Nogent Super Kim Safety Can Opener, Made in France, Leaves No Sharp Edges, Red

In 70 years I have used countless types of can openers. This one is unquestionably the absolute best and easiest! Pros A perfectly smooth cut Easy to get on the can Easy to turn Easy to get off the can Easy to clean Cons None

Love this can opener. Aside from the electric opener, this is our favorite for a manually operated can cutter. Pros: - Cuts perfectly - Doesn't slip / Grips can well - Easy to attach - Easy to remove (just slight turn in reverse fully releases) - Glides fine on can - Large wings provide reasonable leverage for ease of turning. They are not the easiest we have ever tried but they feel to rank right up near the top of not being difficult to turn, at all. Better than reasonable. - Consume very little space / super compact without the long handles in the way - perfect for storage, esp. when space is a concern. - Great for camping or backpacking! Cons: - A little costly for the amount of metal but then again, NOT cheap Chinese knock-offs, either. Final thoughts: - Love the product - Wish cost was lower - Highly Recommended - Would buy again if I needed another - may buy another anyway, just for travel!

I decided to try a lot of different can openers and to figure out which was best . This one was my over all favorite for every day use. I use it at home all the time. It opens cans well and seldom get s off track . It is much more compact in the drawer than the types that have long grip handles and it works better than any of those types that i tried. It is easier to use and a little faster than the types of hand operated openers that don't have a twist geared drive. it's bigger than all of those, and uses up more steel to make. It's convenience and speed combined with it's relatively less wasteful design than every other opener with a similar twist geared mechanism attracted me to it as the best compromise.

I haven't opened many cans with this Nogent yet, but it worked wonderfully the times I did. It was kind of tricky to get it to latch onto the can my first attempt, but once I figured it out it works great. The inside of the can gets pressed smooth all around, so no worries about getting cut. It was easy to turn and has large wings to push/grip in order to spin. This relives pressure on any specific point or on individual fingers, which I assume would be helpful for anyone with arthritis/joint pain. Now just to see how long it holds up. My more traditional "original" can opener with the disc cost almost as much as this and lasted only about 10 cans before skipping in cuts. I'll change my review if this Nogent can opener fails any time soon. Edit: Several cans in and I like it more and more. Works great on squared cans. Easy to get on and off now that I'm familiar with it. I may buy a couple as presents.

I bought this opener three years ago, thinking I had finally found a permanent solution to the problem of crappy modern can openers. “Solid steel! What could break?” It is indeed a very compact, effective can opener that gives good service and *should* be virtually bulletproof. (More on that shortly.) It can occasionally be a little tricky to use on cans of very small size (think tomato paste) or slightly unusual design. It is not *quite* as easy to use as a standard can opener with handles. With that said, I like it better than the competition. However, after two years and eleven months the toothed wheel that engages the rim of the can and drives the opener became too worn to do its job—making the tool useless. I had to replace it. This problem could be easily fixed by using hardened, high carbon steel for that toothed driving wheel. I’m a little disappointed that the manufacturer seems to have designed this tool with planned obsolescence in mind, especially given what it costs. Thus the four-star review.

I have had other "safety can openers" but none come close to the ease of operation and effectiveness of this little gem from Nogent. You do need to pay attention about placement of the opener on the can at first - once you see how to place the blade and guides then its a no-brainer; I can do it with my eyes closed - just by feel. The blade is super sharp and the handle is easy to rotate - even for a septuagenarian. Very easy to clean; when needed. Actually requires less cleaning than my regular can opener. Does require occasional oiling - easy to do; just a drop. I use tea seed oil that I have for my knives but any vegetable oil will do. Easy to store and travel with as well - one of the best kitchen gadgets I have ever acquired.

