Culinare Can Opener

At home I normally use an electric can opener, but realised that New Zealand camper vans were unlikely to have these as standard! So I spent ages in the Harrogate store with a lovely assistant who was endlessly patient and also determined that I was going to leave with the right opener for me. I have reduced grip and strength in both hands and wrists and can't use most openers, but this looked the best in store for me. I got home and used it several times before I went away and coped with it perfectly. Ironically in 6 weeks of touring NZ, I didn't by any tins at all!

I purchased this in December 2015 and so I feel it is time to put my thoughts onto a review. I'd had trouble with so many can openers before and was a bit sceptical of paying quite a high price for the above opener. It has proved worth it's weight in gold and I wouldn't want to be without it anymore. Having read quite a few of the reviews just before writing this I wanted to put my experience forward, letting people know that it's still working fine after 13 months.

My husband complained that all of our can openers were useless, so I splashed out and bought this one. It is even worse - the handle of the tin opener seems to need to be turned so many times just to move a centimetre, and the worst thing is that the opener leaves lots of little shards of metal in the contents of the can that you're opening. I gave up using it today when I realised the evaporated milk I was opening for my toddler was full of tiny shards of metal!

Having bought several can openers previously that haven't been 'fit for purpose' ie just don't work easily I was a little sceptical when buying this one. I needn't have worried as it worked like a dream on the first can! Very easy to use, no pressure needed and the can was open in a jiffy. Highly recommended.

I have a fused wrist and struggle with normal tin openers. This opener is fantastic and so easy to use. Well worth the price