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A Buyer's Guidelines for Choosing Can Openers

Many types of food come packaged in cans, and having an efficient can opener makes it easier to remove the food and prepare the meal. There are contemporary and vintage can openers available from a variety of brands. On eBay, you can choose from different types, colours, materials, and features of a gently used or new can opener for sale at a reasonable price.

Which types of small can openers are available?

The available types of the inexpensive, small can openers include:

  • Lever and ring pull: This style uses a sickle and guard made of wood or plastic.
  • Rotary: This features twin rotating wheels that both grip and pierce the can's lid.
  • Church key: This is a manual opener used to pry the cap off of a can or bottle.
  • Butterfly: This combines a serrated wheel, smooth edge wheel, and church key handle.
  • Military: The P-38 and P-51 military openers have a blade hinged to the body handle.
Materials from which the low-cost can openers are made

The used can openers are made from a range of materials, including stainless steel, which is used on the military, butterfly, rotary, and church-key styles. The cutting wheel of the lever may also feature stainless steel. Copper may also be used for the mechanical parts of a can opener. Chrome is another material used for the full range of types. Aluminium may be used for the cutting wheels. Plastic, rubber, acrylic, or silicone may be used to cover the handles or key. The electric openers for cans often have plastic housing.

Some features of a durable can opener

The features of the strong can openers include:

  • Rubberised handle: This offers a non slip grip on the two parts.
  • Cushioned handle: This reduces hand fatigue when manually opening a can.
  • Automatic: The electric can openers feature an automatic turn-off function when the entire lid is cut.
  • With bottle opener: It has an attachment for releasing bottle caps.
  • With corkscrew: It has an attached corkscrew for opening liquor and wine bottles.
How do you choose the right can opener for sale?

When you're shopping for a can opener, consider its:

  • Brand: Some of the options include Culinaire, OXO, and KitchenAid.
  • Colour: The options include black, grey, metallic silver, gold, white, and the rainbow spectrum of colours.
  • Condition: There are new and gently used options.
  • Style: Select a kitchen or camping style.
  • Handle length: The range is 3 to 20 centimetres.