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SharlaG
Kingpin of something undisclosed, but important
PeaNut 88,246
May 2003
Posts: 36,402
Layouts: 0
Loc: Under a pile of dogs
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Is "MANUAL" the correct term for a can opener that is NOT electric? |
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perumbula
oooh, what you said!
PeaNut 27,933
January 2002
Posts: 10,185
Layouts: 97
Loc: bedlam
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I call it a manual. that's what I use, a good old fashioned Swing Away. I use it because it fits in my drawer and doesn't take up counter space. Also, it works every time I need it. I never have to fuss with it or hold my mouth right to get it to cut.
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bizzymumma
I sense impending mayhem.
PeaNut 51,520
October 2002
Posts: 19,353
Layouts: 47
Loc: Beautiful BC
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mad_madam_mim
BucketHead
PeaNut 363,175
February 2008
Posts: 590
Layouts: 0
Loc: at my computer
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Manual and it's a long, long running joke in my family because every time I have tried to use an electric one I end up breaking them  I'm known as the girl who can't work the electric can opener |
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gorgeouskid
You gots to access your uncrazy side.
PeaNut 83,119
April 2003
Posts: 9,789
Layouts: 10
| Posted: 2/7/2013 1:41:33 PM
Manual- no space or need for another electric device on our counter. | |
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kmk1112
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 11,642
February 2001
Posts: 7,962
Layouts: 66
Loc: Ohio
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Manual-my electric one got so gross around the blade, and it makes those sharp lids for the trash. I use the kind that goes around the top, so what comes off the can isn't sharp. I also put it in the dishwasher to keep it clean. | |
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scrappower
Allons-y Alonso
PeaNut 174,150
October 2004
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Momof1sweet-lil-lad
& the Velcro dog
PeaNut 133,429
February 2004
Posts: 9,156
Layouts: 0
Loc: With my Shadow
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Our electric one died a number of years ago. I never bothered to replace it as I found I preferred the manual one. |
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Spongemom Scrappants
HRH pilates teaching wino ball of fun
PeaNut 297,141
February 2007
Posts: 10,704
Layouts: 31
Loc: South Carolina
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Manual.
I hate appliances crowding the counter top.
And I like that I can easily wash it every time I use it. |
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Where the boys are... my new husband, my four sons and my boy cat.
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snugglebutter
dedicated chocoholic
PeaNut 55,649
November 2002
Posts: 7,093
Layouts: 3
Loc: TX
| Posted: 2/7/2013 1:54:24 PM
Manual - takes up less space. |
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ilovebuble
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 539,539
January 2012
Posts: 2,600
Layouts: 0
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Manual. Less space and easily stored. | |
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AKathy
Peaing From Podunk
PeaNut 45,443
August 2002
Posts: 14,677
Layouts: 93
Loc: North Dakota
| Posted: 2/7/2013 1:57:00 PM
Manual.
I hate appliances crowding the counter top.
Me too |
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jbsw1fe
PeaNut
PeaNut 116,504
November 2003
Posts: 99
Layouts: 0
Loc: East Tennessee
| Posted: 2/7/2013 1:57:51 PM
manual here... had power outage many years ago and couldn't open anything... been manual type ever since | |
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Oliquig
PeaFixture
PeaNut 210,654
June 2005
Posts: 3,757
Layouts: 198
Loc: Connecticut
| Posted: 2/7/2013 1:59:21 PM
Manual, for the same reasons as the others. |
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scrappower
Allons-y Alonso
PeaNut 174,150
October 2004
Posts: 13,194
Layouts: 0
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peapermint
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 9,321
January 2001
Posts: 8,646
Layouts: 0
Loc: all up in your business
| Posted: 2/7/2013 1:59:52 PM
manual, smaller, less space, easy to toss in dishwasher | |
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SuPeaNatural
PeaAddict
PeaNut 412,905
February 2009
Posts: 1,650
Layouts: 5
Loc: Queensland, Australia
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I had a small hand held electric one that served me well for at least 15 years until it died a few months ago. So it was back to a manual - which broke last week. When XH bought the electric I thought he was crazy to spend so much (about $30 back then), but it sure paid for itself many times over. |
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slkmommy
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 266,020
June 2006
Posts: 2,559
Layouts: 0
Loc: freedom, pa
| Posted: 2/7/2013 2:11:56 PM
Handheld. We had an electric one I had trouble using (maybe my left handedness had something to do with it) and my parents took it. Every time they'd open a can at their house after, they'd say "this is how it works!"
It became a family joke. I will probably never own am electric one again!
