Best tin opener

charliee_3

i have really struggled with tin openers, bnone of them seem to last any more. i currently have one of the one touch battery ones and it is total rubbish, it started off well but now it barely works even with brand new batteries...

Woofles

I have kitchen rage. :mad:

Tins, ring pulls, jar and bottle tops all conspire to defeat me despite having the necessary equipment to tackle these things. I'm thinking of getting a small vice fitted to the end of a worktop to hold things while I attack them.:rotfl:

Bunny200

I have a fabulous but expensive tin opener which kind of disects the tin and there are no sharp edges. Only tin I sometimes have a problem with is corned beef tins. Even though its expensive I recommend it and I'm a cheap skate!

LJM

i bought a magican in morrisons best tin opener works everytime

Swan_2

WestonDave wrote: »

Brabantia do one which is not cheap but the ones we've had have lasted for years. They work with a cutting disk on one side which penetrates the can, driven via a cog which connects with the handle.

This is the beast - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brabantia-Classic-White-Hand-Opener/dp/B0002HPJ0C/ref=sr_1_54?ie=UTF8&s=kitchen&qid=1257416928&sr=1-54

Our one is at least ten years old and still working fine. OK so you might balk at the price but I would say its worth the money.

I second that, best can opener I ever had

they're worth every penny & you save in the long run because you spend less than you would on constantly buying replacements for the ones that don't work

& they save all the frustration & rage too



EDIT ... if you baulk at the expense of the Brabantia one, the Oxo Good Grips one is pretty good for around half the price

OliveOyl_2

Whereas my problem is ring pull cat food cans
I have 2 on the side to return to Sainsburys at the weekend and I can't get my trusty butterfly can opener to rescue me

huston_kw

Me and oh have the tin opener discussion regularly. I remember my mam having the same butterfly tin open for years and years, we go through them like no ones business, I think these days they designed to fail after a few weeks. I think I will invest in one of the recommend ones on here.

sb44

funkymonkey849 wrote: »

Lol I tried to open a tin of tuna upside down the other day.

Me: THIS PIECE OF %$&! ISN'T WORKING!!!!!!

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Whiteknight

Bought an impressive looking tin opener but could not get it to work correctly so I bought a butterfly tin opener and it fell to pieces the first time I tried to open a tin. In the end I got the Culinaire Magican and that is ideal.

muskoka

I've got this one from M & S. Had it for a year & had no problems. £5

http://www.marksandspencer.com/Marks-and-Spencer-Stainless-Opener/dp/B001E0KPLO?ie=UTF8&qid=1257445308&categoryNodeID=&page=&node=42966030&sr=1-2&mnSBrand=core&rh=