Misc Lousy Can Openers

[Lone_Hawk]

I am really fed up with the can openers that you get most places.

I had one of those that cut through the lip of the can, lasted for years, wore it out, but the Wife doesn't like it, so....

Wally World and grocery store openers seem to last for about six cans..... Grrrrrr

So, I'm hoping for recommendations on a good, well made, can opener

 

[summerthyme]

SwingAway brand. Amazon carries several models. They aren't as good as they used to be, but I'm currently using one that's at least 15 years old...

Summerthyme

 

[Toosh]

I've only had this for about 4 months so I'm still inside your 6-month frame but so far I really, really like it.

• Hands free
• Cordless - I use Eneloops in it.
• Works on any can I've asked it to open.
• Leaves no sharp or jagged parts. (I've often worried about can opener cuts during SHTF with canned goods)
• Small, lightweight, stores anywhere

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FVQLBL3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[kyrsyan]

I receive one for Christmas. I kind of winced at the price but if it works for a few years it is worth it. All the cheap ones break or bend quickly now.

 

[Lone_Hawk]

so I'm still inside your 6-month frame

Toosh,

Heck, I have gone through 3 in less than 3 months!! I will check your link out, thanks!!

 

[KMR58]

I have a kitchenaide. I’ve had it for years.

 

[Cardinal]

My cats think I am a lousy can opener...to hear them complain, that is.

 

[Lone_Hawk]

I've only had this for about 4 months so I'm still inside your 6-month frame but so far I really, really like it.

• Hands free
• Cordless - I use Eneloops in it.
• Works on any can I've asked it to open.
• Leaves no sharp or jagged parts. (I've often worried about can opener cuts during SHTF with canned goods)
• Small, lightweight, stores anywhere

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07FVQLBL3/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Ok, they have a new one out, 2.0, ordered!!

 

[Tundra Gypsy]

While out doing yard sales I came across several Swing Away can openers and bought three of them. Took them home, cleaned them up and now have one for the trailer, truck camper, and one in my go-food tub. You can never have enough of them.

 

[Ogre]

P-38, Best can opener ever.

P-38 can opener - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[tech]

The old Swing-A-Way can openers are the best. 45 years of daily use (or close to it) and still going strong.

Second choice is a P-38

 

[hd5574]

Old swing a way is the best...I found some new old stock still on their cards on eBay... expensive but worth every penny..so I grabbed a couple and put back

 

[Kris Gandillon]

We have a GE electric under-the-cabinet mount can opener bought new in 1993 when we built our home in Wildwood, MO.

Unbolted it and moved it to our retirement home in Eureka, MO when we moved here in late 2021.

Still going strong after 31 years.

 

[Wildwood]

We had a discussion about this a few months back...I'll see if I can find it. This is the one I got three years ago and still working as good as they day it arrived. The new swing aways didn't hold up a year for me.

Amazon.com

 

[Wildwood]

I found the thread...the discussion starts on page six, post 223. I'm not sure there's much more info than you will find in this thread but I'll post the link just in case you are interested.

VIDEO - You Need 2 Years of Food – Martin Armstrong

In bad times, many hunters will find it much easier to kill and eat livestock. People will have to quickly learn to lock their livestock in the barn every night. And maybe one of the armed family will have to sleep in the barn each night too.

www.timebomb2000.com

 

[texkat72]

OXO Good Grips smooth top can opener. Best one on the market imo.

 

[hd5574]

I bought one of these in May of this year to see. . it does fine ...so far ..but not long enough for a real test
Plus this time of year ... with all the fresh food I open so I few cans... Time will tell

 

[BH]

6 Ways to Open a Can Without a Can Opener

There are many other ways to open a can. You can use a knife, a spoon, a hatchet, and even the concrete you walk on to open up your cans.

urbansurvivalsite.com

I have done the concrete thing before, works really well and fast.

 

[Millwright]

Wallyworld, no-name can opener.

Stamped "made in USA" on the handle.

Something like this one, but not even Good Cook brand.

Was 5 bux maybe, has lasted as well as any name brand ones.

The problem I'm seeing is the cans themselves.

They keep getting thinner and openers don't have the shear tolerances to cut them.

 

[kyrsyan]

Wallyworld, no-name can opener.

Stamped "made in USA" on the handle.

Something like this one, but not even Good Cook brand.

Was 5 bux maybe, has lasted as well as any name brand ones.

The problem I'm seeing is the cans themselves.

They keep getting thinner and openers don't have the shear tolerances to cut them.

I don't think it's that they are just getting thinner. It's like some are thinner, but others are thicker. The standardization is gone.

 

[Kathy in FL]

SwingAway brand. Amazon carries several models. They aren't as good as they used to be, but I'm currently using one that's at least 15 years old...

Summerthyme

Go to most restaurant supply stores and look in their manual can opener area. There is probably only one or two options, but swing away is usually one of them because they are the best on #10 cans.

 

[Y2KProf]

I am really fed up with the can openers that you get most places.

I had one of those that cut through the lip of the can, lasted for years, wore it out, but the Wife doesn't like it, so....

Wally World and grocery store openers seem to last for about six cans..... Grrrrrr

So, I'm hoping for recommendations on a good, well made, can opener

I have the EZ-DUZ-IT can opener. It is made in the USA and is built like a tank - Really heavy Duty. I have had one for about 7 years and it is still going strong. Available at a lot of hardware stores and Amazon.

 

[straightstreet]

I bought a 99 cent can opener from the grocery store at least 5 years ago. It has been the best one I've ever had. I actually bought a second one just like it as a back up - now $1.99.

