Okay senior's, let's talk can openers.... (marriage, restaurant, college, seniors)
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I've used an electric under cabinet mounted can opener for a long time, it finally died. I went to replace it a while back and I just want to know why they are so expensive now? It's beyond ridiculous! I have trouble with my hands so I don't want a regular one. I have tried just about everything else and hate them all. IMO the new ones they offer are junk. I think today I'll get one that sits on the counter, I've been fighting that because I don't have a lot of counter space. I was talking to a group of people at our clubhouse Friday evening and they all agreed they the like space saver. One person said they thought they were going to stop making them and that's why the increase but it makes no sense....at least not to me.
Oh my. I haven't had one of those since I was 30!!
I use a hand-held - they work great, very little effort required.
You have to watch out for those models that say they don't give you a sharp lid edge to worry about. It's true, they don't, but most of them cut along the side of the can instead of the lid, and so your sharp edge is on the can, not the lid. Just as sharp. There's gotta be a sharp edge somewhere if they're cutting the can, right? Now maybe there are some models that somehow fold the edge of the can down so you don't get a sharp edge there, either, I don't know. But I know I bought one like that once and thought the sharp edge of the can was actually more dangerous than the sharp edge of the lid.
I watch German tv to practice the language. Just yesterday I watched a show where 4 celebrity chefs were given a variety of can openers to try out. They were unanimous on their favorite - a German brand name I didn’t recognize but it looked like this.
I've been using a similar one (does the same thing - removes the lid without leaving a sharp edge) for at least the past 25 years; one side effect I like is that the removed lid can be used as a cover for the can (in case, for instance, you don't use up the entire contents - just put the "cover" back on and stash it in the fridge until the next meal, or next day).
Exactly. It's great when one wants only a half can of something - built-in lid. No sharp edges, no metal shavings. Back in the day, bought everything from QVC which is how I first learned of the Kuhn-Rikon. I've given these to away, and always have one or two spares around. Almost the next best thing to sliced bread.
I switched to hand turned can openers that fit in the drawer when not in use. 1. counter space and 2. power outage during hurricanes etc made it just practical to use them all the time.
but i do understand the hand hurting thing
I gave up on powered can openers years ago. The hand crank opener works fine for me and it goes all over the kitchen where I might need it and stows away in a drawer.
I gave up on powered can openers years ago. The hand crank opener works fine for me and it goes all over the kitchen where I might need it and stows away in a drawer.
Yup - I don't want anything battery or electric powered. Costs of ownership, just one more thing to go wrong. Mine store in the drawer - and since I have no hand pain, no problem using. I try to keep things as simple as possible.
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