Yeti should make an over engineered can opener....

northGAcock

Now mind ya, I don’t really open a lot of cans these days.....but when I do, I hate fighting with the lid to open the can enough (inspite of the places the opener omitted) to empty the contents. That’s all. 

RRP

me thinks you might just need to spend $15 and buy a new electric can opener if the lid isn't being completely cut off! My B&D is a single handed operation after first sitting the can in place. The strong magnet even lifts the lid away.
If I totally missed your point or tongue in cheek excuse me!

buzd504

northGAcock said:

Now mind ya, I don’t really open a lot of cans these days.....but when I do, I hate fighting with the lid to open the can enough (inspite of the places the opener omitted) to empty the contents. That’s all. 

I agree.  Current can openers, electric or otherwise, generally suck.

BugFreak72

Done. Only $30 too!
https://www.yeti.com/en_US/accessories/molle-zinger/21110000004.html

Just a bottle opener though darnit.

northGAcock

BugFreak72 said:

Done. Only $30 too!
https://www.yeti.com/en_US/accessories/molle-zinger/21110000004.html

Just a bottle opener though darnit.

Can my friend....can.

BugFreak72

Yeah sorry was distracted by the $300 beach chair. 
https://www.yeti.com/en_US/chairs/hondo-base-camp-chair/YHBCC.html

HeavyG

My Oxo side cutter makes it easy to take the lid off.

Smoker317

P-38 still works for me,,,

Legume

HeavyG said:

My Oxo side cutter makes it easy to take the lid off.

I have a side cutter, hate it for tuna, it’s a b itch to press and drain the tuna.

Botch

I have two manual can openers.  This one:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Cook-Opener-Manual-Sharp/dp/B000AX13US/ref=sr_1_29?keywords=can+opener&qid=1572482273&s=home-garden&sr=1-29 
...cuts the outside edge of the top, so once you go around, the top just lifts off (avoiding all the rat guano on the inside edge of all cans, and giving you a temporary top to place back on the can for leftovers!)  I have the Rošle brand, which didn't appear on Amazoid.  They do eventually wear out, I'm on my second one.
I also have a traditional Oxo, which I use pretty much just for tomato paste cans: I cut the top AND the bottom, push the top into the can just until the bottom sticks out, wipe the bottom sideways off the can (no wasted tomato paste), the push the majority of it  out via the top lid; works great!  

milesvdustin

BugFreak72 said:

Done. Only $30 too!
https://www.yeti.com/en_US/accessories/molle-zinger/21110000004.html

Just a bottle opener though darnit.

I got one of those somewhere for free, it's my keychain. No way I would pay 30 bucks, but it is stout. 

JohnInCarolina

Robin next time just pull the tab on top - that’s what it’s there for:

JethroBodeen

Get a Swing A Way. Last one I got in Publix for $9. $9 very well spent!

northGAcock

JohnInCarolina said:

Robin next time just pull the tab on top - that’s what it’s there for:

....and to think, you teach our chillin.....

OshawaDave

SmokeyPitt

I have this one and I like it. 

https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grips-Locking-Opener/dp/B00004OCKG

fishlessman

use the regular can opener like the oxo side edge, its magic

piney

I don't have that problem...trust me I can open a can!

Legume

I’m kind of disappointed there haven’t been any ridiculously expensive artisan offerings mentioned.  Heat the can and burnish the inside lip of the can with proprietary edge that minimizes friction and damage to the baby carrots or peas or hand-packed small batch heirloom Italian tomatoes that come mail order only.

Nothing in this thread is going to put a significant ding in @northGAcock wallet and I think that’s really what his cry for help is all about.  No over engineered steampunk openers?  Lasers?  Water pressure?

xfire_ATX

SWMBO brought one of these into our marriage


Performed Flawlessly for who knows how many years, one day this POS shows up in the drawer- "we needed a new one".   Umm okay.

5 years of dealing with that POS I got on Amazon and bought another of those.  Works great again.

But to posters point- I would pay ridiculous money for one that would perform and last.

northGAcock

Botch said:

I have two manual can openers.  This one:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Cook-Opener-Manual-Sharp/dp/B000AX13US/ref=sr_1_29?keywords=can+opener&qid=1572482273&s=home-garden&sr=1-29 
...cuts the outside edge of the top, so once you go around, the top just lifts off (avoiding all the rat guano on the inside edge of all cans, and giving you a temporary top to place back on the can for leftovers!)  I have the Rošle brand, which didn't appear on Amazoid.  They do eventually wear out, I'm on my second one.
I also have a traditional Oxo, which I use pretty much just for tomato paste cans: I cut the top AND the bottom, push the top into the can just until the bottom sticks out, wipe the bottom sideways off the can (no wasted tomato paste), the push the majority of it  out via the top lid; works great!  

