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.

On 2010-05-09, 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.

Gotta be smarter than the tool.

nb

On 2010-05-09, 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.

Gotta be smarter than the tool.

nb

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
> 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 have the Oxo one
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=10776503

Works better for me than any I've tried.

"Cheryl" > wrote in message
...
>
> "cybercat" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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 have the Oxo one
> http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=10776503
>
> Works better for me than any I've tried.

That is a good one. I have one somewhere. I should have said "electric can
opener." Matter of fact, I am not sure why I even need an electric can
opener.

On Mon, 10 May 2010 04:00:11 -0400, cybercat wrote:

> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "cybercat" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> 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 have the Oxo one
>> http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=10776503
>>
>> Works better for me than any I've tried.
>
> That is a good one. I have one somewhere. I should have said "electric can
> opener." Matter of fact, I am not sure why I even need an electric can
> opener.

for them electric cans.

your pal,
blake

"blake murphy" > wrote in message
.. .
> On Mon, 10 May 2010 04:00:11 -0400, cybercat wrote:
>
>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "cybercat" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> 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 have the Oxo one
>>> http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=10776503
>>>
>>> Works better for me than any I've tried.
>>
>> That is a good one. I have one somewhere. I should have said "electric
>> can
>> opener." Matter of fact, I am not sure why I even need an electric can
>> opener.
>
> for them electric cans.
>

See now, that is why I should have married you.

On Mon, 10 May 2010 14:34:14 -0400, cybercat wrote:

> "blake murphy" > wrote in message
> .. .
>> On Mon, 10 May 2010 04:00:11 -0400, cybercat wrote:
>>
>>> "Cheryl" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> I have the Oxo one
>>>> http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=10776503
>>>>
>>>> Works better for me than any I've tried.
>>>
>>> That is a good one. I have one somewhere. I should have said "electric
>>> can
>>> opener." Matter of fact, I am not sure why I even need an electric can
>>> opener.
>>
>> for them electric cans.
>>
>
> See now, that is why I should have married you.

well, it wouldn't all be beer and skittles. well, mostly beer not many
skittles.

your pal,
blake

On Sun, 9 May 2010 21:41:32 -0400, "Cheryl" >
wrote:

>
>"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>> 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 have the Oxo one
>http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/prod...1&SKU=10776503
>
>Works better for me than any I've tried.

Hmm... I bought an Oxo when I couldn't find a hand-held SwingAWay.
Cussed out the Oxo more than a few times because it wouldn't bite
properly. Maybe I just got a bad one. Anyway, when I found a new
SwingAWay I tossed the Oxo.

SwingAWay still makes a wall-mount job, available on eBay (and
elsewhere I'm sure). I need to look around the kitchen to see where I
might mount one. We had one when I was a kid, loved it. All the
features of an electric except (A) no cord and (B) it worked properly.
:-)
--
Best -- Terry

Terry wrote:
>
>Hmm... I bought an Oxo when I couldn't find a hand-held SwingAWay.
>Cussed out the Oxo more than a few times because it wouldn't bite
>properly. Maybe I just got a bad one. Anyway, when I found a new
>SwingAWay I tossed the Oxo.
>
>SwingAWay still makes a wall-mount job, available on eBay (and
>elsewhere I'm sure). I need to look around the kitchen to see where I
>might mount one. We had one when I was a kid, loved it. All the
>features of an electric except (A) no cord and (B) it worked properly.
>:-)

Growing up there was a wall mount SwingAWay... all I can say is choose
a spot verrrry carefully because sooner or later you are going to
damage your face with it.

You know, it's kind of surprising that anyone posting in this newsgroup opens
more than, say, one can a week.

In our house, it's more like one can a month.

I can do that with a P-38, and no aggravation at all.

-- Larry

pltrgyst wrote:

>
> You know, it's kind of surprising that anyone posting in this
> newsgroup opens more than, say, one can a week.
>
> In our house, it's more like one can a month.
>
> I can do that with a P-38, and no aggravation at all.

Heh. I've never had the need for an electric can opener, but there are
some canned goods I buy and use quite often e.g. canned tomatoes
(usually chopped); that works fine for stuff like meat sauce for pasta.
Canned tuna fish also comes to mind and I like canned peaches. Then
there's coconut milk, which we often use if we're making a Thai-type
curry. Sosueme.