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sherri
Like my opinion really counts anyway... | |
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revirdsuba
Wise~old Pea
PeaNut 17,460
June 2001
Posts: 22,193
Layouts: 94
Loc: Central NJ
| Posted: 2/7/2013 2:18:14 PM
Manual for the few cans I open. Cat food cans have a pull tab. | |
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ginacivey
prey-sniffing bully
PeaNut 32,477
March 2002
Posts: 24,679
Layouts: 32
Loc: Out in the boondocks
| Posted: 2/7/2013 2:19:34 PM
electric
i broke my hand once and it just doesn't work good enough to use the manual style
gina | |
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Johna
AncestralPea
PeaNut 75,848
March 2003
Posts: 4,087
Layouts: 122
Loc: Northern Maine
| Posted: 2/7/2013 2:20:08 PM
I used to have an electric one, but they do get gross around the blade. I ended up getting a manual one because I figured if the power went out I could still use that to open something if I needed to. I just recently got the newer one from Pampered Chef that makes the smooth edges and I prefer it so much more than their older one. |
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pennyring
Thrift Ninja
PeaNut 226,011
October 2005
Posts: 22,492
Layouts: 40
Loc: Rite Aid
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Manual. We used to have an electric but I think it broke and never bothered to replace it. Or it got lost when we moved, or... something...
Anyway, I have two manual can openers. The OXO brand one is really nice.
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fredfreddy
Alex told me to change it
PeaNut 120,522
December 2003
Posts: 19,106
Layouts: 543
Loc: never in one place very long (...in San Jose, CA)
| Posted: 2/7/2013 2:20:46 PM
Manual. Electric takes up space, gets gross, and I can never get it in there correctly. And I like to leave a bit together so I can swing the lid up. |
Alana
it rhymes with banana
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nlwilkins
PeaAddict
PeaNut 280,462
October 2006
Posts: 1,847
Layouts: 2
Loc: Central Texas
| Posted: 2/7/2013 2:21:51 PM
Manual. The electric ones we used to have about 30 years ago would get so gross and filthy. Plus, the sharp edge you got could be dangerous. I use the Pampered Chef one and will never use anything else. I also upcycle cans for other things and need a smooth edge for that.
Had not thought about putting it in the dishwasher, might have to try that. |
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megmc
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 497,090
January 2011
Posts: 5,115
Layouts: 0
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electric at home. I have the one that doesn't leave sharp edges.
at the new house hand-held ones. | |
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SmartyPants71
MTB Pea
PeaNut 53,328
October 2002
Posts: 5,550
Layouts: 2
Loc: Bellaire, TX
| Posted: 2/7/2013 2:25:07 PM
I have an electric one. I very rarely cook, so I think I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've used it.
I probably should buy a manual one though - hurricane season is not terribly far away. | |
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Pridemom
Pride of the Peas
PeaNut 25,575
December 2001
Posts: 19,133
Layouts: 45
Loc: Stuck in the Middle With You
| Posted: 2/7/2013 2:26:30 PM
Electric, but we keep a manual in the drawer as a back up.
A sure sign of having RA is having an electric can opener.
Before my hands were affected, I gave away the electric opener given to us as a wedding gift because it took up counter space. Now I can't go without one. |
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Nancie52
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 452,927
January 2010
Posts: 2,926
Layouts: 23
Loc: Mass
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we had an electric one.. I get up early on Sunday mornings and cook a tomato sauce (opening cans) and I swear that can opener would wake up household along with the dead in the cemetery just over the hill here.. so I bought a handheld.. and I don't mind using it.. DH, on the other hand, hates the manual, so the kids got him an electric one.. it IS quiet, but I, too, hate another thing on the countertop... but.. it's ok | |
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Annabella
Leads a Charmed Life
PeaNut 43,843
July 2002
Posts: 42,331
Layouts: 46
Loc: East Coast
| Posted: 2/7/2013 2:36:05 PM
I have 2 manual ones and with both a have a heck of a time opening cans. I don't know if its the opener (both kitchenaid) or my technique? |
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writermom1
Thrift Whisperer
PeaNut 114,407
November 2003
Posts: 22,401
Layouts: 66
Loc: At the intersection of Hooterville and Stars Hollow
| Posted: 2/7/2013 2:40:29 PM
Manual. Fits in a drawer and just easier. |
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zombie*grrl
AncestralPea
PeaNut 281,551
October 2006
Posts: 4,338
Layouts: 0
| Posted: 2/7/2013 3:33:49 PM
Manual, takes up less room and so many cans have pop tops now anyway that I rarely even need the manual one. | |
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zombie*grrl
AncestralPea
PeaNut 281,551
October 2006
Posts: 4,338
Layouts: 0
| Posted: 2/7/2013 3:33:50 PM
Manual, takes up less room and so many cans have pop tops now anyway that I rarely even need the manual one. | |
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camanddanismom
Manic Mom of 2
PeaNut 274,243
August 2006
Posts: 9,977
Layouts: 424
Loc: Northeast
| Posted: 2/7/2013 3:38:20 PM
My house came with a built in electric but I rarely use it! I like my manual one!! |
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itsmemom
PeaNut 44,602
August 2002
Posts: 5,457
Layouts: 7
Loc: Here!
| Posted: 2/7/2013 3:44:22 PM
Manual from Pampered Chef. Never had an electric one growing up, so that's probably why....it's just what I'm used to. Come to think of it, I hardly use it...guess we don't use many canned goods. |
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*KAS*
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 408,684
January 2009
Posts: 6,833
Layouts: 0
Loc: Georgia girl
| Posted: 2/7/2013 3:48:31 PM
manual.
