Shabbat – Opening a can and drying bread into toast
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Question
Two questions regarding the laws of Shabbat:
A. What is the proper way to open a can on Shabbat?
B. Is it permitted to place a slice of bread on an upside‑down baking tray on a hot plate, when this may cause the bread to become toast (croutons)?
A. What is the proper way to open a can on Shabbat?
B. Is it permitted to place a slice of bread on an upside‑down baking tray on a hot plate, when this may cause the bread to become toast (croutons)?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
A. According to the Chazon Ish, it is forbidden to open a can in any manner on Shabbat.
However, some permit, when the can contains solid food, such as a pickled cucumber, to make a small hole on one side and afterwards to open a large opening on the other side. [In this way, the first hole is not yet considered an actual “opening,” and when opening the second side one is not creating a “vessel,” since the container is already punctured at its bottom and has no proper use as a vessel].
B. It is permitted, even if the bread turns into toast.
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