On May 10, 9:15*am, "James Silverton" >
wrote:
> *Cindy *wrote *on Mon, 10 May 2010 06:10:40 -0700 (PDT):
>
> > On May 9, 5:57 pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> >> Mine did, so before I even had a new one I tossed it one day.
> >> It was one of those black and decker 20-buck things, and
> >> it never kept a bite on the can, was light as a feather, just
> >> annoying as hell.
>
> >> So--after I used a hand opener for a while, I finally got out
> >> and got a cuisinart stainless steel model for $30. It is
> >> HEAVY and has a great "bite." I love it.
> > I'm still using a good old Swing Away manual opener. *Works
> > like a charm.
>
> Since I cut myself on a can rather badly about two years ago, I have
> been using an OXO side cutting opener. The can edge is not sharp and the
> only thing that could be improved is the initial catch.

Yeah, I tried one of those, and had so much trouble with that initial
catch that I gave up on it and went back to the Swing Away. It was
just too frustrating.

Even though I'm terribly clumsy, I never seem to cut myself on can
lids.
(Well, now I've done it. The next can I open will result in a
bloodbath.)

I've still got the OXO in the basement. I ran across it last weekend.

Cindy Hamilton