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Roy_Lynne
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Sep 27, 2013

I am on a mission!!! I need a can opener that WORKS

I've got a drawer full of can openers that do not work. Last month, hubby took the only one that worked to a picnic and came home with one the same color but that didn't work at all. Today I went to t...
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jllarson3
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Nov 05, 2013
I owned a small appliance repair shop for 18 years. Fixed many an electric opener.

But, we have used for our 46+ married years a manual opener similar to the post #2 Ace Hardware, and the EZ-Duz-It.

The key to consistent performance is the set of meshing gears that the handle turns to turn both the cutter and the drive wheel.

Next is sturdy construction like those 2 and the Kitchen Aid and Farberware.

John L

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