I went years not eating these because of the terror and anxiety of having to open one. And one day by chance (dropped it in the sink that had water in it.) I found the secret to not getting the piss scared out of you.

Here it is. These cans are cardboard. Cardboard disintegrates in water.

If you peel back just a little of the paper. And sit it in a bowl, Make sure the side you peeled is facing down. and pour in a little water.

Then quickly leave the room or put it in your fridge or something. And in a minute or two it will pop open. And you will hear it from a safe distance. And you will be okay.

  • daannii@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
    3·
    2 days ago

    Yeah I think technically you are still supposed to use the spoon. But sometimes it would pop before you tried the spoon.

    I just use water now and run into the other room to hide.

    • theneverfox@pawb.socialEnglish
      2·
      1 day ago

      Wait… Does no one else give them a tppy tap? They’re not scary if you’re the one actively making them pop

    • LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      2 days ago

      This was explicitly marketed as a no spoon thing, where you just peel the tab(?). It pops when it pops.

      e: isn’t that the yellow string to the right in your picture?

      • daannii@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
        6·
        2 days ago

        Maybe it depends on the brand.?

        Or time frame?

        Maybe they used to require a spoon but now are “spoon free”.

        Or maybe the spoon free wrap is proprietary. So only the pilsbury ones are spoon free while the generic ones I buy, are not.

        ?

        Edit- okay so I have a can in my fridge. Its aldi brand.

        Says to use spoon.

        • LillyPip@lemmy.caEnglish
          5·
          2 days ago

          I think they reintroduced the ‘manual’ kind after a while, might have been limited or geographically bound. Not sure, but I expect they’re somewhat smart.

          My experience is from the 90s-2000s. I haven’t used them in a while.