OXO Good Grips Smooth Edge Can Opener
by OXO
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of OXO Good Grips Smooth Edge Can Opener
Customer Review: Perfection is a can opener
Summary: 5 Stars
I feel as though I should write an ode or even a sonnet to this can opener. When the accouterments of daily life are well thought out and executed, they can inspire joy. Such is the case with this can opener. I heartily recommend it. Not only does it remove the lids so that there are no rough edges and that they can easily be placed on the can again, but it is a breeze to operate.
I received this item as a gift for X-mas '05 and have been thankful ever since. I do not trust the electric can openers and most of the other cheap manual items are difficult at best to use, especially on larger cans. In the year and a half I have owned it, it has happily opened everything I have thrown its way.
Do yourself a favor and purchase this item. OXO has not only created a useful and easy to use item, but one with excellent industrial design that should be in the museum of modern art!
Customer Review: Well worth the money!!!!! Best can opener you'll ever own.
Summary: 5 Stars
I wanted a hand-held can opener that would leave no sharp edges, & after reading reviews I chose the OXO Good Grips Smooth Can Opener.This can opener lives up to its name! Absolutely no sharp edges whatsoever, and it is incredibly easy to use. After having an inexpensive Swingaway brand for so long, this one is a dream. I no longer have to fight with opening cans....this one glides effortlessly around the lid---very, very smoothly. I actually look forward to opening cans now! I am amazed every time and wish I had known about this one long ago.
Another added bonus worth mentioning is that after opening the can, you are able to lift the lid off & throw it away without ever having to touch it. This can opener opens cans cleanly with no mess, smooth lids/cans, with very little effort to do so.
OXO Good Grips Smooth Edge Can Opener is well-worth the [money] paid for it!!!
Customer Review: Another great Good Grips product
Summary: 5 Stars
In the Good Grips line, OXO has taken a wide assortment of traditional, familiar kitchen tools and radically improved them through some design and engineering tinkering. In many cases, you don't even realize how badly the old versions worked until you try the Good Grips version.This can opener is no exception; it works far better than any can opener I've ever used. Make sure you read the directions on the packaging, because you align it on the can a bit differently than a traditional hand-operated can opener. But once you master that, you're golden. No more having the opener "jam" or go "off track" halfway through the process, no more having to tear off a can lid that was only partially cut through by the opener, no more having to muster all of your muscle to open a can, and no more sharp edges on to nick your fingers as you remove the lid. It rocks.
Customer Review: Superior to Kuhn Rikon
Summary: 5 Stars
After using the Oxo smooth edge opener for years, I thought mine was wearing out because I was beginning to have difficulty removing the lids on certain cans. Bought the Kuhn Rikon after high recommendation by Cook's Illustrated and reviews on Amazon and found that actually the Oxo was much superior. Somehow I had developed some bad techniques for using the Oxo such as pressing the can opener down hard on the lid. I have found that the technique that works best for me is to lay the Oxo on top of the can rather than pressing it down, only partially closing the opener handles when starting to twist the knob, then slowly closing the handles as the can starts turning. This opener is much more comfortable to hold than the Kuhn Rikon, which is hard plastic without the rubbery grip that Oxo gadgets usually have. I wouldn't recommend this to a left-handed person, however.Customer Review: Had this for years... like new
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had this can opener for almost four years, and I have no complaints. The first time I used this, I thought that it wasn't working. It literally severs the lid from the can, and it took me almost 15 minutes to figure out how to get the lid off. But after you get the hang of it, it's a breeze.
I bought these primarily because they were dishwasher safe and I hate the build-up that gets on can openers. I also have something against electric can openers. Yuck. A bonus for me was the safety cut on the lid, a nice thing for an extremely clumsy chef--it leaves a dull edge that's almost impossible to cut yourself on. These would be great if you have younger children in your house. I've had some difficulty lately, but I've noticed it's mostly on a certain brand of food, so I think it has more to do with their cans then my can opener.