"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> jay wrote:
>> On Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:32:53 -0500, Goomba38 wrote:
>>
>>> Why does a raw cut on the side make it any more "clean" cut?
>>> It just shifts the raw edge down the side. I just don't get where the
>>> improvement is? LOL
>>
>> The latest infomercial.. probably from <acmewidgets>..sPaM
>
> Unless there is some sort of disability coming into play, I don't
> understand
> electric can openers. How do you open cans if the electricity goes out?
> Just another thing to either take up counter space or cabinet space, IMO.
> Give me my trusty Swing-A-Way manual can opener any day
>
> Jill
>
>

I keep a Swing-A-Way manual on hand for emergencies, just as you described.
However, I do have arthritis in my hands, so an electric can opener is
*high* on my list of important small appliances. I like the Hamilton Beach
"Penguin" electric opener (not one that cuts from the side as requested
here) because (1) it is tall and therefore accepts big cans and (2) it will
easily cut around the edge of cat food cans and not get caught in the
pull-tab. Those pull-tabs are supposed to be a convenience, but for me they
can be a source of considerable pain.

MaryL