Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent can manual opener? Seems the only we can get to last more than a couple months is the one on my Swiss Army knife
Hit the thrift stores in your area (or Ebay) and look for the older Swing-A-Way openers that were made in USA. They are made in China now and are OK, but not as good as the old ones.
Hit the thrift stores in your area and look for the older Swing-A-Way openers that were made in USA. They are made in China now and are OK, but not as good as the old ones.
^^^^^^^^^^ These....
Other plain jane types just shread metal in one place under the rim from the drive wheel.
Or the cutter wheel decides when and how much of the lid it wants to cut
Or a combo of both depending on what angle its fussy little azz needs ta be held.
The state of can openers is a pet peeve of mine. Admittedly most cans are pull top but in today's world where almost anything is possible why are can openers in general POS? The swing away is good and some of the early designs were the best.
Zyliss is the best I have found. It pops the top so there's no sharp edge. I've had mine for at least 10 years with no issues & I believe it was made in Switzerland.
'course you could always get a commercial Ellund.
Last edited by High_Noon; 01/17/21.
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The state of can openers is a pet peeve of mine. Admittedly most cans are pull top but in today's world where almost anything is possible why are can openers in general POS? The swing away is good and some of the early designs were the best.
I did not know that this is a problem. I will soon be decanting the Bush's Homestyle Beans to accompany the Kingsford ribs in a motel room in Ely Nv. It will be a struggle equal to uncorking a bottle of wine w/ a manual cork puller but easier. Would this qualify as a 1st world problem?
mike r
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The problem with can openers today is that just like anything else, they're made in chiner. Anything made in chiner is of significantly lower quality than those items manufactured in the US, Germany, Switzerland, etc.
You may say, but I don't want to spend X amount on a can opener and opt instead for for a cheap chiner one. Well, that's fine, just expect it to break within a week, if not immediately.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
Hit the thrift stores in your area (or Ebay) and look for the older Swing-A-Way openers that were made in USA. They are made in China now and are OK, but not as good as the old ones.
Yup. The skinny ones with a church key on one leg are good too. But more apt to get buried in the drawer. Avoid ones with a plastic handle to turn the advancer gear.
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Faberware makes a good can opener. I’ve gone through a lot of can openers but this one has held up better than the other brands that I’ve used. My wife bought it. I liked it well enough to take it in the divorce.
Zyliss, I have an older model, but this one works the same way. The other ones some folks have mentioned work on the same principal, they cut through the seam.
My wife likes the old Swing A Way better, but she's always worried about the sharp edges. Like........Duh
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The problem with can openers today is that just like anything else, they're made in chiner. Anything made in chiner is of significantly lower quality than those items manufactured in the US, Germany, Switzerland, etc.
You may say, but I don't want to spend X amount on a can opener and opt instead for for a cheap chiner one. Well, that's fine, just expect it to break within a week, if not immediately.
This summer I bought a cheap can opener for the RV, just to use a few times a year. It broke on the first can.
I can risk the sharp can lids for one that actually functions.
Thanks for the help guys...still not sure what to do. The Chinese swing away is garbage like all Chinese crap...the pampered chef one looks plasticy and fragile. US swing aways on eBay may be worn out...That big boobed brunette looks about perfect but with COVID lockdowns and all and all I doubt I can afford it.
Thanks for the help guys...still not sure what to do. The Chinese swing away is garbage like all Chinese crap...the pampered chef one looks plasticy and fragile. US swing aways on eBay may be worn out...That big boobed brunette looks about perfect but with COVID lockdowns and all and all I doubt I can afford it.
Just get the Zyliss. They work great, are made in Switzerland and mine has lasted over 10 years.
l told my pap and mam I was going to be a mountain man; acted like they was gut-shot. Make your life go here. Here's where the peoples is. Mother Gue, I says, the Rocky Mountains is the marrow of the world, and by God, I was right. - Del Gue
I did not know that this is a problem. I will soon be decanting the Bush's Homestyle Beans to accompany the Kingsford ribs in a motel room in Ely Nv. It will be a struggle equal to uncorking a bottle of wine w/ a manual cork puller but easier. Would this qualify as a 1st world problem?
mike r
Funny a P38 to open and a butter knife handle to shove the cork down and keep it open to pour
We've been using the same Tupperware brand 'side-cut' can opener for at least 20 years now and it still works good almost all of the time. Once in a while an odd can may need to be run through a second or third time but so far it has always cut the top off and never left with any sharp edge on lid or can. The handle and twist crank are some kind of thick, tough hard plastic but nothing has ever broke or even cracked on it.
Does anyone have a recommendation for a decent can manual opener? Seems the only we can get to last more than a couple months is the one on my Swiss Army knife
Very frustrating
Most of the modern world has access to electricity. Buy an older Rival off Ebay and live happily ever after.
Kinda on topic. What about what we used to call a "Church Key"? I like them to open chicken broth and such, but the ones found now will bend instead of opening a can. There were several in my Mother's drawer when She passed on, but I do not know what Happened to them. Sister or Nephew probably got them, or they may have been thrown away. I know there was one Griesedieck Brothers beer opener in there. miles
The Pampered Chef can opener is hands down the best.
I have one and I agree - its the best can opener I've ever had.
Looking over the thread I'm suprised at how many people have one. I didn't think the Hunters Campfire would be a big pampered chef kinda place. We have a bunch of their stoneware.
Last edited by KFWA; 01/18/21.
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When we got married (51 years ago) we had one of those ubiquitous, cheap, Ecko can openers. It opened a ton of cans and lasted about 25 years. We bought another just like it (about 6 bucks) and got another 15 years out of that one. Since then, we have bought a dozen. A Pampered Chef opener lasted about a year until I was compelled to throw it out over the back fence. The current opener, picked up at the Dollar Store, is working well after a year. GD
I've used a few different ones, including my P38 when there was no other option but we got an OXO a few years ago and that thing not only works, but it is comfortable in your hands while cutting cleanly through the lid. We liked it so much we bought another one for the trailer and we bought one for the elk hunting camp utensils.... we've had our first one at least 10 years and it is still working like new...
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Thanks for the help guys...still not sure what to do. The Chinese swing away is garbage like all Chinese crap...the pampered chef one looks plasticy and fragile. US swing aways on eBay may be worn out...That big boobed brunette looks about perfect but with COVID lockdowns and all and all I doubt I can afford it.
The Pampered Chef opener isn't "plasticy and fragile." Do you hear guys saying that Glocks are "plasticy and fragile" after they've run thousands of rounds through them over some years?
The Pampered Chef I own was purchased by my wife before I met her. So it's at least 17 years old. I'm sure we open 20 cans a month on average. Again, the best can opener by far out of any of the openers I've ever used. It will change your perspective on can openers. If it cost $100, it would be a good buy.
And if you've cut your fingers and your spatulas many times trying to get the stuff out of a can opened with a regular opener, you'll appreciate that there are no sharp edges, so you can re-use the cans for all sorts of stuff, and again, not have to worry about slicing your fingers (and neither will your wife, or your kids/grandkids).
Quak: I have tried them all - there is no such thing as a decent, long lived "can opener"! Ditto's for butane fire starters. I will now read through this thread to see if indeed there is such a thing as a good and long lived can opener. Hold into the wind VarmintGuy
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There's probably some environmental regulation that says new can openers can only be made to work 25 % as well as old ones. Like our toilets you have to flush 3 times to get a 4 year old kids turd to go down, our washing machines that you have to run the laundry 3 times just to rinse the soap out, and our lawn mowers that you have to mow the yard from 2 different directions to get anything close to a decent cut.
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