I Need A Can Opener

[d2dave]

Can anyone tell me where I can get a decent can opener.

I am sick of the cheapies that after a few cans they start to slip and don't spin the can.

I don't want one that cuts around the side of the can but one that cuts the top.

I want one that will last more than a few months. I would consider electric if it works but prefer manual.

I am interested in hearing stories on manual or electric ones.

Dave.

[maca]

I have used P-38 can openers for many years now:
P-38 can opener - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_can_opener)

They only cost a couple of cents at a military disposal stores and ALWAYS work.

[rrturboD]

Openers like these cut around the top lip, leaving a lid with a smooth edge, and sides with a clean edge around the top. They are sold as safety openers.
We have a Tupperware one and it has been great.

Buy Kuhn Rikon Kitchenware (http://www.everten.com.au/product/kuhn-rikon-auto-safety-can-opener-blue.html)

[TheOtherLeft]

I have used P-38 can openers for many years now:
P-38 can opener - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_can_opener)

They only cost a couple of cents at a military disposal stores and ALWAYS work.

Gotta love the FRED. Even when completely rusted they still seem to work.

[Bigbjorn]

One of the REMLR brown jobs may be able to sell you an AIF can opener Mk.1. Don't carry it around in public.

[steveG]

We've got a Swingaway brand one manual one - made in USA. Pretty sure I got it at Coles, dont recall the price.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/10/1712.jpg

From memory it was marketed as "as used on the space shuttle" to which I thought - yeah whatever - but its turned out to be great.
Occasionally I get the odd can that has a really deep rim or a bit of damage that you have to nurture a bit, but other than that its easy.

We've had it at least 3 years and its still going well.
Prior to that - many years of frustrating junk ones so I know how you feel.

As an aside - I don't ever recall mum buying a new can opener when I was growing up, we only had 2 of them, one in the house and one in the caravan, and the ones I used at my grandparents place always opened cans without a problem, even though they looked like they were ancient.
They were only simple ones like this: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8d/Butterfly%26churchkey.jpg/180px-Butterfly%26churchkey.jpg
but they never seemed to wear out or give any trouble.

Is it just junk manufacturing and materials that make the modern ones fail?

Steve

[abaddonxi]

My BiL is mildly obsessed and gave me one of these-
Normann Copenhagen Butterfly - Can Opener at Velocity Art And Design (http://www.velocityartanddesign.com/butterfly-can-opener-pr-19640.html)

Works a treat, and great if you're a bit stiff in the joints, according to my father - everyone got one last Christmas.


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[adonuff]

Go get a swiss army knife, the can openers on them work great, last forever & no moving parts to wear out!

[waynep]

We've got a Swingaway brand one manual one - made in USA. Pretty sure I got it at Coles, dont recall the price.



Steve


We have the Swingaway ones too ( one for home one for camp ) they are good.

[Blknight.aus]

My BiL is mildly obsessed and gave me one of these-
Normann Copenhagen Butterfly - Can Opener at Velocity Art And Design (http://www.velocityartanddesign.com/butterfly-can-opener-pr-19640.html)

Works a treat, and great if you're a bit stiff in the joints, according to my father - everyone got one last Christmas.


http://www.velocityartanddesign.com/images_products/19640-Black_det.jpg?1254375722503



hey, its a defunctionalised egonomicalised FRED

[BMKal]

Type "Ratchet Can Opener" into google.

I bought one of these things from "House" or one of the kitchen supply places, and they're brilliant. The opener locks onto the can - you don't have to squeeze the handles together to keep it engaged - there is a release button to unlock after you have finished opening the can.

Opening / cutting is achieved simply by pushing the short handle back and forward, using a ratchet drive.

Best can opener I've ever come across, and they're cheap.

[d2dave]

BMKal,
Is this the one you have?

Crate and Barrel - Ratchet Can Opener shopping in Crate and Barrel Kitchen (http://www.crateandbarrel.com/Family.aspx?c=4790&f=12257)

Dave.

[Sprint]

i was given a dozen FRED's about 5 years ago..... one lives in the door pocket in the car, one in the toolbox, one more in the grab kit in the boot of the car, 2 are in the utensil drawer, the rest, i suspect, have been "requisitioned" by a few friends lol

[rovercare]

I've never had trouble with canned food..........never had a beer can I couldn't open:D

[d2dave]

I've never had trouble with canned food..........never had a beer can I couldn't open:D

My Mother always told me to include plenty of "Greens" in my diet, so I do

VB
Dave.

[rovercare]

My Mother always told me to include plenty of "Greens" in my diet, so I do

VB
Dave.


Hehe, although my greens consist of Stella, Carlsburg, Steinlager and J&B scotch, generally a nightly intake:angel:

[BMKal]

BMKal,
Is this the one you have?

Crate and Barrel - Ratchet Can Opener shopping in Crate and Barrel Kitchen (http://www.crateandbarrel.com/Family.aspx?c=4790&f=12257)

Dave.

Yes - that's the one Dave. Mine is all black, but otherwise identical. Brilliant bit of gear.

[adm333]

I have used P-38 can openers for many years now:
P-38 can opener - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P-38_can_opener)

They only cost a couple of cents at a military disposal stores and ALWAYS work.

Its called a P38 can opener ????......... and it always works ?????

Oh the irony

:D

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Its called a P38 can opener ????......... and it always works ?????

Oh the irony

:D


We should buy one of these for Ron,,,

:p

[d2dave]

Yes - that's the one Dave. Mine is all black, but otherwise identical. Brilliant bit of gear.

How long have you had it.

Dave.

[BMKal]

How long have you had it.

Dave.

Only about 18 months. Bought it when I started in this job and rented a flat in Fremantle. The one supplied in the flat was one of those horrible things with the butterfly handles that never seem to work when you want them to.

[d2dave]

BMKal,
18 months sounds good to me.
Where do I get one. I went to order one from the site I posted earlier and it is a USA site.

Dave.