Opening a can on Yom Tov
Question
Is it permitted to open cans on Yom Tov?
Answer
Shalom u-vracha
It is forbidden. By doing so one transgresses the prohibitions of "mechatech" (cutting to a precise measure) and of creating a new utensil (a vessel).
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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