Tin opener recommendation needed
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Buy tins with ring pulls.
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To be fair to the OP, it's depressingly easy to buy a rubbish tin opener... I swear they're usually designed by folk who never opened a tin in their lives. Took me three purchases (starting with the good old fashioned cheapo type) to find one that was half decent last time. Can't remember where the current one came from though, thankfully. Means it's been working without a struggle for quite a long time.
I think if I was buying one today I might try somewhere like Lakeland, which has reviews which might be a bit more trustworthy than the average online review.
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I got a nice one from b&m a few years ago, still works great.
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I have this - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Culinare-M...d=1&keywords=tin+opener&qid=1605176631&sr=8-5 - works a treat on the odd occasion it is needed now.
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I have a Kuhn Rikon tin opener. There's a bit of a nack to it but it opens cans really neatly. However it won't open a tin if there's the slightest hint of a dent in the rim. So I also have a cheapo Wilko's one as well.
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I have this, but not a fan.
I prefer them to cut "down" the top rim to keep some structure to the tin, rather than horizontal which cuts off the thicker top bit. Especially when draining tuna.
Branston beans need to get with the program with ring pulls!
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Any of these should do it:
https://www.victorinox.com/uk/en/se...2&maxResults=60&needFacets=true#sakf-features
https://www.victorinox.com/uk/en/se...2&maxResults=60&needFacets=true#sakf-features
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I've also got a Kuhn Rikon one - this one and it works a treat. Can't say if it works on dented cans or not as I don't buy dented cans lol
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Kuhn rikon open up tins leaving zero sharp edges. You can run your finger along it and it won't even scratch you.
Other tin openers will leave you squirting blood everywhere so not all tin openers are equal.
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I got one from IKEA for a couple of quid a few years ago, still works fine. It's amusing to watch people who've never seen one like it trying to open a can. It's not intuitive but lops the whole top off, none of this inside the lip business
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Really helpful if you are accident prone or stupid, have never cut myself on a tin
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Kids tend to be both stupid and accident prone so I'd rather buy one of these than any one then have to re buy in future
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I had one of them and got rid for the reason you mentioned, was literally useless if cans had dents in them. Wouldn't touch two cans of custard last Christmas day and ended up hammering a screwdriver in to the lids to open them. Replaced it with a cheap Oxo can opener and it munches cans for breakfast.
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Just get one of those old fashioned lever style can openers. Never go wrong. I have one, makes me feel damn manly if I'm honest.
And cheap, £1.80 from China, stick it in your nuclear apocalypse survival kit.
I've named mine the penetrator.
Snow flake.
Get that, a can of cold beans, a bottle of bourbon, sit out on your porch opening your can of beans drunk as **** listening to Guns n Roses, everyone will respect you. Or think your crazy, but if they think your crazy they'll respect you for it.
And cheap, £1.80 from China, stick it in your nuclear apocalypse survival kit.
I've named mine the penetrator.
Snow flake.
Get that, a can of cold beans, a bottle of bourbon, sit out on your porch opening your can of beans drunk as **** listening to Guns n Roses, everyone will respect you. Or think your crazy, but if they think your crazy they'll respect you for it.
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I have multiple can openers. As others say, some will work on dented cans and others (looking at you Magican) won't. The other variable is depth of the can rim. I've had the occasional can of cheap imported stuff where the standard UK can opener won't cut because it won't go down far enough whilst gripping.
Tinned fish cans are the worst.
Oh and Magican? When it's struggled on a can (Ambrosia Semolina it regularly barfs at) I've found metal shavings on top of the food.
Tinned fish cans are the worst.
Oh and Magican? When it's struggled on a can (Ambrosia Semolina it regularly barfs at) I've found metal shavings on top of the food.