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One of the things I hate doing in the kitchen is opening cans. There was a time when I had a really good electric can opener that worked extremely well but it, long all things electric, eventually broke down. It hung around for a long time because it had a great knife sharpener on it but I’m not sure what ultimately happened to it.

Since then I’ve been forced to use handheld can openers because every electric one we’ve bought has been garbage. I tried buying those plain stainless steel openers that you pay a couple of dollars for but they would work once or twice and then I’d have to fight with them after that. I have arthritic hands so it’s painful for me to have to fight to get a can opened.

I was in Canadian Tire one day strolling through their kitchen wares and noticed a pretty hefty Kitchen Aid can opener that literally made my heart flip. "Ooooh, what a nice looking can opener you are!" I said. I picked it up and turned it over in my hand and thought this was probably as close as I’ll ever get to heaven. Well, maybe I exaggerate a bit but I was certainly keen on getting this can opener.

Look at the price of that baby! $14.99!!! For a manual can opener? Holy Mackeral you can buy electric can openers for less then that! But hubby twisted my rubber arm and reminded me that sometimes you have to pay a little more to get the quality so I left the Canadian Tire store that day happy as a duck with my new swanky albeit relatively expensive handheld can opener.

That was 3 or 4 years ago and I still use that can opener today. It still works like the day I brought it home and I’ve never struggled to open a can with it. Smooth as butter, it opens any size can easily and quickly. It isn’t one of my most hated chores anymore as I hardly even think about it now.

If you want a really great handheld can opener that may cost you a bit more initially but will outlast by years anything cheaper you may buy, get yourself the Kitchen Aid Handheld Can Opener (Product #42-2828-0)

I rate it 5 out of 5 stars.