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Can Opener

How many times have you heard people complain about the difficulty of opening a can? In this thread we can talk about both the electric and manual types.

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I will always keep a manual can opener around the house, because I know I can rely on it to work. Electric openers that I have tried have been more of a pain than a convenience. I suppose if you have one of those electric openers that are installed on the kitchen counters or cabinets then it probably wont be that bad. I still use the manual can opener all the time.

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If only! I would love to find an electric can opener that actually works properly. The best type of manual can opener I've used is one that is fastened to a wall or cabinet and has a large hand crank. It's very heavy-duty and I love it!

My hands and wrists are becoming so painful, I'll have to find a better way than the manual openers. It won't be long...

Roz

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I have used nearly every brand of electric can opener in the US and they are all a pain in the neck as malexander said. My ex-sister-in-law had a B & D under the cabinet one and it caught on fire. She got a whole new kitchen courtesy of B & D!

The BEST manual opener by far is the brand 'Swing Away'. It comes in a wall mount and two hand styles. I prefer the bigger hand style. I do have a wall mount ~ I have never used it because I never had a place on the wall that was convienent or sturdy enough for it.

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We have had all kinds of can openers. The only true and faithful one is the regular survival type where you have to hit it into the can to create a hole and then use jerking motions to cut through the metal similar to a scissors. Of course with that method LDS calls me to open all the cans

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Wow, JB, when I said manual, I was thinking about the one that you clamp on the side and turn the knob. The one you just mentioned is really old-school, manual. I havent used one of those since I lived in Trinidad!

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I know of a couple of places to get the old "army" style can openers, for less than $1 each. These are great for food storage and emergency supplies, because they are cheap, small, and easily replaced. They also do a great job of opening cans.

Fortunately, I only had to use one once in the military, as we had "c-rations" once in basic training. After that, we had MREs.

Most basic swiss army knives and multi-purpose tools have similar can openers on them as well.

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Yeah, our last can opener was like that and it does not work anymore, so we went shopping for one to replace it and the really good ones are expensive so I thought - why buy something so pricey only to get rid of it in a few months - thus came about the survival can opener! Of course LDS raised a brow when I bought it - hence my new can kitchen duties are in order.