting out the lid from the top.

Electric Can Openers

More Efficient for Busy Restaurants or Bar

Cutting down the time to prepare food is the key to managing your establishment during busy hours. There are times when you lack kitchen staff to help out in making food items. If you find yourself needing that precious time during daily cooking, you might want to consider getting this trusty kitchen gadget to aid in opening cans of sauces.

• To operate electric openers, you pull a lever or press a button; the gear mechanism pulls the canned food in tight while it spins under a dull blade, removing the top.

Crown Punch Can Openers (Pneumatic: air)

Quick. Efficient. Durable.

These are for heavy-duty can openers. If your business needs to open about 100 to 3000 cans per day, at an astonishing rate of 6 – 10 cans per minute, you need to consider getting this. It has blades that are usually set to open standard # 10 foodservice cans, but they can be configured for other sizes as well. They're air-powered models that aren't connected to any electricity and instead use pressurized airflow to force the blade down, which makes them ideal for high-volume applications which will ultimately cut downtime on kitchen procedures.

Before getting one, consider the following:

• They are ideal for high volume use where speed and reliability are necessary. A circular stainless steel blade is inserted into the top of the can and the whole lid is cut off in one swift motion.
• These are pricier in comparison to other commercial openers but it will surely be a kitchen favorite.
• You may also want to consider a unit with a magnetized lid removal tool to make it easier to remove lids from cans.

We hope that this guide helped you look for a suitable can opener for your establishment. From commercial electric openers to manual openers, you can browse through Culinary Depot's wide variety of can openers.

Getting Commercial Can Opener for Your Business?

Commercial Can Opener is crucial for operating any kitchen. Here at Culinary Depot, we are eager to help you find the right one.

• Our best-selling Manual Can opener: Edlund 1 "Old Reliable" Manual Can Opener with Plated Base
• Crown Punch Can Opener.
• Commercial Can Opener

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