Can Opener
| Can Opener | |
|---|---|
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| Class | Cooking |
| Weight | 0.6 |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.TinOpener
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A Can Opener is a small metal kitchen tool used to open canned food safely. It is one of the most important early finds, since most canned food needs it. It weighs 0.6, so it is easy to keep in a bag at all times.
A can opener opens every kind of canned food in the game. It is also scrap metal that can be smelted at a furnace. Can openers are common in house kitchens, living rooms, office break rooms and survivor caches. The Chef is the best occupation for cooking. It starts with the most Cooking skill. The Burger Flipper also starts with some Cooking skill.
Cooking
The Open Canned Food recipe uses a Can Opener to open any regular can. That covers beans, chili, soups, vegetables, fruit, meats and Canned Tuna. A sharp knife opens most cans too, but Canned Tuna needs a can opener. The tool also opens Water Ration Cans, Unlabeled Cans of Food and Dented Unlabeled Cans of Food.
The opener is kept after each use, so one tool lasts for every can. A can opener has metal in it. Putting it in a microwave can start a fire.
At a furnace, a can opener smelts down into iron. A Primitive or better Furnace turns it into an Iron Chunk. An Advanced Furnace turns it into a Steel Chunk.
Used in Crafting
Any recipe that asks for a can opener accepts it as the tool, such as Open Water Ration Can, Open Unlabeled Can and Open Dented Unlabeled Can.
Locations
A Can Opener is a common find in homes. A bag of canned food always holds one. Kitchen counters, shelves and cupboards hold one about one time in four. Living room counters and cupboards turn one up at the same rate.
Survivor caches hold a can opener on their counters about one time in four. Office break rooms, office cupboards and detective offices hold one about one time in eight. Shelters and derelict buildings turn one up only rarely.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Bag food canned | Junk | 100% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor cache | Counter | 23.5% |
| Survivor cache | Counter | 23.5% |
| Survivor cache (large building) | Counter | 23.5% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Kitchen | Counter | 23.5% |
| Kitchen | Metal shelves | 23.5% |
| Kitchen | Overhead cupboard | 23.5% |
| Kitchen | Shelves | 23.5% |
| Living room | Counter | 23.5% |
| Living room | Overhead cupboard | 23.5% |
| Any building | Shelter | 0.2% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Break room | Counter | 12.1% |
| Break room | Overhead cupboard | 12.1% |
| Detective office | Counter | 12.1% |
| Nolans office | Overhead cupboard | 12.1% |
| Office | Overhead cupboard | 12.1% |
| Derelict | Other | 0.1% |
| Derelict steel factory | Other | 0.1% |
Notes
- Canned Tuna needs a can opener, as a knife will not do.
- Keep it out of the microwave, as its metal can start a fire.
- A bag of canned food always comes with a can opener.
- A spare can opener can be smelted for iron.
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