Comments on: Manual Can Openers vs Electric Can Openers

By: S. P. Gass

S. P. Gass — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 02:24:13 +0000

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.

By: Bigglesworth

Bigglesworth — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 17:09:40 +0000

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.

By: S. P. Gass

S. P. Gass — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:09:45 +0000

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