Posted: 4/14/2025 10:21:46 AM EDT
| Wife bought one that removes the entire top. Fine, except it's finicky about position. Need a replacement, or do I need a lesson? |
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We have been using one of these for several years. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001CD77VO |
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Originally Posted By gamboolman: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/135217/Screenshot_2025-04-14_at_10_35_45_jpg-3516590.JPG Bingo, i can't figure out how to make the new style you are referring to work. Meh,shrug |
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Originally Posted By SwiftyMorgan: Wife bought one that removes the entire top. Fine, except it's finicky about position. Need a replacement, or do I need a lesson? We have old style and new style. I use the old style on tuna cans to push the lid down and squeeze out the water. I use the new style if I plan to let the dog lick out the remnants so he doesn't cut his tongue on sharp edges. OR if I want to build a tin can tennis ball cannon powered by lighter fluid. The new kind eliminates sharp edges and takes off the lid cleanly every time. As long as you position it correctly it works great. TIP: The key is to open the handles, place the opener on the top of the can flat and butted up against the rim so the little foot at the forward end rests near the center of the can lid. Stabilize the opener by pressing down on the twist knob using your thumb then squeeze the handles together. Twist the knob to cut through the rim and turn the can to where you started. A quarter turn the opposite way releases the lid. The key to success every time is pressing down with your thumb to firmly seat the opener on the can before closing the handles.  
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Originally Posted By HDSledge: We have old style and new style. I use the old style on tuna cans to push the lid down and squeeze out the water. I use the new style if I plan to let the dog lick out the remnants so he doesn't cut his tongue on sharp edges. OR if I want to build a tin can tennis ball cannon powered by lighter fluid. The new kind eliminates sharp edges and takes off the lid cleanly every time. As long as you position it correctly it works great. TIP: The key is to open the handles, place the opener on the top of the can flat and butted up against the rim so the little foot at the forward end rests near the center of the can lid. Stabilize the opener by pressing down on the twist knob using your thumb then squeeze the handles together. Twist the knob to cut through the rim and turn the can to where you started. A quarter turn the opposite way releases the lid. The key to success every time is pressing down with your thumb to firmly seat the opener on the can before closing the handles. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/374164/IMG_4713_JPEG-3517031.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/374164/IMG_4711_JPEG-3517032.jpg Same here, only use the old style for tuna cans. I hate that it never cuts through at the end and I have to twist the lid around to break it off. With the new style I can put the lid back on the can and store it in the fridge if I don't use all the contents. |
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Single handle side-cut safe can opener. I have one of the old 2-handle models that’s ~20+ years old. Just used it last week and it still works the same. They switched to the single handle design in the link 10+ years ago, when some friends asked where I got mine. Got one of these to test, and it’s worked fine for ~10 years, and is even easier to use. Put it on the edge of the can and start turning. When you feel the turning resistance drop, you’ve made it all the way around. To release the lid, turn the knob back a half turn. Simple. Now, whenever anyone asks, we can recommend it wholeheartedly. No sharp edges. Top can be used as a lid. No metal shavings in the can contents. Cutter never needs cleaning because it doesn’t make contact with the can’s contents (which also means it doesn’t drop crusty crap into the contents from previous cans, because the cutter wasn’t cleaned). We’ve used these on all kinds of cans (including the oval ones for the sardines in tomato sauce), and there’s zero reason to ever go back to a top cut opener. |
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Originally Posted By bluemax_1: Here you go www.amazon.com/dp/B000AX13US Single handle side-cut safe can opener. I have one of the old 2-handle models that’s ~20+ years old. Just used it last week and it still works the same. They switched to the single handle design in the link 10+ years ago, when some friends asked where I got mine. Got one of these to test, and it’s worked fine for ~10 years, and is even easier to use. Put it on the edge of the can and start turning. When you feel the turning resistance drop, you’ve made it all the way around. To release the lid, turn the knob back a half turn. Simple. Now, whenever anyone asks, we can recommend it wholeheartedly. No sharp edges. Top can be used as a lid. No metal shavings in the can contents. Cutter never needs cleaning because it doesn’t make contact with the can’s contents (which also means it doesn’t drop crusty crap into the contents from previous cans, because the cutter wasn’t cleaned). We’ve used these on all kinds of cans (including the oval ones for the sardines in tomato sauce), and there’s zero reason to ever go back to a top cut opener. That looks like a cool improvement over our rim cut opener. Buying one since my wife can't manage either of the other types right now. |
