Evening Latte

• When Purchased: November 2024
• Amount Paid: $23.30

Nearly all my can opener usage is for cans of tuna in vegetable oil (mixed with Miracle Whip and mustard for cheap/easy protein). With traditional bladed openers, the vegetable oil eventually gunked up the gears, even if I rinsed them with hot water after every use. Sometimes a dishwasher run would clear it out, but I often had to use pipe cleaners or something tougher to manually scrape it off.

Late last year, I finally looked around for other options, and Kuhn Rikon seemed to be the consensus “most expensive, but highest quality” option. I also saw one on the counter when I visited my chef friend, so I figured it wasn’t just marketing.

I picked one up a few months ago, and it has been great.

• No oil buildup since the food never touches the opener
• The little pincers/pliers make it easy to pull lids off
• No more sharp edges to cut me or garbage bags
• No more food spilling over because I have to push in the lid to grab an edge

Bonus: I always kept my can opener in a specific spot in my utensils drawer because it would often drip oil from the cans or water from being rinsed, and I had to wipe down/clean that spot from time to time. Now I don’t have to worry about that.