02-16-2021, 11:55 AM
I've got a Good Cook can opener nearly identical to MNB's.
It's worked well for maybe eight years now, and continues to do so.
However, there are some cans it won't open.
They have a slightly deeper lid and the cutter is positioned too high on the rim to cut through it.
These cans usually have a pull tab to open so an opener isn't needed, though there is an exception or two.
On those cans, it will make metal shavings if one continues onto a second rotation trying to open the can.
If the first rotation doesn't open the can, I stop and use an conventional top opener.
Growing up, we had what was probably a Swing-Away opener than had a magnet on a spring that grabbed the top of the can and held the lid after it was opened.
My top cutting can opener looks like it might work as a side cutter, so I'll get that a go.
It's worked well for maybe eight years now, and continues to do so.
However, there are some cans it won't open.
They have a slightly deeper lid and the cutter is positioned too high on the rim to cut through it.
These cans usually have a pull tab to open so an opener isn't needed, though there is an exception or two.
On those cans, it will make metal shavings if one continues onto a second rotation trying to open the can.
If the first rotation doesn't open the can, I stop and use an conventional top opener.
Growing up, we had what was probably a Swing-Away opener than had a magnet on a spring that grabbed the top of the can and held the lid after it was opened.
My top cutting can opener looks like it might work as a side cutter, so I'll get that a go.