I've never figured out what people see in canned peas or potatoes tho'.
And don't get me started on canned asparagus... a.k.a. "Elephant snot".
Blech.
--
Cheers
Chatty Cathy

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> pltrgyst wrote:
>
>>
>> You know, it's kind of surprising that anyone posting in this
>> newsgroup opens more than, say, one can a week.
>>
>> In our house, it's more like one can a month.
>>
>> I can do that with a P-38, and no aggravation at all.
>
> Heh. I've never had the need for an electric can opener, but there are
> some canned goods I buy and use quite often e.g. canned tomatoes
> (usually chopped); that works fine for stuff like meat sauce for pasta.
> Canned tuna fish also comes to mind and I like canned peaches. Then
> there's coconut milk, which we often use if we're making a Thai-type
> curry. Sosueme.
>
> I've never figured out what people see in canned peas or potatoes tho'.
> And don't get me started on canned asparagus... a.k.a. "Elephant snot".
> Blech.

I use plenty of canned beans, canned tomatoes, and lately, canned broth and
soups. All my vegetables except peas are always fresh. (We like the little
tiny baby early etc. peas.) To dipshit "pltrgst" or whatever, to say that
people posting in a cooking group open only one can a week is just you
trying to be snotty and winding up sounding stupid.

What is true is that lots of cans have pop tops now. Which I much
appreciate.

Canned and frozen stuff is great when you have more interesting things than
cooking to do. And I have to say, I feel really glad when I do. haha,
bitches.

On 5/11/2010 10:09 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:
> pltrgyst wrote:
>
>>
>> You know, it's kind of surprising that anyone posting in this
>> newsgroup opens more than, say, one can a week.
>>
>> In our house, it's more like one can a month.
>>
>> I can do that with a P-38, and no aggravation at all.
>
> Heh. I've never had the need for an electric can opener, but there are
> some canned goods I buy and use quite often e.g. canned tomatoes
> (usually chopped); that works fine for stuff like meat sauce for pasta.
> Canned tuna fish also comes to mind and I like canned peaches. Then
> there's coconut milk, which we often use if we're making a Thai-type
> curry. Sosueme.
>
> I've never figured out what people see in canned peas or potatoes tho'.

Canned peas for me are comfort food--ate a lot of 'em as a kid and it
was one thing my mother had trouble screwing up. Canned potatoes aren't
bad in a stew.

> And don't get me started on canned asparagus... a.k.a. "Elephant snot".
> Blech.

"ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
...
> pltrgyst wrote:
>
>>
>> You know, it's kind of surprising that anyone posting in this
>> newsgroup opens more than, say, one can a week.
>>
>> In our house, it's more like one can a month.
>>
>> I can do that with a P-38, and no aggravation at all.
>
> Heh. I've never had the need for an electric can opener
>
(snippage)

> Cheers
> Chatty Cathy

Electric can openers are problematic if you don't have electricity! An OXO
crank can opener works wonders. Especially if there might be a natural
disaster and you don't have flip-top cans.

Jill

pltrgyst wrote:
>
>You know, it's kind of surprising that anyone posting in this newsgroup opens
>more than, say, one can a week.
>
>In our house, it's more like one can a month.


Obviously your family are all fast food freaks.

On May 10, 8:20*pm, pltrgyst > wrote:
> You know, it's kind of surprising that anyone posting in this newsgroup opens
> more than, say, one can a week.
>
> In our house, it's more like one can a month.
>
> I can do that with a P-38, and no aggravation at all.

Canned tomato products.
Coconut milk
Asian mushrooms

Our Swing-a-way is so old the handles are avocado.

On May 9, 4:57*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.

Leave it to a numbskull like you to have trouble using a can opener.
D'oh!

> It is HEAVY and has a great "bite."

That's what they say about your big sloppy fat ass down at the VFW.

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.

Cindy Hamilton

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.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

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

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
...
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.

Yeah? WELL MY CUSINART IS COOL LOOKING! >: /

On May 10, 2:40*pm, "cybercat" > wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
>
> ...
> 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.
>
> Yeah? WELL MY CUSINART IS COOL LOOKING! *>: /

Well, it's hard to argue with that.

Mine stores away in a drawer. I probably open a can about
twice a month, so it's not like I need it to be right to hand.

I confess, though, I thought about getting the "flames" decal
for my stand mixer. Now that's cool.

