Black & Decker CO1200 Grand Openings II Extra-Tall Electric Can Opener

This can opener is attractive and very functional except for one very annoying problem. The lever that punctures the lid and holds it in removes very easily for cleaning. However, it removes a little too easily. In fact, it's almost impossible to remove the opened can from the opener without removing the lever assembly also. That means that the lever (and magnetically attached lid) falls into the can or worse on your countertop. It's also a bit of a trick to get the can lined up just right to puncture the lid and open the can.

I curse this every time I try to use it. It's true that it takes several attempts to get the can lined up properly so it will work. It is much faster to use a hand-held opener.

Once the can is lined up and it is working, it not only opens the can, but it always takes a thin layer of paper off the can. When I take my can off the opener, I always have to pick little shreds of paper out of the product.

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This with a doubt one of the worst can openers I've ever

owned!! I bought it because it is attractive and will

accept tall cans. It is attractive, but not very

functional. It is so very difficult to get the can

positioned just right, so it will open, that it takes

5 or 6 tries just to get it to work. The "lid catcher"

blocks your view of the mechanism so it's almost

impossible to position the can properly. In addition

when removing the can, the cutting arm mechanism slides

off the opener most of the time.

Don't but this poorly designed product!!!

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I recently purchased the Black & Decker Grand Openings II Extra Tall Can Opener in black to coordinate better with a new countertop that I just had installed. It is very similar to a Black & Decker white tall can opener that I had been using, which I loved. The black can opener runs well and smoothly. My only complaint is when opening a can that has a lot of liquid in it, the liquid splashes out when the can opener stops. This happened to me when I was opening some cans of minced clams and I had clam juice all over my counter. This didn't happen with my old can opener. Otherwise, I like the new can opener.

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It is extremely difficult to stick a can in this opener in the proper position to have the very small cutting blade actually cut through the can's lid. We were able to open the can on the first try maybe 1 out of 15 attempts. My P38-John Wayne C-Ration can opener that I got in the Marine Corps 45+ years ago, is only about 1 1/2" in length, has a larger cutting blade and works better and faster. This Black & Decker can opener was a waste of money and is going into the trash. I'd rather be using one of the other hand powered can openers we've have.

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