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Originally Posted By HDSledge: That looks like a cool improvement over our rim cut opener. Buying one since my wife can't manage either of the other types right now. Originally Posted By HDSledge: Originally Posted By bluemax_1: Here you go www.amazon.com/dp/B000AX13US Single handle side-cut safe can opener. I have one of the old 2-handle models that’s ~20+ years old. Just used it last week and it still works the same. They switched to the single handle design in the link 10+ years ago, when some friends asked where I got mine. Got one of these to test, and it’s worked fine for ~10 years, and is even easier to use. Put it on the edge of the can and start turning. When you feel the turning resistance drop, you’ve made it all the way around. To release the lid, turn the knob back a half turn. Simple. Now, whenever anyone asks, we can recommend it wholeheartedly. No sharp edges. Top can be used as a lid. No metal shavings in the can contents. Cutter never needs cleaning because it doesn’t make contact with the can’s contents (which also means it doesn’t drop crusty crap into the contents from previous cans, because the cutter wasn’t cleaned). We’ve used these on all kinds of cans (including the oval ones for the sardines in tomato sauce), and there’s zero reason to ever go back to a top cut opener. That looks like a cool improvement over our rim cut opener. Buying one since my wife can't manage either of the other types right now. @HDSledge Feel free to update with your thoughts on it when it arrives. It might help others with their decisions. |
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Originally Posted By bluemax_1: @HDSledge Feel free to update with your thoughts on it when it arrives. It might help others with their decisions. Got it. Not as easy as I thought since you have to align it properly. You don't have to squeeze the handle to grip the can though which is an improvement. My wife is weak from chemo and cancer and still can't turn the handle but it's no fault of the opener. |
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Originally Posted By HDSledge: Got it. Not as easy as I thought since you have to align it properly. You don't have to squeeze the handle to grip the can though which is an improvement. My wife is weak from chemo and cancer and still can't turn the handle but it's no fault of the opener. Originally Posted By HDSledge: Originally Posted By bluemax_1: @HDSledge Feel free to update with your thoughts on it when it arrives. It might help others with their decisions. Got it. Not as easy as I thought since you have to align it properly. You don't have to squeeze the handle to grip the can though which is an improvement. My wife is weak from chemo and cancer and still can't turn the handle but it's no fault of the opener. Ah. Understood. Have you looked into any of the battery/rechargeable/plug-in side cut can openers? I’ve never tried one, but it might be worth researching. Like this 
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Originally Posted By bluemax_1: Ah. Understood. Have you looked into any of the battery/rechargeable/plug-in side cut can openers? I’ve never tried one, but it might be worth researching. Like this www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWL1FJXK Thanks for the tip. That one should work for my wife. |
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Originally Posted By HDSledge: We have old style and new style. I use the old style on tuna cans to push the lid down and squeeze out the water. I use the new style if I plan to let the dog lick out the remnants so he doesn't cut his tongue on sharp edges. OR if I want to build a tin can tennis ball cannon powered by lighter fluid. The new kind eliminates sharp edges and takes off the lid cleanly every time. As long as you position it correctly it works great. TIP: The key is to open the handles, place the opener on the top of the can flat and butted up against the rim so the little foot at the forward end rests near the center of the can lid. Stabilize the opener by pressing down on the twist knob using your thumb then squeeze the handles together. Twist the knob to cut through the rim and turn the can to where you started. A quarter turn the opposite way releases the lid. The key to success every time is pressing down with your thumb to firmly seat the opener on the can before closing the handles. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/374164/IMG_4713_JPEG-3517031.jpg https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/374164/IMG_4711_JPEG-3517032.jpg I'll give that a shot. I felt like a slight angle, tilting the handles up was working, but it wasn't consistent. Thanks |
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Originally Posted By bluemax_1: Ah. Understood. Have you looked into any of the battery/rechargeable/plug-in side cut can openers? I've never tried one, but it might be worth researching. Like this www.amazon.com/dp/B0CWL1FJXK |
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