The Best Ways to Fill Can Containers Without the Mess

Whenever you need to fill can containers with gas, paint, or even homemade soup, it usually feels like a 50/50 shot as to whether you'll end up covered in it. It's one of those deceptively simple tasks that should take ten seconds but somehow turns into a twenty-minute cleanup job involving a roll of paper towels and a lot of swearing. We've all been there, standing over a small opening with a heavy container, trying to time the pour just right, only for the liquid to "glug" and splash everywhere. ...

May 3, 2026 · 7 min · Berman Scheinman