Kitchen Trivia -- can opener?

[erikthewise]

"can opener" is mysteriously absent from both the list of provided equipment and all the packing lists I've seen. Is it there, or isn't it? (1BR suite)

 

[dvc guy]

We have been to OKW and BWV and opened many a tuna cans. I have never looked at the list as I would presume that it comes with a can opener. Hope I don't have to bring an opener this trip.

 

[BillPA]

There should be a can opener, the hand crank type. If you check in and you don't find one, call house keeping.

 

[Pluto4President]

I just ckecked in the drawer here at the BWV and sure enough - it's there. Along with a cork screw!

 

[dkellumw]

We were at VWL in a one bedroom last week and yes there was a hand crank can opener that also open beer bottles (which is a plus). What was absent was a wine cork screw.

 

[Ralph&Pam]

I have now included a small folding cork screw (like many waitstaff use) in my shaving kit. This gets packed in checked luggage. It includes a small knife (for cutting off the foil on a wine bottle), corkscrew (duh ), and bottle opener (for beer bottles, naturally). I don't leave home without it. I could manage for a week without having to open a can, but it would be very difficult to spend a week on vacation and not be able to pull a cork or lift a bottlecap to pour an adult beverage.

Ralph

 

[Ralph&Pam]

I have now included a small folding cork screw (like many waitstaff use) in my shaving kit. This gets packed in checked luggage. It includes a small knife (for cutting off the foil on a wine bottle), corkscrew (duh ), and bottle opener (for beer bottles, naturally). I don't leave home without it. I could manage for a week without having to open a can, but it would be very difficult to spend a week on vacation and not be able to pull a cork or lift a bottlecap to pour an adult beverage.

Actually, it occurs to me that many cans now come with lift off caps, the ones with a pull ring similar to a pop top but it removes the entire top of the can. No can opener needed. I know the canned tuna and some soups we buy are packaged this way.

Ralph

 

[Paul in CT]

The real problem comes with the studio. There is NO bottle opener there and the DVC "markets" sell many brands of "adult beverage" that require one. I have learned to pack one, although you can request one from Housekeeping. Unfortunately, the first time I learned this was after a long day at the parks well after midnight so I didn't bother that time, but I learned my lesson.

 

[manning]

Now why didn't someone tell us the pans are in the bottom of the stove. Called up housekeeping for one and then found them two days later when I looked down to find out what that drawer was. We don't have a storage drawer in our stove at home. I bet the person delivering the pan walked down the hall scratching their head. Felt can of dumb.