Tin opener - silly question

Is there such a thing these days as a decent tin/can opener? Every one we've had recently has bent/broke/split after a few months. We buy them in pairs now [different types] to avoid 'no tin opener misery'.

Any suggestions?

Ta muchly.

Reply to
Simon Cee
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Best one we've had (and still got) was a nice soft handle one from Lakeland.

Reply to
Bob Eager

The more complicated they are the likelier they are to go wrong.

Years ago I had a small key ring opener which I somehow lost. Which nobody would believe was a tin opener until shown how it worked.

This is a bigger version which I've been using for a couple of years

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only trick is first working out how it works. After that it comes naturally and the cutter can be honed on a diamond sharpener.

michael adams

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michael adams

Not that I have come across recently, they all do seem poorly made or designed. For such emergencies, I keep a tiny tin opener on my key ring where it has been for the last 40+ years. I think they are sold in outdoor type shops, it is flat, with a small fold out hinged blade. It always works, but not as fast as a kitchen drawer type one.

Reply to
Harry Bloomfield

Simon Cee :

We've had a Culinaire Magican for well over 15 years and it works just like the demo here:

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Mike Barnes

The army type which consists of a sharp, slightly hooked blade that folds out of a shaped piece of metal. Works every time, and sits very easily on a key ring. Also opens crown cork bottles on a good day. I wouldn't be without mine, which is now at least 15 years old and still works as well as ever.

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the first out of the blocks on a Google search, and looks exactly like mine.

Reply to
John Williamson

That is similar to the standard American Military WWII issue opener, called something like 'P-51', or some other famous aircraft. There are plenty still in use in the US, even now.

--=20 Davey.

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Davey

Here: P-38. I was close.

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Reply to
Davey

Based on the ones the services used to (and probably still) get in a 24 hour ration pack. Had a few of those (collected from the ration packs)...!

Reply to
Bob Eager

+1

We had a nice old can opener so old that the plastic had gone brittle and failed after 20+ years. Tried several cheap openers, including the type that cut through the rim so no sharp edge but none lasted more than a month or so and we don't use that much tinned food...

Bought a Culinare Magican and it just works and had done for at least a couple of years.

The "army" openers that everyone else are raving about are OK but a bit slow and fiddly compared to the Magican. Not to mention that they don't make that clean a cut of the lid and your fingers are very close to those sharp edges.

Reply to
Dave Liquorice

I think ours comes from waitrose. It hasn't broken but most cans are ring pull these days.

You can still get the all metal ones at kitchen shops.

Reply to
The Natural Philosopher

OFFS what else is an angle grinder for!

Reply to
The Natural Philosopher

We've had one of these for a couple of years:

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's the same principle as the flat ones other people have suggested, but with a more comfortable handle, and less like a camping device. There is nothing to go wrong with them, and the blade is sharpenable, although I've not needed to yet. A

Reply to
andrew

The problem being that most of the ones sold now won't open about 50% of tins, IME.

Reply to
John Williamson

On Wed, 22 Aug 2012, "Simon Cee" writ:

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recommended.

Reply to
Percy

We had much the same problem. Then I noticed that electric can openers were only about £10 (Morrisons) or a bit more elsewhere. Which doesn't make sense when you are being charged £4-£6 for a bit of plastic with a couple of cogs which lasts a couple of months.

Bought one (not Morrisons) and so far it is doing well and showing no sign of wearing out.

Cheers

Dave R

Reply to
David WE Roberts

the roll edge, leaving it pretty sharp.

Chris

Reply to
Chris J Dixon

But is it soft tin openers or hard cans?

Brian

Reply to
Brian Gaff

Is there such a thing these days as a decent tin/can opener? Every one

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Reply to
Muddymike

For as long as I can remember (well 15yrs+) we've used a Brabantia (made in Holland) which has a magnet to hold the removed lid. Prior to that I think our experiences were much the same as yours.

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AnthonyL

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