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Posted by GarethB
Can openers - any recommendations? July 14, 2014 06:56AM |
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Re: Can openers - any recommendations? July 14, 2014 07:53AM |
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I've used this style for a great number of years now. I like how it splits the seal and doesn't shred metal into the contents nor does it leave any sharp edges.
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$40 seems a lot, but I've seen them at discount outlets (Sunny's Discount House in Browns Bay, Auckland, specifically) for about half the price.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2014 07:54AM by Jenna.
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$40 seems a lot, but I've seen them at discount outlets (Sunny's Discount House in Browns Bay, Auckland, specifically) for about half the price.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2014 07:54AM by Jenna.
Re: Can openers - any recommendations? July 14, 2014 09:38AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 410 |
I've had a Magican for over 20 years and it still works as well as the day I bought it. [www.stevens.co.nz] It cuts the whole lid off cleanly (under the outer rim of the can) and is very easy on the hands.
Lynne2
Lynne2
Re: Can openers - any recommendations? July 14, 2014 09:56AM |
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Re: Can openers - any recommendations? July 15, 2014 07:12AM |
Admin Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 7,844 |
A little off topic, but has anyone tried opening a can of Delmain Tomatoes with a Sunbeam electric opener? My Sunbeam just would not do it. Not sure if the rim of Delmains is fractionally higher or lower than normal, so I emailed the NZ importer, but you guessed right, no reply.
I did manage to get the can open, with difficulty, using a key opener, but it is a very poorly designed can opener: there's a little gadget that sticks out to the side right in front of the key and I'm always afraid of the opener slipping, catching my thumbnail as I twist the key, and ripping my nail off. It hasn't happened yet, but I'm very wary. Here's a pic of it, [tinyurl.com] . I don't know why I don't just can it (pun intended ) and buy another manual one. I keep this manual one in my box of emergency supplies, ready for the day I have to evacuate due to pending tsunami, and during power cuts at dinnertime. I'll never starve, that's for sure!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/15/2014 07:17AM by Lorna.
I did manage to get the can open, with difficulty, using a key opener, but it is a very poorly designed can opener: there's a little gadget that sticks out to the side right in front of the key and I'm always afraid of the opener slipping, catching my thumbnail as I twist the key, and ripping my nail off. It hasn't happened yet, but I'm very wary. Here's a pic of it, [tinyurl.com] . I don't know why I don't just can it (pun intended ) and buy another manual one. I keep this manual one in my box of emergency supplies, ready for the day I have to evacuate due to pending tsunami, and during power cuts at dinnertime. I'll never starve, that's for sure!
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 07/15/2014 07:17AM by Lorna.
Re: Can openers - any recommendations? July 18, 2014 03:59AM |
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Re: Can openers - any recommendations? July 18, 2014 04:44AM |
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Re: Can openers - any recommendations? July 18, 2014 07:29AM |
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Re: Can openers - any recommendations? July 18, 2014 07:31AM |
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Re: Can openers - any recommendations? July 18, 2014 09:52AM |
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Lynne2 Wrote:
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> I've had a Magican for over 20 years and it still
> works as well as the day I bought it.
> [www.stevens.co.nz]
> r/?p=5778438 It cuts the whole lid off cleanly
> (under the outer rim of the can) and is very easy
> on the hands.
> Lynne2
I had one of those for many years - but definitely not 20yrs! - and one of my handles snapped in half. I was DEVASTATED!! Searched everywhere online and couldn't find one. Ended up with an Oxo one (http://www.stevens.co.nz/product/Oxo-Good-Grips-Smooth-Edge-Can-Opener?p=5835004) which is fab but did take forever to understand that you had to use the "parrot teeth(?)" to take the lid off after splitting the can. It is a lot dearer than the good old Magican but I am happy with it. It the Oxo one did break, I would definitely have a Magican Opener any day.
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> I've had a Magican for over 20 years and it still
> works as well as the day I bought it.
