/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Jesus how do you open this many cans?

>>11713583
I don't!
Were talking like 4 or 5 cans a week.
I feel like I'm fucking cursed.

>>11713572
The kind your grandma had, the kind that hurt to use but has been going strong for 60 years

>>11713596
Boy, these shits are the first to break, you obviously have never had to deal with this.
The metal blade bends after just a few dozen cans.

>>11713572
I use pic related because shit openers grind my gears. they are all junk. but this never fails.
I've heard the army issued ones are good too, never had a try at them though

>>11713595
What the heck do you eat? That's way too many. I open like four or five a month.

>>11713642
Deep down, I knew these were an option but is this really what it has to come to to get an opener that will outlive me?
Is this really the best 2019 has to offer?

>>11713675
I'm all about those beans.
sage

>>11713611
what planet are you from? mine is from 1960

>>11713701
I had one identical to that and it lasted like 6 months, however it was not made in 1960.
I'd get one of that design if I had some assurance that it wouldn't bend but I'm no metallurgist so I would have no idea.

>>11713572
NOBODY makes quality can openers anymore. My parents/friends/enemies all go through that many openers. Every once in awhile they find one that for whatever reason doesn't break within 3 months.
For me:
I just bought some P-38 openers. Simple. Cheap. Easily replacable.
And guess what. I've never replaced one because they stopped working, only because I loose it somewhere.

>>11713572
Two types of tools
Forged
Stamped
Good luck getting anyone to tell you which it is.
Buy the name brand, pampered chef smooth edge. Get 2 yrs if your lucky Is guess.

>>11713715
well therein lies the problem, shop the garage sales my nigga

>>11713572
There are two types of tools
Forged
Stamped
Get a pampered chef smooth edge can opener

My last house had in the basement a 100 year old cast iron can opener screwed to the post.
Wood hand crank, but damn it opened a can in seconds and didn't leave a scarp edge.

Threads like this make me wish I'd taken it.

Why is it all we can get now is poorly made chinkshit?
The West can't even make our own damned can openers.

This will outlast you and your children.

>>11713572
The ones that bolt to counter tops.

>>11713797
>the best manual can opener money can buy in the 21st century is a 99 cent blade on a hinge that could have been designed during the Roman empire
Why are we living in the worst timeline, lads?

>>11713847
Nobody tell this guy about knives

>>11713840
these kick ass

>>11713840
Yea these are based but I'm an apartment dwelling bugman so no can do.

>>11713884
I know I used them and they are solid as hell. They are heavy as hell and can survive war.

use one of these
and never clean it/get it wet.

>>11713839
Only thing that works 100% of the time.

>>11713944
And may I add, easiest to clean too.

>>11713928
Looks like it breaks after 3 months and leaves metal shavings in the can......

>>11713572
>>11713596
I've been using this for over 5 years. Cost less than a buck at Wally World
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Mainstays-Opp-Grip-Style-Can-Opener/15195676

whys it such a big deal to buy a new one? just go to homegoods or tj maxx or whatever. you do have one right?

>>11713572
https://www.amazon.com/EZ-DUZ-Deluxe-Opener-Black-Grips/dp/B0071OUJDQ


get this, its the original of the model in your pic. the difference is that its made in the usa.

ez duz it

you’re welcome

>>11714084
>>11714077
I'll buy one but if this breaks, I'm coming for your ass.

These wont break, they're in a lot of commercial kitchens

Nogent super kim

>>11713572
I've had the same electric can opener for 10 years. Go electric. Easy to clean, too.

>>11713797
That's not a p-51.

>>11714530
Yeah but what happens if the power goes out say during a storm or something?

>>11713572
Don't pussyfoot around and just go commercial grade. Nothing this thing can't handle.

>>11714842
Then your wife uses your chef's knife.

>>11713715
if you buy one in the store it's made with chinese steel, you have to find an old one that was made with american steel.

>>11713572
This.
>Be me.
>Camping.
>Dinner time
>Can opener is rusted solid.
>Had several- pic related.
>Saved.
>Only buy pull tab cans now.

>>11715080
all cans should be pull tab, is there a reason for not using pull tab besides the tiny cost difference, if there even is one?

>>11715080
>>11715090
If you're too quick the tab can break off so where does that leave you, you still need one of those little military can openers, even if just for an emergency. It's not as if they weigh a lot or take up much space. Even a small Swiss army knife or Mauser has a can opener built into it.

