Maxey admits he doesn’t typically open cans while pleading for help on his Instagram live. “Normally, the chef helps me use the can opener for my dogs,” Maxey said. “Tell me what I need to do.

Can openers might not be the flashiest of kitchen tools, but they’re arguably among the most useful. If you’re making a weeknight chili with canned black beans and diced tomatoes, or you have a ...

Regardless of your upbringing, chances are, if you saw someone opening a can of food with a chisel and a hammer, you’d at least raise your eyebrows. But for a good chunk of human history, opening cans ...