KitchenAid Classic Multifunction Can Opener / Bottle Opener

I want to preface this with my belief that you don’t buy a new item if your current item can still be used and KitchenAid products generally last. I purchased the combo package of a grater with storage/measuring cup and a Manual Can Opener. First, the Grater: I may have purchased the grater this was to replace in the early to mid 1980’s. Certainly no later than 1990! This grater, with the hard plastic collar and top handle seems like it will never collapse in on itself, as my old one finally did. It’s slightly larger overall and, while space is always tight in a well used kitchen, it stores its own measuring cup/covered container, so I’ll forgive it. The container, with it’s own seal, is very handy as I no longer have to grate onto a paper towel and then transfer that to a measuring cup. I could say that it stops one from wasting cheese when you grate too much but the “extra” was always consumed by kids, dogs & hubby wandering by and pinching a bit here & there… well, not the dogs, everyone generously shared their snagged bits with them, woof woof 😜 😉The Manual Can Opener: I am blown away by the ease of use and quality of this product. I have an opener that never caught the can edge properly, needed excessive pressure to hold the handles tightly together and usually needed repeated repositioning every time I needed to open a can! As my arthritis has worsened, I often needed someone else to help and watched THEM have the same issues. Anyway, when my grater collapsed, I saw the package with both and ordered it immediately. This opener is extremely easy to use, it doesn’t open very wide but, I placed it on a can, gave a little squeeze and easily turned the handle just a couple of times before the lid dropped into the mandarin oranges! I was flabbergasted at the ease of use because I’ve been using the old one for several years, often got pinched and would just give up on trying to get a lid entirely off. We would pry the can open with something else until we could scoop out the contents. Luckily, we don’t really open many cans and, until the mandarin oranges stopped having “pull tops” it was rare to NEED an opener. I’m not cheap, I AM frugal. I don’t know where the old opener came from but, I know KitchenAid. For well over 35 years, I’ve owned a (refurbished) KitchenAid Mixer including many of the attachments and several other KitchenAid products. Every item with their name on it has provided years of service and they stand behind their products. This package was more expensive than most of the others and that’s a consideration for some but I’m confident that I’ll save money in the long run. Spend a couple of extra dollars now and you won’t have to replace the items as often.

So eay and convenient to use, nice grip and sharp can blade that cuts the cans open with no effort on my part

Perfect product design. Easy to hold & grip while opening. Long handle is very easy to turn. Opens cans in an instant, leaving a clean edge without burrs.

You know we needed a can opener because ours, something from pioneer woman, quit wanting to turn and wouldn’t open cans. I mean, that’s a can openers whole job really.So we got this one because red is my fiancés favorite color and most of our kitchen stuff is red so it matches well. We saw this red kitchen aid can opener at Walmart but then realized it was cheaper on Amazon so yep. Amazon for the win.The most important thing to know about this product is it opens cans. It opens them very well. Have probably opened a dozen cans by now if not two dozen and I am thrilled each time because it does what it is supposed to do, open cans.It doesn’t cause the can to wobble around while opening. I didn’t even know that was a thing I thought all can openers made the cans shake when opening. But I was wrong and the kitchen aid can opener opened my eyes to that.It’s very sturdy and hefty. If I had any complaint and this can opener opens cans so well that it is near impossible to complain, but if I were going to it would be that the handles are very thick. I don’t know if I’m describing it correctly, perhaps I have small hands but this can opener can sort of feel like a lot to hold in my hand.But hey, it opens cans so quickly and effectively that I really don’t care so much about its bulk. If you need to open cans, this kitchen aid can opener will solve your problems.

This is the best can opener I’ve ever owned, it makes me wonder why I struggled with the skinny cheap ones for years on end. I have a lot of pain in my hands and fingers recently and would have to have my husband open cans for me. Not anymore, this thing makes it so easy.