>>11714842
Then you just use your shitty fall-apart manual can opener you bought for emergencies and never use otherwise because your new electric can opener is so good.

Swing A Way. Look it up on Amazon.

>>11715273
Made in China now.

>>11713680
I made the switch three years ago
it saved me a few rage incident's and that's no lie. The one I have was a found freebie and not sharp, unlike the one I pic'ed which is sharp and pointy
the bad thing about commercial openers is the part sticking out from the counter. I've rammed my hip into it enough to leave a bruise more often than I'd like to admit. I'm not talking the opener but the sleeve it slides into
>>11714077
I've had one similar to this, but it was china crap and didn't work for shit. heavy duty steel and USA made might be the ticket.
>>11714842
I once received an electric one and it was like a light shining down on me. how often are you opening cans in power outages? use the folder >>11713642 for those rare times.

>>11713797
This thing can open up some cans right quick.

>>11715301
For normal uses I just use a $5 one I bought at a supermarket. That thing's lasted me years, it takes no effort to use. It's not as if I'm some kind of spaz.

>>11713572
buy an old american one on ebay
.

im using the same swing away can opener that i inherited for the past 20 fucking years

>>11715301
Having to use an electric one serves no purpose to me, the only people that used electric ones were my grandparents from the WW II era when an electric can opener appeared to be some kind of magic.

I can understand using an electric if you're opening hundreds of cans per day, but for one or two I use a manual one.

Also if you're really old and have arthritis or something then I can see an electric making sense.

Every once in a while a pull tab breaks off, especially with those weird shaped sardine tins.

>>11715273
>>11715322
Swing Away can openers used to be made in the USA and of high quality, but the brand was sold some years ago and is now made in China. Ez Duz It is the same USA company that used to manufacture Swing Away.

Another advantage to a simple manual can opener is that is doesn't take up counter space or require an electrical outlet to operate.

>>11715387
... one less stupid cord I have to deal with.

>>11715387
I have one I bought from a thrift store that's probably like 60 years old and it works like a charm.

Everyone in this thread is wrong. Get pic related.
>made in japan, not china dogshit
>solid hunk of metal with no moving parts, cannot fail mechanically
>easy to clean, smooth surfaces
>easier than twist-mechanics openers
>my grandchildren will inherit it, it's a solid hunk of iron and would survive a nuclear holocaust
I've used $40 swiss made openers before, and they suck asshole compared to this $8 japanese one. I'll never use anything else.

>>11715080
FYI The pampered chef smooth edge can opener also has a pull tab remover

>>11713572
Felt the same way. Decided to just buy one. Any one. Got one in the supermarket for £6 or £7 I think. I was furious at the cost. But I tell you what. It's opened every single can fully and easily.

Its a generic, no name opener. Big chunky handles. Big mechanism. Just find a big chunky heavy one.

>>11713572
Go visit a restaurant supply company.

>>11713897
You can probably rig up some kind of clamping system so it attaches to your counter without damaging it. Or just get a little table from a thrift store and bolt it onto that.

>>11713972
Mine has worked for years, and opens cans faster than any other I’ve had. I’m sure the manual puncture style openers are very durable, but they take 5x as long as the smooth edge models

>>11713572
go on ebay and get a vintage swing-a-way if you're really having problems
mine was originally my mother's, it's had over 30 years of use

Nice!

Get yourself an 1800s side-snipper

>>11713572
Monopol
they are still made in Germany as far as I know

>>11717418
...

>>11717152
takes a while to get used to it, but it will never let you down.

At my girlfriend's home she has a can opener that just punches a hole in the lid of the can. May not be the best but at least it can consistently poke a small hole in the lid. It's something like pic related.

>>11717495
That's called a "church key". It's for dispensing liquid from cans, not for general can-opening purposes. That's a different tool for a different job.

>>11713572
I got one at goodwill 8 years ago and it's still going strong, and it looked like it was probably 30 years old when I bought it.

>>11717497
I know. But it consistently pokes holes in cans of broth or crushed tomatoes when needed, which are pretty much the only things I use a can opener for.

I got this one about 10 years ago, cheap, all plastic, but works flawlessly.

>>11713972
Nope, had mine for over 10 years, maybe the new shit models do? Go to the thrift store and get something old and well made

>>11717495
>zoomers

Calm down with the death grip, Bruce Banner.

