Best Manual Can Openers
The Zyliss Lock N Lift Can Opener is ergonomically designed for comfort and maximum efficiency. Comfortable, soft touch grip and handle eliminate hand fatigue, great for arthritis.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I have an electric as well as other hand openers and due to the way this one feels in my hand, along with the dependable magnetic grip that it has on the tops that you remove with it then it's the one I usually go to first."
"I really liked that opener as it allowed for putting the lids back on the cans for refrigerator storage. The lid keeps falling into the can....the magnet catching feature is more mythical than actual."
"You have to first UNLOCK it by sliding a button to open it up (it's kept locked in the drawer so it's not so bulky), then apply the opener to the can, slide the button closed and then turn the crank."
"his one had a similar design and is a little more expensive, but looks more ergonomic. The opener is very easy to put on the edge of the can."
"I was expecting to be thrilled with product after seeing it received 4.5 stars and over 2400 reviews!"
"Broke after maybe 15 cans."
"Just doesn't work."
"If you tear the lid off afterwards it leaves a sharp pointed edge."
EZ Off's duel V-grip system will grab hold of any lid firmly allowing for a simple and near effortless twist to open a jar lid. THE EZ OFF JAR OPENER WILL OPEN TOUGH LIDS EFFORTLESSLY - EZ Off will grab hold of any lid whether it's factory sealed, child proof, tamper proof or just stuck from what's inside the jar.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I have hand arthritis and can't spread my thumbs out wide, so opening a large jar is nearly impossible...I use channel lock pliers for most, but a 6" jar of pool chemicals that weighs over 2 pounds...that doesn't work with pliers, but works with this! INSTEAD: Install it with the V pointing towards you and put it as close as possible to the front of your upper cabinet and, if possible, right next to the right side wall of the lip that is under the cabinet (this last part is not really necessary, but I feel it will make the thing less likely to torque over time if your cabinet base is particle board). Pulling towards you is much easier than pushing away while turning. The design of this thing is perfect but what they do to make installation easy is even better and I don't know why makers of towel bars, racks, and other things that have to be mounted just where you want them, don't do this: They have attached an adhesive pad to the top of the opener and you peel off the paper and then stick it exactly where you want and then put in the screws. What makes this different is that the part the lid goes in is deeper and has 2 blades to grip the lid instead of one."
"It definitely grips the lids, but the sharp teeth leave sharp burs on smooth lids."
"I got this because my aunt is always needing help opening jars, she had a lot of jar openers already but rarely uses them since they are tucked in a drawer somewhere and are cumbersome to use."
"Best money I've spent in a long time!!"
"The sharp teeth on the unit grip plastic and metal lids with ease. It took a little practice keeping the top of the lid flush with the cabinet and pushing back into the unit to grip the lid but now we're taking off lids with ease!"
"It will open any bottle or jar from a nail polish size to a huge pickle or spaghetti jar lid."
"Bought this for my dad who has advanced arthritis."
"We had to add some wood to the bottom of our cabinet before this was able to be installed."
By cutting on the side of the can below the edge, the Smooth Edge Can Opener leaves no sharp edges on the can or lid. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"I had a can opener that lasted for the first ten years of living on my own, but when it broke and I tried to find a replacement I came to the conclusion that they don't make can openers like they used to. I asked around and this can opener (and other smooth edge can openers) were what was recommended. Overall, I can say that this can opener is worth every bit of what I've paid for it and I would absolutely buy it again."
"I particularly like the lack of sharp edges on the opened can (our dogs are pre-recycling can washers), the cutting wheel not intruding into the can's contents (I'm not just being germophobic here; open a can of tuna with a conventional opener and you'll have to either wash it or put it away stinking) and best of all, it doesn't have anything to catch on a paper can label and bunch it under and thereby force the opener off the can."
"This is no surprise - it works perfectly, even on wee little tomato paste cans and big tins of cheap Christmas candy."
"The new opener arrived and after fighting with the clam shell to get at it, we started using it on our cans. Seems like such a waste to throw out the entire unit instead of being able to replace the cutting wheel, which is what we presume wore out."
"The best part about this tool is that it doesn't touch the contents in the can, so you can just throw it right back into your drawer after you're done."
"This is the best manual can opener I have ever owned, and I've owned a few."
"It works well once you get it to work but there is a little trick to getting the hang of this kind of opener."
Best Electric Can Openers
Style Name: Without scissors |. Product Packaging: Frustration-Free Packaging. This can opener will easily open all standard-size cans and cans with pop-top lids.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I'd been using the same small dependable hand-held electric can opener for the past 25+ years until it finally gave up the ghost. After getting hand cramps from my old manual opener, though, I finally opted for this Hamilton Beach model. I'd never much cared for the side-cut openers before because liquids inside the can seemed to spill more easily with the lower edge, so this higher-cutting model is much better IMO. The top push-down lever depresses easily and the magnet on the opener holds the can securely in place while it's cutting. I found that this is important because if you allow it to continue making rotations, it cuts long narrow slivers of the can which are noticeable when you remove the top (looks like a tiny strand of steel wool)."
"This Hamilton Beach Can Opener had caught my eye from all the great 5 Star reviews it showed, and from Reviews as far back as year 2009 which shows Hamilton Beach knows they have a high quality well built very popular can opener. The can opener is what you would design in your mind as having every feature a High Quality Can Opener would have, well designed and solidly built."
"I'm 72 years young and this is the BEST can opener i've ever owned or operated.!!"
"Came across the Hamilton Beach can opener and was surprised by all the great reviews and for $20 didn't feel like I was loosing much."
"Reviewers who said it has a short cord probably did not pull it all the way out."
"I took a photograph rare earth magnet I place just a fraction of inches from I can been opened see the metal shavings I would normally have to rinse off with water."
"I have never seen or had an appliance sold with a cord that is basically 'useless' unless you have a connection with nothing in the way. Buy an extension cord, or maybe Ham Beach will correct this incredible design blunder."