Manual Can Openers vs Electric Can Openers
There are four good reasons to choose a manual can opener over electric can openers:
- A manual can opener works when the power goes out.
- Manual can openers do not require a great deal of time or effort to open a can.
- Manual can openers easily fit in a kitchen drawer, thus saving valuable counter space.
- Manual can openers generally cost less than electric can openers.
Here’s a link to a manual can opener that leaves no sharp edges with good customer reviews available from Amazon.Com:
February 28th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
I’m so fond of the clean-edge manual can opener, I have two. Just in case one breaks.
February 28th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
My wife and I got one as a Christmas present. At first, using it was a little different than what I was used to, but it was an easy skill to master.
I would also recommend a military p-38 can opener. It’s very compact and perfect for backpacking trips: http://beprepared.com/product.asp?pn=CK%20O010&name=P-38%20Can%20Opener&bhcd2=1204250887
February 29th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
Manual can openers are so much better. I’ve never had one break.
On trek I used the swiss army knife attatchment, but the trek leader, a big ex-army scotsman used a nasty thing which seemed to be a razor blade in a holder the size of a credit card. A spike drove a hole through and then the blade sawed the can open.
All of that said, I prefer square cans with winding ring pulls.
February 29th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Bigglesworth, thanks for the comment. It appears many prefer manual canopeners. Some canned soups here in the states are showing up now that you can pull tabs to open, but the vast majority of canned goods still require an opener.