 

[Millwright]

I have the EZ-DUZ-IT can opener. It is made in the USA and is built like a tank - Really heavy Duty. I have had one for about 7 years and it is still going strong. Available at a lot of hardware stores and Amazon.

Looks like the one I was referring to.

 

[pauldingbabe]

My cats think I am a lousy can opener...to hear them complain, that is.

Can't make any animal happy at dinner time. Lol

One cannot move quickly enough when tis time to feed the kittens. Like they make it easy.

 

[pauldingbabe]

P-38, Best can opener ever.

P-38 can opener - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Hand that to anyone under the age of thirty and watch their brain fry.

 

[pauldingbabe]

Wallyworld, no-name can opener.

Stamped "made in USA" on the handle.

Something like this one, but not even Good Cook brand.

Was 5 bux maybe, has lasted as well as any name brand ones.

The problem I'm seeing is the cans themselves.

They keep getting thinner and openers don't have the shear tolerances to cut them.

It's also the labels and glue they use.

I always wanted one of those counter clamp openers, the one that has what looks like a propeller crank on top? If your gonna do something...

 

[Meemur]

6 Ways to Open a Can Without a Can Opener

There are many other ways to open a can. You can use a knife, a spoon, a hatchet, and even the concrete you walk on to open up your cans.

urbansurvivalsite.com

I have done the concrete thing before, works really well and fast.

The last thing I need during a disaster is someone getting injured, and some of the idiots around here would find a way to do it.

I have a half-dozen Swing-Aways in various places. No need to use alternatives when opening cans.

 

[phloydius]

SwingAway brand. Amazon carries several models. They aren't as good as they used to be, but I'm currently using one that's at least 15 years old...

I found a couple of vintage ones on eBay that were "mostly new". They cost a pretty penny compared to the junk from China, but they worked great. I then found several "repair kits" for them as well, and stocked them away.

They were well worth the money.

 

[Greywolf036]

P-38, Best can opener ever.

P-38 can opener - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Most definitely, also conveniently carried on a key ring, non electric, look at all the energy you save.
Also, very multi use, as a flat head screwdriver, turned on 45 Degree angle it can be used as a Phillips head, and a very mini knife, if sharpened, it can cut baling twine, small cords.
Just saying from experience.

 

[Y2KProf]

I have the EZ-DUZ-IT can opener. It is made in the USA and is built like a tank - Really heavy Duty. I have had one for about 7 years and it is still going strong. Available at a lot of hardware stores and Amazon.

FYI - found on EZ-DUZ-IT Can Opener. Made in the USA Can Opener. The World's Best Can Opener? Restaurant Can Opener. Formerly Swing-A-Way Can Opener

... "Here's the story: Considered the best can opener in the world, the Swing-A-Way entered the market in 1954. Some of these can openers are still working after more than 50 years. Unfortunately, Swing-A-Way Company sold out to China in 2008. The only way you can find the genuine Swing-A-Way is to find an old one somewhere. Something curious happened in 2011. It turns out that the John J. Steuby Co. in Hazelwood, Missouri was the actual manufacturer of Swing-A-Way can openers for Amco, for almost 50 years. Steuby decided to just start making them again, and instead of stamping it “Swing-A-Way”, they are packaging it as "EZ-DUZ-IT" and stamping it “Made In USA”. So if you buy a new can opener marked “Swing-A-Way” you get an official Chinese knockoff, and if you buy one stamped "Made in USA" and packaged as “EZ-DUZ-IT” from freckleface.com you get the unofficial real thing Made in the USA and in our opinion the best can opener in the world." ...

 

[FREEBIRD]

SwingAway brand. Amazon carries several models. They aren't as good as they used to be, but I'm currently using one that's at least 15 years old...

Summerthyme

Ace Hardware carries those also, if you have that near you.

 

[StarGazer]

I am really fed up with the can openers that you get most places.

I had one of those that cut through the lip of the can, lasted for years, wore it out, but the Wife doesn't like it, so....

Wally World and grocery store openers seem to last for about six cans..... Grrrrrr

So, I'm hoping for recommendations on a good, well made, can opener

Long out of production, but available used. (And rarely New Old Stock)
Wall mounted, a throwback to the 50's and 60's
The

Rival Can-O-Matic Swing Away Can Opener Wall-Hung Manual Crank​

 

[Millwright]

I remember when was working in old houses a lot, every kitchen had one of these brackets screwed to the wall somewhere.

They had been painted over countless times.

 

[Orion Commander]

OXO Good Grips smooth top can opener. Best one on the market imo.

My oxo works well. The semi circular shaped handle could be more ergonomic for my hand. However I just saw an oxo with a different shape handle in the grocery store.

The ez does it is a swing away clone made in the US. I wish they used a stainless steel cutter so it didn't rust.

 

[Jackpine Savage]

OXO Good Grips smooth top can opener. Best one on the market imo.

We've had this one for at least a year. Works good.

 

[WalknTrot]

I'm still using Swing-A-Way's from at least 20 years ago.

 

[Orion Commander]

I remember when was working in old houses a lot, every kitchen had one of these brackets screwed to the wall somewhere.

They had been painted over countless times.

Yeah, I have 2. Except I take them off before I paint.

 

[Signwatcher]

So many of the can openers are junk.

Was going to buy a $ Tree one for back up and the cashier advised me against it from his personal experience.

It's worth it to invest in a good one.

 

[llknp]

OXO Good Grips smooth top can opener. Best one on the market imo.

We have had one for twelve years, Works great. Love the smooth edge.