> [www.stevens.co.nz]
> r/?p=5778438 It cuts the whole lid off cleanly
> (under the outer rim of the can) and is very easy
> on the hands.
> Lynne2
I had one of those for many years - but definitely not 20yrs! - and one of my handles snapped in half. I was DEVASTATED!! Searched everywhere online and couldn't find one. Ended up with an Oxo one (http://www.stevens.co.nz/product/Oxo-Good-Grips-Smooth-Edge-Can-Opener?p=5835004) which is fab but did take forever to understand that you had to use the "parrot teeth(?)" to take the lid off after splitting the can. It is a lot dearer than the good old Magican but I am happy with it. It the Oxo one did break, I would definitely have a Magican Opener any day.
Re: Can openers - any recommendations? July 20, 2014 02:33AM |
Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 558 |
I gave up with electric ones and went back t the good old hand openers years ago.Having OOS in my hands I chose a Leifheit (For special people) Its brilliant and it feels like cutting through butter.Slightly angled upwards and a big knob turner.
I even opens odd tins such as sardines.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/20/2014 02:34AM by Lesley B.
I even opens odd tins such as sardines.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/20/2014 02:34AM by Lesley B.
Re: Can openers - any recommendations? August 21, 2014 11:57AM |
Registered: 12 years ago Posts: 3,422 |
Is this the Magican opener that is being recommended? Our present one, Goodgrips, is giving up the ghost.
[www.stevens.co.nz]
[www.stevens.co.nz]
Re: Can openers - any recommendations? August 22, 2014 12:25AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 410 |
Assuming the name MagiCan is patented this is the same brand as my 20yr old opener (mine doesn't mention 'Culinare'). The design has been brought into the 21st century with a rounder profile but the mechanism is the same. This youtube piece shows how it works: [www.youtube.com] (Warning: both the demonstrator and the music are a bit loud.)
The one caveat I have is that it's no good for cans with a higher than standard rim, eg. mine won't open the large square tins of anchovies which are made of a heavier metal, but since I only buy one of those a year I don't find it a serious problem - I just dig out a 'manual' opener and patiently lever away at it.
Googling for NZ sites brings up quite a few hits and prices range from $19.99 at Stevens through to $26 at TastetheKitchenShop. The Kitchen Shop (different stockist) states it's the world's best selling can opener.
Lynne2
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/2014 12:58AM by Lynne2.
The one caveat I have is that it's no good for cans with a higher than standard rim, eg. mine won't open the large square tins of anchovies which are made of a heavier metal, but since I only buy one of those a year I don't find it a serious problem - I just dig out a 'manual' opener and patiently lever away at it.
Googling for NZ sites brings up quite a few hits and prices range from $19.99 at Stevens through to $26 at TastetheKitchenShop. The Kitchen Shop (different stockist) states it's the world's best selling can opener.
Lynne2
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/22/2014 12:58AM by Lynne2.
Re: Can openers - any recommendations? August 22, 2014 12:49AM |
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Re: Can openers - any recommendations? August 22, 2014 01:22AM |
Registered: 18 years ago Posts: 410 |
It's not so much the density of the metal but the height of the rim that has a bearing on function. The mechanism consists of a cutting blade and a cog which are a fixed distance apart, ie. that of a standard can rim. If the rim is any deeper (which can be the case in those made of a heavier metal) the cutting blade won't reach the body of the can to remove the lid.
Lynne2
Lynne2
Re: Can openers - any recommendations? August 22, 2014 01:54AM |
Registered: 15 years ago Posts: 2,935 |
I use this one, I found it at The Gourmet Trader, Gate Pa, Tauranga. It suits my needs.
[www.qualityknives.co.nz]
[www.qualityknives.co.nz]
Re: Can openers - any recommendations? August 29, 2014 07:27AM |
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Re: Can openers - any recommendations? August 29, 2014 09:18AM |
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