Once you’ve used an electric can opener it’s hard to go back to those old-fashioned manual ones. If you have an electric can opener, you know this already. Some gadgets aren’t worth taking up the space… but some are, especially if you have weak hands or suffer from arthritis.
In your RV, do you use an electric can opener? Or do you only use one when you’re at your sticks-and-bricks? Feel free to leave a comment below the poll.
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Don’t even use one in our sticks and bricks
Ditto!
Ditto Number 2!
Ditto number 3!
Haven’t used one since the early 70’s. Got one as a wedding present and when it broke, we never replaced it, it just was a one trick pony and took up to much counter space no matter where we lived. Now if it could cook the Bacon & Eggs, make a pot of soup and BBQ the chicken, I might be tempted to try one again.
I hate them!
Just one more piece of clutter for the counter!
No I’m the electric can opener.
Yep. Can opener, jar opener and top shelfener.
Arthritis now demands it.
I don’t use an electric can opener in my brick & mortar home, camper or winter home! When I have to open a can instead of fresh I use a manual can opener. Didn’t know electric still existed. They probably have some fancy blue tooth enabled thing (don’t use blue tooth either)!
We use a manual opener both at home and in our TT. The one we use cuts the rim of the can so the lid does not fall into the can. No sharp edges and no contamination. Has a large handle and knob to turn the cutting wheel.
me too
When we travel we usually try to stay where we have shore power, but we are prepared for dry camping. We make sure we have non-electric tools for all important (to us) functions. Gotta have the morning coffee, power or no. We like AC or heat & so do our dogs, but we try to minimize generator use. We don’t own, don’t want an electric can opener in our house, either.
We have the battery operated type as shown in picture, “Kitchen MaMa”.
Works great saves hands as DW has nerve problems, yes we both cook.
I’ve noticed that an increasing number of cans now come with pull tabs. No can opener required. Hopefully that will be all can before arthritis prevents us from using a manual opener.
Just a note – every manual can opener I’ve ever used was right-handed! Very awkward to young lefties – we become ambidextrous as we age, by necessity.
don’r even use one at the house
We mostly avoid things in cans in the RV. Although we do bring along black/baked beans, I believe those have a pull tab. Tuna/sardines, pull tabs. Have a great can opener that leaves the edges smooth so you can’t cut yourself and you can reuse the lid. It seals really well. Only do that if we are using the rest in a day or 2.
We have exactly the same battery-powered can-opener as shown at the top, in the same colors, in our sticks-and-bricks. We are part-time RVers with a trusty manual can-opener in the RV. I would get a battery-powered one for the RV if we used the can-opener enough (i.e., a lot) to justify the expense.