Cindy Hamilton

"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote
>I confess, though, I thought about getting the "flames" decal
>for my stand mixer. Now that's cool.

hahaha! I would like to drive something that looks like my cuisinare
electric can opener.

On Mon, 10 May 2010 06:10:40 -0700 (PDT) in rec.food.cooking, Cindy
Hamilton > wrote,
>I'm still using a good old Swing Away manual opener. Works like
>a charm.

My 30 year old Swing Away is getting dull or something. If I want the
lid to come off cleanly, I have to crank it backward a fraction of an
inch before going around the can forwards. If I forget to do that, the
lid ends up being held to the can by a little sliver of metal. I'll
probably have to replace it someday.

On Mon, 10 May 2010 21:29:54 -0700, David Harmon >
wrote:

>On Mon, 10 May 2010 06:10:40 -0700 (PDT) in rec.food.cooking, Cindy
>Hamilton > wrote,
>>I'm still using a good old Swing Away manual opener. Works like
>>a charm.
>
>My 30 year old Swing Away is getting dull or something. If I want the
>lid to come off cleanly, I have to crank it backward a fraction of an
>inch before going around the can forwards. If I forget to do that, the
>lid ends up being held to the can by a little sliver of metal. I'll
>probably have to replace it someday.

Easy fix... send it through the dish washer but then oil the bushings,
a couple drops any salad oil works... better than new... because
they're not lubed from the factory. Most folks wash the Swing-A-Way
but then never oil the moving parts. You'll be amazed at the
difference.

I have two Swing-A-Ways, bought two more than 40 years ago... one is
in with my camping gear, hasn't been used very much, not at all the
last 20 years... my every day one doesn't get used a lot but at least
one can a day. If kept clean and lubed it should last a few
generations. A lot of cans nowadays have pull tab tops, but I don't
like the ones that leave a lip/rim, those I open with the Swing-A-Way.

On May 9, 4:57*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.

Nope! I use a hand can opener, and it works wonderfully!

I'll bet you use an electric toothbrush too! :-(

John Kuthe...

On Mon, 10 May 2010 06:35:59 -0700 (PDT), John Kuthe
> wrote:

>On May 9, 4:57*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.
>
>Nope! I use a hand can opener, and it works wonderfully!
>
>I'll bet you use an electric toothbrush too! :-(

The ultrasonic toothbrushes are excellent... I have an Oral-B, powered
by BrAun... I would never go back to a manual.

Subject

Been using the same hand held Swing-A-Way for the last 30 years.

Probably has more years left than I have.

Just a guess but probably still less than $10.

Lew

On 5/10/2010 11:44 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
> Subject
>
> Been using the same hand held Swing-A-Way for the last 30 years.
>
> Probably has more years left than I have.
>
> Just a guess but probably still less than $10.

25 years ago my shack-up got an electric Rival. It died after a few
years of light use and I replaced it with an under-cabinet electric
Presto AboveAll that also has a jar opener and bag cutter. The
bag-cutter popped off ages ago but the can opener and jar opener are
still working fine after more than 20 years. The thing is completely
fire and forget--put the can in, turn the knob once, and it opens the
can and holds it. Its only real weakness is that the lid-holder magnet
doesn't have enough power to reliably hold the lid. I keep saying I'm
going to replace the magnet with a stronger one but somehow never get
annoyed enough with it to actually do it.

Note that it's the kind with a sloped blade, not the kind with a wheel.
Seems to be long out of production.

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
> 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.
>
The best ones I have ever used had a wheel on them for a cutting 'knife'.
The newer ones have a point that will dull over time. I wish I could find a
new one with a wheel-alas, they seems to be extinct.

On 5/11/2010 5:40 PM, Kswck wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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.
>>
> The best ones I have ever used had a wheel on them for a cutting 'knife'.
> The newer ones have a point that will dull over time. I wish I could find a
> new one with a wheel-alas, they seems to be extinct.

The wheel dulls over time too. But mine's about 20 years old and still
on its first knife.

"Kswck" > wrote :>>
> The best ones I have ever used had a wheel on them for a cutting 'knife'.
> The newer ones have a point that will dull over time. I wish I could find
> a new one with a wheel-alas, they seems to be extinct.

I looked, and this one also has a point. I think I have used ones with
wheels, though.