Chris Hogg wrote:
On Wed, 27 Feb 2013 07:56:47 +0000, Chris Hogg wrote:

On Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:32:28 -0800 (PST), Chade
wrote:

Hello,
This may be off topic but my Mum has developed difficulty with her
hands as she has got older. One of the things that particularly gives
her trouble is opening cans of food. Does anyone have a suggestion of
a suitable opener? I am thinking maybe something electric?

We went down this road a few months ago. Got my elderly mother both
the tin opener and jar opener described by damduck-egg. Both work
well. But subsequently we got the JML one mentioned by Grimly. It has
four batteries in it and is a little larger as a result, as opposed to
the two batteries in the Culinaire one, so I assume is more powerful.
It also works well. See http://tinyurl.com/byyhha2

A feature that I like and forgot to mention is that the JML can opener
cuts _through_ the rim of the tin, not below it nor down through the
top. As a result, you have a blunt edge on both the opened tin and the
removed top. Half the rim remains on the body of the can, and half on
the top that's cut off, so there's very little chance of cutting
yourself on an exposed sharp edge.

Sadly it also means it won't cope with some cans. Also build quality is
what you would expect of jML. We have three, two of them no longer open
cans. They make a noise, run around the edge - can not opened.


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