Stainless Steel Can Opener Side Cut Lid Manual

2 reviews for Stainless Steel Can Opener Side Cut Lid Manual

B. Fields
Rated 5 out of 5
January 17, 2022
After almost 4 months of use, I can say that this is, without doubt, the very best can opener I have ever owned and that includes sundry electric can openers as well. Over the years I have purchased various types of can openers from various vendors, and none - absolutely none - have worked as well as this one. In fact, I would rate all the other openers I have owned as zero or perhaps a negative rating except for an electric opener I have owned for years and that one I'd rate a 3. This opener is hands down a 5 and is the only one I use now.However, I will say this: there is a tendency to really squeeze this opener (and I mean get a death grip on the handles) as I am turning the crank. This arises from my sorry history with manual can openers. It was necessary to really clamp down in order to keep the cutter running through the metal. I have to remind myself to ease up, relax, give the tool a break. It locks into position and it only takes slight pressure to keep cutting the can while easily turning the handle. But I can see why a number of unhappy buyers broke the opener; for years everyone has had to physically wrestle with the appliance to get it to work and even then it wouldn't work well. So I think that all of us who have had such a miserable history with this device naturally go at this product with hammer and tongs when we first get it.I would advise anyone buying this great little tool to ease up by 90% and you will be amazed just how quick and easy it is to open a can. Really. It is almost effortless.
Mizzus K
Rated 5 out of 5
January 12, 2022
I bought this after owning many different cheaper kinds that were difficult to turn and rusted beyond use in a short amount of time. My husbands hands have had arthritis and joint pain start to settle in and our old manual ones were becoming too painful for him to use and it was high time I started looking for a replacement. Don't care for the electric ones as they just take up too much space and we aren't big canned good users anyhow, but for the sake of the hubby, I considered them anyhow. After reading many reviews on both electric and manual variations, this seemed to get the best reviews. At what I consider a steep price for a manual opener, I took a chance....and I'm glad I did! This thing really is great. It is bulky enough so you can really get a grip on it, for one, which is nice for my hubby who has bigger hands that can't grip smaller handles on the usual ones. And it has a lock button so once it clamps down on the can, it locks down and isn't going anywhere. And then you just simply, and most importantly, EASILY turn the handle and it glides through the lid like butter. So nice to finally find an opener that does what it's supposed to - with ease! I hope it lasts, but it seems to be made of good stainless steel construction so I'm crossing fingers, but still...even if it breaks in a few years, I'd still have to consider buying another for it truly works so nicely.