OXO Good Grips Smooth Edge Can Opener
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of OXO Good Grips Smooth Edge Can Opener
Customer Review: Get rid of your electric can opener
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this can opener for about a year. I bought it to take with me when I had to work at the football concession stand. It is very hard to open cheese and coffee cans with an electric opener so I got this. After I used it the the first time it has never gone back because I do not want to lose it. The 6 mothers and 2 dads that were working with me also went crazy over it. There are no rough edges on the cans to cut your fingers on and there sre no small metal shavings falling down in the can of whatever you are opening. There is no rim left around the top so you can easily get a spatula in there and clean the can out completely. If you don't use all of the can right away ,you have a nice lid to put back on the can. It is unbelievable. At first it was a little hard to figure out because I had thrown the package away. I thought I had bought just your basic turn can opener, but once I figured it out I was blown away. I have ordered 12 of these to give as Christmas presents.Customer Review: Great for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Summary: 5 Stars
My sister has rheumatoid arthritis and has great difficulty performing manual tasks with her hands. I purchased this Oxo Good Grips Smooth Edge Can Opener for her. The can opener is easy to attach to the can and the handles do not need to be squeezed closed while operating. The large knob is easy to grip and is easy to turn. No problems knowing when you've completed the trip around the circumference of the can as you can feel a let-up in the resistance. When you feel this, just do a half turn backwards. The can opener easily disengages and the lift lifts right off. If you wish, you can use the attached lid opener to help remove the lid. The edges are clean and there is nothing sharp to cut your fingers. I have a touch of carpal tunnel syndrome and have put one of these can openers on my holiday wish list. I imagine that it would also be a good tool to have for children who like to help out in the kitchen - easy and safe for little hands to use.Customer Review: Good can opener
Summary: 3 Stars
Through my two years of constant use, I have found that the opener does not always open cans quickly and consistently. It works like a charm for some cans - one round of cutting and you are done. Yet for some cans you need to cut a few rounds to open the lids. Frustratingly, quite often (maybe 1 or 2 times out of 10) you just can not open the lids regardless of how many rounds of cutting you apply. I figure that this is probably not due to how strong you grip the can when you cut, it is likely due to the fact that cans from various manufacturers are not sealed uniformly at the top edge for this opener to be effective consistently. The opener is a good nonetheless for specific purposes, such as if you use only a portion of the can and intend to keep the rest in the refrigerator with the lid, or if you simply do not like to have your food touched by cut lids. Otherwise, I keep a swing away opener handy for quicker work.Customer Review: Brilliant little device...
Summary: 5 Stars
To be totally honest, when I got his, I looked at it and said, 'Now what do I do with us?' Being an idiot, I just kept looking at it trying to figure out how to make it work. I don't believe in reading directions, so everything usually takes me about 3 times as long to ever be able to use.
Finally I figured it out and I love it. Turning the handle is as easy as it gets. There is no mess at all. Smooth all around. When you have cut the lid off, you have a tiny little 'grabber' that you clamp on the lid and pull it off. As other reviewers have already said, you are cutting the lid off below the line and not cutting the lid through and then off.
It is simple to use when you get the hang of it. My wife used to always have me open the cans because you have to sometimes work to get it open, but she uses the OXO because it is simple, smooth and mess free. Good purchase for us!
Customer Review: Perfection is a can opener
Summary: 5 Stars
I feel as though I should write an ode or even a sonnet to this can opener. When the accouterments of daily life are well thought out and executed, they can inspire joy. Such is the case with this can opener. I heartily recommend it. Not only does it remove the lids so that there are no rough edges and that they can easily be placed on the can again, but it is a breeze to operate.
I received this item as a gift for X-mas '05 and have been thankful ever since. I do not trust the electric can openers and most of the other cheap manual items are difficult at best to use, especially on larger cans. In the year and a half I have owned it, it has happily opened everything I have thrown its way.
Do yourself a favor and purchase this item. OXO has not only created a useful and easy to use item, but one with excellent industrial design that should be in the museum of modern art!