OXO Good Grips Locking Can Opener

I used to work in a cooking supply store, and I saw so many of these returned. The idea is great but the lock breaks way too easily. Most of the OXO Good Grips items are great, but they need to work on this one. If you want to risk it, get it.

Last Xmas (1999) I bought my wife two of these. The locking mechanism broke on the first one in January of 2000. The locking mechanism on the second one broke in mid 2000. From what I'm reading in the other reviews, this is a common happening.

From that part of it, the thing probably deserves 1 star. However, the thing still works as a can openener, even though the lock broke. Taken strictly on the can opener part of it, it's got a nice grip feels better than most can openers, but probably isn't worth the extra money.

Overall, it's just "OK". If you like the rest of the Oxo line, you'll probably like this although I bet your lock will break before too long, and it'll just be any other can opener then.

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Who'd think a cheap kitchen tool could excite such passion among its owners? I bought mine after using one at a friend's house, and have since thrown out all the other openers in the kitchen drawer.

It's easy to use, easy to clean (dishwasher safe!) and more convenient than an electric. Worth every penny.

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I bought this because it is simply good design. Best damn can opener until the plastic latching mechanism failed. Being a self-righteous designer who believes in buying good design I went out a bought another. Same thing happened.

OXO is an excellent company with many good products -but the life expectancy of this puppy is less that a year.

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After having a mediocre electric can opener for years, I got the OXO locking opener at the store. At first it looked questionable... plastic handles, a little release button on one side. Then my friends and I opened a half dozen cans for a party the day after I bought it and it was like a hot knife through butter. Nobody complained about having "can duty" at all for a change. Once you click the handles together you just have to hold the can level so you don't spill no squeezing involved. The knob turns very easily, which was also a surprise. Never in a million years did I expect it to work this well. Even though it's marketed as the low end model of OXO can openers, I would highly recommend it. The higher end OXO models are just glitz for more $$.