The hell are you doing that shreds your fingers

Don't know about you but my fingers are not made of paper.

So far, even my nailbiting-fingernails always were more than enough to get these open

I use my fingers but have never had any sort of "shred" occur

I'm not sure I understand how you'd shred your fingers on them. I put my nail under the tab and lift until my finger can get under it

Press down on the metal with your thumb to give it a bend, then pull on the other end with your ring finger. I don't recommend ripping it all the way off. If you can't open this, you need to get a physical job.

I play the banjo and not the guitar, so I finger pick these open instead of shred.

I put my foreskin in the tab and pull on that.

One attempt with fingers, then butter knife.

spoon seems too wide

OP needs to hit the gym or something. I've always pulled them with my hand and never had a single issue.

I'm not a total pussy so I jam my buck teeth in there and pry it open with that.

I just slip my finger under it and pull it back. Easy.

Can opener every time. It sounds strange but it doesn’t leave a lip for things to get caught on when you empty the can

I never ever seen anyone use anything else than their finger to open them. It hurts a little bit I guess but at least for me, it's more convenient than getting a spoon first

After watching Technology Connections' video on YT about those weird can openers that cut under the rolled lip and don't leave any sharp edges on top, I bought one and use that on every can even if it has a pull tab.

I ignore the tab and use an edgeless can opener, in case it gets lost in transit to the recycling plant and a critter finds it.

Finger shred.

I'm on team OP with this one. My nails are too short and 50% of the time I get a can that doesn't play nice.

Either way I use a non-electric can opener since it's quiet. My cat recognizes the sound of these things.

Finally a normal asklemmy question

I often shape and paint my nails and these things chip polish like nothing, so I'll use the teaspoon I have lying out from the last time I made tea, probably.

Neither.

I use a knife.

Wait, is the spoon and the shredding before or after the can is opened?

I'm just going to leave this here.. Best most mundane purchase I've ever made! Regular openers can eat a dick after using this type! https://youtu.be/i_mLxyIXpSY

Depends on the can, if I can press the top in to get the tab to pop up a little, then I will just to that. If that doesn't work, then a spoon or knife it is.

I'm a surgeon, I always use my fingers to open. Been eating canned tuna & sardines for so long, never injured my fingers.

Wish more people here understood people's bodies are different including hands, I have trouble with these things too. Fucking hate them. I don't use a spoon though, just whatever that works. Like wtf do they have to have them so tight and no room to actually get under them and when you do open then they have extremely sharp edges to slice you up. Make it more accessible ffs

Depends on the tab. Some are not soldered onto the can so I can work with that. For the ones that do, spoons it is.

With fingernails. Else, it hurts and smth like a fork, knife can be used