>>11717568
Grandpa is that you? What are you doing on 4chan again, Ma was looking for you

>>11714077
I have an EZ-DUZ-IT
Made in USA
Best can opener I've used so far short of the commercial crank type that clamp to a table.

>>11715080
And you had literally no other can opener available WHILE CAMPING? No multitool? No Swiss army knife? What the actual fuck is wrong with you?

>>11717522
This poor kid lives off beef broth and crushed tomatoes.

Samoan way is to just use a chef’s knife.

>>11714530
Seriously, OP, if you use can openers this often just go electric.

>>11715080
t. was never a boy scout
be prepared, boyos

>>11717993
I give you the humble P-38, literally the only can opener you'll ever need.

>>11713572
definitely not the best opener that has seen the face of the Earth as you suggest, OP, but I bought this thing in an Ikea for like 4 bucks years ago, I clean it way less than I should (I just take the thing apart about once a year and run it through a dishwasher) and it still just werks.

>>11718232
>>11717152
>>11713839
>>11713797
>likes his lids to resemble table saw blades after opening
It's not 1938 anymore, gramps.

>>11718044
sounds good to me you nigger

>>11718044
>i only eat food from a can
Enjoy the high blood pressure and following strokes and heart attacks

>>11718232
P-38s are neat but I already carry a Leatherman with a can opener so I don't need to unleash my inner Steve.

>>11713819
I've had this for like 15 years

Unironically this, kept going through the same issue and ended up just using this when the can opener would break, since the last one broke never bothered buying a new one

>>11715090

There's the risk of the top popping off at an inopportune time, if you've taken a couple of cans camping, for example. They're simply not as durable as the non-pop-top variety. Other than that, they're pretty serviceable cans.

>>11713611
>>11713715
Stop buying Chinese trash

>>11714077
This is the answer. I went through four can openers in as many months before I got fed up with it and bought an EZ-DUZ. I've had the motherfucker for three years. I break into at least a can a day (I eat a lot of beans and canned fish).
Still works, and I treat it like shit to boot.

>>11713572
There are some options you haven't considered.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hib8srUviDc
Theres also a method where you use the pointed part of a chefs knife blade closest to the handle to open a can. Just grip the top of the blade and push the knife down into the can around the edge then move it forward and keep pushing down. I couldn't find a decent video of it but i remember watching one a few years ago.

I bought a cheap as shit GoodEats can opener from the grocery store and have never had an issue with it

>>11718051
>>11720214
>chefs knife
it will work, but after like 10 cans you will probably bust your knife tip

THIS BEAST.

This motherfucker does the work for you, and keeps doing it. This very can opener has lasted my family 30 years, and still opens cans JUST as good as it did when we got it. The blade was NEVER CHANGED. The magnetic top holds the cut lid of the can up so you can do your business then throw it out without getting can juice on your counter. I grew up with this can opener. It serviced a 6 person household.

I'm sure it would continue to work, and well. Just because it looks cheap and is automatic doesn't mean a product won't hold up. This can opener is a testament to this fact. My dad recently moved and threw it away because his girlfriend thought it was too ugly to bring. I'm sure it would have worked for many years to come.
I'll miss you SpaceMaker ;_;

>>11720350
Forgot /ck/ doesn't do spoilers. Best part is that it is meant to be mounted under the cabinet, thus being named the SpaceMaker.

>>11720350
>electric

Half the reason I'm stockpiling cans is for power outages

>>11720358
What's the other half?

>>11713611
Mines been going strong for 3 or 4 years now Ib literslly bought 4 others and ALL of them broke within a month

>>11713797
>>11713839
>>11717152
>>11718232
This. Get a F.R.E.D, OP. It'll outlive your grandchildren.
I always keep one back-up in the kitchen, one in the car and one in my camping gear.
Though not much food actually comes in cans anymore and the food that does usually has a pull tab.

>>11717459
>I'm going to open your mom's asshole like this huge can

>>11721130
Come on, man. Can is already a euphemism for vagina and you go for an anal joke?
>I'm used to handling big cans. Ask your whore mother.

>>11713596

I have a very similar one (if not the same) one. Can confirm it is still going strong after several years of cracking tuna/tomato/beans. Not sure how I'd even go about bending the metal blade portion.

>>11720350

>too ugly to bring

God I can't stand that line of thinking. RIP can opener.

>>11716974
This.
I use one at work and open probably 5 to 10 small garbage can sized cans a day with it for the last six months and it hasn't broken yet.

>>11713797
based Steve