Brother Botch.....I too had that one once upon a time.....that blade fails as well and i was left fighting with it. Your day will come....for me....they come without warning and just sh!t the bed one day......and it comes at the worst possible times. Perhaps the best strategy is to simply order two and keep one as a back up for that day.

Spaightlabs

Legume said:

I’m kind of disappointed there haven’t been any ridiculously expensive artisan offerings mentioned.  Heat the can and burnish the inside lip of the can with proprietary edge that minimizes friction and damage to the baby carrots or peas or hand-packed small batch heirloom Italian tomatoes that come mail order only.

Nothing in this thread is going to put a significant ding in @northGAcock wallet and I think that’s really what his cry for help is all about.  No over engineered steampunk openers?  Lasers?  Water pressure?

https://www.akitchen.com/store/Edlund-Restaurant-Equipment610M.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs9GHysDH5QIVEtvACh0OGQU3EAQYASABEgIltvD_BwE

Only $4600.

HeavyG

Spaightlabs said:

Legume said:

I’m kind of disappointed there haven’t been any ridiculously expensive artisan offerings mentioned.  Heat the can and burnish the inside lip of the can with proprietary edge that minimizes friction and damage to the baby carrots or peas or hand-packed small batch heirloom Italian tomatoes that come mail order only.

Nothing in this thread is going to put a significant ding in @northGAcock wallet and I think that’s really what his cry for help is all about.  No over engineered steampunk openers?  Lasers?  Water pressure?

https://www.akitchen.com/store/Edlund-Restaurant-Equipment610M.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIs9GHysDH5QIVEtvACh0OGQU3EAQYASABEgIltvD_BwE

Only $4600.

Bummer...that one is only good for up to 400 cans per day. Ahh well, the search continues.

Legume

Looks priced for gubmint contracts. 2 + 2 backups on every ship.

dmchicago

There are certian kitchen tools that should be replaced every 2-3 years.

can openers are one of them.

Veg peelers are another.

Cheap and better new than a year or two old.

Botch

northGAcock said:

Botch said:

I have two manual can openers.  This one:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Cook-Opener-Manual-Sharp/dp/B000AX13US/ref=sr_1_29?keywords=can+opener&qid=1572482273&s=home-garden&sr=1-29 
...cuts the outside edge of the top, so once you go around, the top just lifts off (avoiding all the rat guano on the inside edge of all cans, and giving you a temporary top to place back on the can for leftovers!)  I have the Rošle brand, which didn't appear on Amazoid.  They do eventually wear out, I'm on my second one.
I also have a traditional Oxo, which I use pretty much just for tomato paste cans: I cut the top AND the bottom, push the top into the can just until the bottom sticks out, wipe the bottom sideways off the can (no wasted tomato paste), the push the majority of it  out via the top lid; works great!  

Brother Botch.....I too had that one once upon a time.....that blade fails as well and i was left fighting with it. Your day will come....for me....they come without warning and just sh!t the bed one day......and it comes at the worst possible times. Perhaps the best strategy is to simply order two and keep one as a back up for that day.

So far, mine just got duller and duller, no instant-failure, so I bought my second one.  And as mentioned, I already have my Oxo as a backup.  
 
Designing a better can opener would be a great ME Senior Design project.  Hmmm....

alaskanassasin

Botch said:

northGAcock said:

Botch said:

I have two manual can openers.  This one:
https://www.amazon.com/Good-Cook-Opener-Manual-Sharp/dp/B000AX13US/ref=sr_1_29?keywords=can+opener&qid=1572482273&s=home-garden&sr=1-29 
...cuts the outside edge of the top, so once you go around, the top just lifts off (avoiding all the rat guano on the inside edge of all cans, and giving you a temporary top to place back on the can for leftovers!)  I have the Rošle brand, which didn't appear on Amazoid.  They do eventually wear out, I'm on my second one.
I also have a traditional Oxo, which I use pretty much just for tomato paste cans: I cut the top AND the bottom, push the top into the can just until the bottom sticks out, wipe the bottom sideways off the can (no wasted tomato paste), the push the majority of it  out via the top lid; works great!  

Brother Botch.....I too had that one once upon a time.....that blade fails as well and i was left fighting with it. Your day will come....for me....they come without warning and just sh!t the bed one day......and it comes at the worst possible times. Perhaps the best strategy is to simply order two and keep one as a back up for that day.

So far, mine just got duller and duller, no instant-failure, so I bought my second one.  And as mentioned, I already have my Oxo as a backup.  
 
Designing a better can opener would be a great ME Senior Design project.  Hmmm....

fishlessman

my cheap supermarket one is over 20 years old, still works fine, what are you doing to them that they dont last

Carolina Q

I have a Swing-a-way. At least 15 years old. Still works fine. Glad to see more and more cans with the pop top design though. 

DoubleEgger

Swiss Army already has an over engineered can opener. 

BugFreak72

Wow that thing must weight a ton in the pocket.