THIS little gem is downright fun to use! No more do I need to tackle a can with an implement resembling a two-handed pipe wrench, hoping I don't spill the contents all over the counter, floor, myself, and everything within range of a catapult! This little doo-dad takes ONE hand to use (once it's perched), and the OTHER hand is used to HOLD THE CAN DOWN! And, You can move the can around, too! Get interrupted while opening a can? NOOoooOOO Problem! Just turn loose of the can opener! That's right--- just let 'er go--- she'll hang there, on the can, waiting for You to come back and finish up! You can even pick up the can and walk to some other spot with the can, and the opener stays perched on the can until You finish, or remove it. Now, as far as the mechanical means whereby it opens a can, let me dispel any myth: This opener DOES use a lancing mechanism, and its blade, to cut down and through the lid of a can. The cutting action produces a clean cut inside the can that would be hard to cut Yourself on! The lid, itself, could cut; but the inside wall of the can, no... This opener DOES NOT open a can by breaking the crimped edge of the can or its seal. It does not cut the outside edge of the can top. If You don't take particular care, the can's top WILL fall into the can after opening! BUT: This can opener will open a can quickly, cleanly, dependably, and with ease--- without slipping, or slopping Your food everywhere!

コーナー部も楽に切れて、仕上がりもキレイ。非常に使いやすい。一斗缶だけでなく丸い缶も楽々カットできる。

Parfait

C’est l’ouvre-boîte idéal. Il est compact il fonctionne parfaitement bien. Les matériaux sont résistant. Il n’y a pas besoin de forcer même sur les boites de conserve ayant un plus gros gabarit.

Sturdy mechanism, rounds cut edges, and is space efficient.

Esta pequeña maravilla me llegó esta tarde, después de haberme cargado unos cuantos abrelatas de chinos y de grandes supermercados que resultaron igual de inútiles. Actualmente, muchas latas vienen con abrefácil, pero las latas que llegan desde los bancos de aliemntos, como la cruz roja, etc no se abren bien y usan un metal como las latas de antaño, de hace 20 años, con lo cual se hace muy difícil abrirlas. De hecho, tengo más de 25 latas que no podía abrir porque todos los abrelatas se rompieron. Pero hay algunas advertencias: a) las latas necesitan ser altas, porque si no, la mariposa no da vueltas. Pero NO PASA NADA, es tan fácil como poner otra lata debajo, o bien algo pequeño y estable debajo, y se abre perfectamente. b) al principio es difícil encajar la lata dentro, porque la ruedecilla dentada está muy pegada a la cuchilla, pero es tan fácil como ponerla a la posición de abajo y ya está. c) no sé si es un problema de mi abrelatas en particular o qué, pero no me resulta que haya ningún imán ni nada que deje la parte cortada arriba, pero fue tan fácil como sacarla con un tenedor y un poco de maña, sin cortarme para nada. Igual un día me pongo a imantar las garras de metal para ver si pueden hacer esta función sin problemas, o le pego un par de imanes chatitos con un pegamento de ésos de dos componentes para que no se suelten... Pero el abrelatas funciona magníficamente por todo lo demás y no lo voy a devolver, entre otras cosas porque ya lo he usado para abrir un par de latas de atún que eran imposibles de abrir con nada, más que a cuchillazo limpio como hacía en mi juventud si no tenía un abrelatas a mano (cosa que ya no puedo hacer, por cosas de la salud más que de la edad...) d) como ya dicen otros comentarios, no se puede abrir con una sola mano, sobretodo si la lata es pequeña, redonda, y con envase antiguo de lata de atún, porque el aceite se escapa, y te puedes manchar o ensuciar la mesa. Lo ideal es que en cuanto se abra un poco la lata, sacar el aceite (para tirarlo o aprovecharlo para una ensalada, por ejemplo). e) lástima que no se pueda desmontar para lavarla, pero nada, debajo de un chorro de agua, y si acaso con un poco de detergente lavavajillas o vinagre para sacar la grasa, y secarlo bien para que no se oxide. En definitiva, un pequeño abrelatas como los de antes, que no se rompían tan fácilmente, y que estaban hechoscon materiales simples y bastante útiles y duraderos... aunque la verdad, no sé si va a ser duradero, pero me ha sorprendido que casi no tuviera que hacer esfuerzo en abrir la lata, lo que es genial, porque tengo problemas de salud y he perdido mucha fuerza en las manos (no es artrosis, pero el uso de muletas durante años me ha destrozado las muñecas, y todas las falanges de todos los dedos de las dos manos, conservo bastante movimiento, a diferencia de la artrosis). O sea que genial, ero que el filo dure muchos años, y en general me vaya bien y no se doble o rompa como todos los demás hasta ahora...