Amco Swing-A-Way 709BK Comfort Grip Can Opener, Black
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Amco Swing-A-Way 709BK Comfort Grip Can Opener, Black
Customer Review: HERE's YOUR VALENTINE SOLUTION #1 . . .
Summary: 5 Stars
Sometimes the stress of choosing the perfect gift is just too much. So whether Valentine's Day is looming /OR/ a "significant" birthday . . . perhaps you should go with Solomon and choose both?
For under $25. you can leave the choice to your beloved: either a Black OXO, or a Black SWING-AWAY. In other words, one for the home kitchen & another for the summer place /OR/ one for the cats & one for the humanoids /OR/ one for everyday heavy duty /OR/ a second to distract you at stressful times like electric outages and terrorism by offspring? (name your own trauma-time).
The OXO will definitely fill the latter slot; it is right upfront MACHO. If black is 'her' color, remember that ergonomic handles speak kindly to anyone who has suffered through the aftermath (in the kitchen) of carpal tunnel surgery.
Keep "Swing Away" /AND/ OXO on your list (*# B00004OCKG*) and go for the big investment, is the advice of Reviewer mcHAIKU. Yours will be a happier household and that counts for plenty on these special occasion days that pop up all too often. You can have both "the SWING AWAY name you can trust" (even though it no longer swings back against the wall) that has made its mark in outer space /AND/ you can also go with OXO, a name for the 21st Century if ever there was one, not to mention the "good grips"!
I'm not sure I could describe a can opener as "EXCITING" but in this land of many electric outages I wouldn't want to exist without one, especially OXO / AND / *SWING AWAY*.
Customer Review: EVERYTHING GOOD YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT THIS CAN OPENER IS INVARIABLY TRUE! -- WOW!
Summary: 5 Stars
IN A NUTSHELL: THE GOLD STANDARD FOR THE PRICE OF TIN
As can openers go - there are none better, but the fact that these are available for around $10. and last literally forever seems too good to be true. Nevertheless, it is true. Like many other people, we have tried a lot of different can openers, some electric some hand held, but we always come back to the one that has always been in our kitchen -- 'SWING-A-WAY'.
WHAT MAKES THE 'SWING-A-WAY CAN OPENER' SUPERIOR TO OTHER CAN OPENERS?
3 components contribute synergistically to Swing-A-Way's success;
1]- Very durable Tempered Steel gears with a cutting edge that stays sharp literally forever.
2]- Ample leverage provided by a large chrome-plated steel turn-key to assure enough torque into the gears to open any can simply by hand turning.
3]- Plastic coated Steel handles that facilitate penetration of the can by the cutting edges with just ordinary hand pressure.
WHY ARE THESE LONG LASTING SUPER CAN OPENERS SO INEXPENSIVE?
With only several moving parts made of easily manufactured components that are sold on a huge scale worldwide, it costs very little to make this product despite its excellence.
[I AM NOT AFFILIATED WITH ANY PRODUCT OR COMPANY BUT WE HAVE USED 'SWING-A-WAY' LITERALLY FOREVER WITH UNIFORMLY EXCELLENT RESULTS]
Customer Review: wears out quickly, save your money - they're not the same as they used to be!
Summary: 1 Stars
I can confirm that these aren't the Swing-A-Way openers of yesteryear that have inspired generations of loyal followers. The old Swing-A-Way openers were made in the USA and lasted for decades. I've bought two of the current models in the past 5 years based on the quality of the old openers I remember from growing up, and they've both been duds. Instead of decades, now they're wearing out in just a year or two - the knurled tooth on the wheels that grip the can rims give up the ghost much earlier than they should - probably softer steel from the new cheaper manufacturing. I can literally see a groove on the teeth on the wheel where the cans have worn out the teeth, and I can promise you that we eat way less canned food than my parents and grandparents did! I'm about to buy my third can opener in 5 years, and I can assure you that it WON'T be another one of these shoddy openers!!!! These are cheap steel, wears out in a year or two - don't waste your money!Customer Review: Finally talked the wife into trashing her cheapy one
Summary: 5 Stars
I remember looking at can openers in a store about 5 years ago and an old man handed me a swing away. It didn't look fancy like all the others I was weeding through, but he said "This one is the only one NASA trusts and the one I use at home is probably older than you!". He showed me the gears and how it's pretty much impossible to wear them out. It was cheaper than the fancy ones, and only a little bit more than the low-end ones in the mall shop I was at. It worked great, but was 'borrowed' permanently by an ex-girlfriend (she did leave her fancy one...which would butcher any can you attempted to open with it)...
I finally talked my wife into trashing the dollar store one she picked up a couple years ago....she thought all can openers were the same.
My wife is happy we got it, especially the fact that it has more leverage to open the tough cans she used to struggle with.
Customer Review: Good for a year
Summary: 3 Stars
Original review is below. I'm not sure how long most can openers are supposed to last but I threw this one out after about a year. Simply put, it got dull and wouldn't open cans properly anymore; it would leave gaps on the lid that were still connected to the can so that the can was connected at two or more points and wouldn't open.
Not much to say, this is the first time I've ever owned a Swing-A-Way myself, but I do remember that my mom had one for my entire childhood. As for my experience with this one, it's great, it's the easiest (the handle turns without much effort) to use can open I've ever owned and I can't believe I waited this long (almost 10 years) to get one. All metals will eventually get dull but I'm hoping that this one lasts a little longer because of the gear design.