Electric can openers

HappyDays62
HappyDays62 Online Community Member Posts: 116 Empowering
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Hi everyone, I hope you are as well as can be. I am really struggling to open tins now - arthritis and duypretens contracture. I find the tins with ring pulls are virtually impossible to open, so I end up using a knife under the rim! Not the safest way to get in the tin. Does anyone use an electric opener?

If so, are they any good? Do they open the tins with ring pulls? Are there any recommendations for particular versions?

Thanks in advance. Take care xxx

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  • Zipz
    Zipz Online Community Member Posts: 1,885 Pioneering

    Hello @HappyDays62. I have this one. It's the best I've had in more than forty years of manual disability. It does open cans with ring pulls but they can get stuck as it goes round. I sometimes have to open the bottom of the can.

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kenwood-CAP70-A0WH-Dosen%C3%B6ffner-white/dp/B07XGD3W44?ref_=ast_sto_dp

  • HappyDays62
    HappyDays62 Online Community Member Posts: 116 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/962780#Comment_962780

    Thank you so much and especially for the bottom of the can tip! I will check this out x

  • WhatThe
    WhatThe Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 3,658 Championing

    Hello HappyDays62, I can vouch for the Kenwood can maker which I chose a couple of Christmases ago after reading the reviews and I'm glad I did. £25 when I looked.

    It's compact, stands upright and the cable tucks inside so it's very easy to store. It also has a knife sharpener at the back which I've not tried. Kenwood now manufactures in China but my two food processors are still going strong and I'm sure this will last.

    I also have a strong plastic gadget called CANPULL which deals with ring pull cans. No idea where I got it from but I'm sure it cost only a pound and it does the job safely.

  • HappyDays62
    HappyDays62 Online Community Member Posts: 116 Empowering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/962919#Comment_962919

    Thank you very much. looks as though the Kenwood range is best, so I'll be ordering one today. I have a CANPULL but don't have enough strength in my hands to use it anymore.

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