Elderly Mum and Fray Bentos pie tins....

Phil3822

I live down the road from premier foods who make them. I'll go knock on the door and have a go lol. I have a onetouch tin opener and I dont find it much good to be honest.

lilac_lady

I HAD a one touch tin opener but it ate batteries so it was consigned to the "useless gadget" category.

luxor4t

I had a Magican opener ... then I dropped it

Now my can-opener is DH, a neighbour or on one desperate day a kindly delivery driver...:o

crabbyethel

My dh loves the FB pies and I've always used a Kenwood electric tin opener, I place the pie on the palm of my left hand and then bring the opener down onto it and it spins the pie round on my palm and cuts it cleanly, I think I paid £10 for the opener.

Biggles

Just an amusing aside:-

A few years back, my wife began to have trouble opening cans and bottles, and I would frequently be called in to do the task for her.

She joked that, if I spent a few days away from home, I might return one day to find her dead from starvation on the kitchen floor, surrounded by scattered food cans and jars that she had been unable to open!

hollydays

..she died from pie starvation..

grunnie

Padz wrote: »

Hi all,

My Mum loves Fray Bentos Steak and Kidney pies but has difficulty opening the tins. Sometimes I'm there to help but we're looking for a solution to help her when I'm not around.

Does anyone mind sharing info on what kind of can openers the elderly folk you know use?

We've tried a Magican one that slices the tops off tins (doesn't work)and the normal just cheapo metal one but that is tough to use and tends to miss out bits as well as mangling part of the lid.

I'm just worried she'll cut herself badly one day or give up enjoying the pies.

All advice gratefully received.

Cheers,
Padz

This happened to me a few years ago and I phoned Fray Bentos to let them know I had problems opening their tins and they sent me a tin opener that has opened their tins easily and is still in use today.:D

Farway

For all FB pie lovers, Lidl have them at 99p for the next week, so although we may not be able to get into the tin we can at least stock up

Owain_Moneysaver

Farway wrote: »

For all FB pie lovers, Lidl have them at 99p for the next week, so although we may not be able to get into the tin we can at least stock up

My local Poundworld have them for, um, £1. Including the Just Chicken one.

puppy999

I have osteoarthritis and I have the one that you place on top of the tin and push the button and it cost me £16 ..........but it wont work on the FB tins and it takes me ages to open one may be someone should wright to them ......lol