I grew up with an electric one, and probably didn't use a manual one until I was in my 20s. But manual can openers aren't so useful when the power is off, they take up counter space, and I swear they are temperamental. You have to get the can angled just right to make them happy.
So I got a nice red KitchenAid manual one, it's never failed me, works the same every time, and fits neatly in a drawer.  |
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Miss Lerins Momma
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 151,660
June 2004
Posts: 13,168
Layouts: 38
Loc: KY
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Restless Spirit
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 218,419
August 2005
Posts: 5,890
Layouts: 4
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:03:34 PM
a good old fashioned Swing Away
Love my Swing Away manual. I've broken every electric I've ever owned. I'll never have an electric again. Positively hate them. 
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VexedAngel
Cold Pea on a Cracked Plate
PeaNut 156,343
July 2004
Posts: 5,123
Layouts: 46
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:05:51 PM
Manual. Saves space, doesn't get as gross, doesn't break or if it does, cheaper to replace. |
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Mystie
Dancing to the end of love.
PeaNut 8,446
December 2000
Posts: 11,806
Layouts: 173
Loc: Newport News, VA
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:06:22 PM
Manual. I hate electric gadgets, and I'm mechanically challenged. A manual is all I can manage.  |
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cm_stephenson
BucketHead
PeaNut 211,645
June 2005
Posts: 602
Layouts: 22
Loc: Kirriemuir, Scotland
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:08:18 PM
I did have an electric one when my DD was at home - it saved having to have a left handed can opener and a right handed one
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KRC11
PeaAddict
PeaNut 13,004
March 2001
Posts: 1,563
Layouts: 46
Loc: Texas
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:12:33 PM
I use a pamper chef manual. I don't use my electric because my dog chewed on it (yes, he's a counter surfer) and I was worried about the blade to replace it. The PC manual is fine - I like that it doesn't leave sharp edges also. Works great when the power is out too. |
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busypea
boring + nerdy
PeaNut 52,817
October 2002
Posts: 25,495
Layouts: 145
Loc: Oregon
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:17:15 PM
Manual. Quick, easy, stored in a drawer. I don't feel the need for yet another electrical appliance, especially one that would have to be on my counter all the time.
This. And honestly, I had not idea electric can openers were still a thing. I don't think I've seen one since I was a kid in the '70s. | |
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MandaSue
PeaAddict
PeaNut 161,999
August 2004
Posts: 1,049
Layouts: 3
Loc: Georgia
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:17:58 PM
I had an electric one - it broke about 8 years ago. I have a manual one, it does the job & I don't see the purpose in shelling out any money on something I don't really need. A lot of cans are pop top now anyway. |
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singlewitch
StuckOnPeas
PeaNut 155,670
July 2004
Posts: 2,742
Layouts: 56
Loc: Central NJ
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:19:49 PM
We have a hand-held (manual) can opener. WHen I moved into my own apartment many, many years ago, I had no counter space and so I bought a manual. It's just been a no-brainer to keep it and use it. Why take up space on the counter for something you don't use that often?
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cyndijane
PeaNut
PeaNut 486,271
October 2010
Posts: 445
Layouts: 0
Loc: Dallas, TX
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:32:57 PM
Manual. I have never been able to work the electric ones. | |
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*Delphinium Twinkle*
I'm just a pea:)
PeaNut 163,613
August 2004
Posts: 69,008
Layouts: 236
Loc: *Sunny Southern California*
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:34:09 PM
Manual here. We have the pampered chef one that removes the whole lid and doesn't leAve the sharp edge.
DH almost cut two of his fingers off one night while pushing the trash down.
So we use the safe opener now |
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AngieandSnoopy
Michel's Mom ~ Sugar Plum's Mummie
PeaNut 52,307
October 2002
Posts: 5,334
Layouts: 80
Loc: Land of Enchantment - Louisiana girl in a Southwest world.
| Posted: 2/7/2013 4:37:38 PM
I can NOT use a manual HANDHELD can opener. What I have is a manual WALL mounted Swing away just like my mother had when I was little. I found it at a kitchen store at a an outlet mall. We were traveling in the RV, I was thrilled since I can't use a handheld can opener, just in my DNA, I guess.
Anyway, I DO have a under counter electric can opener but it is still under the sink, never installed here. I just installed the extra Swing away that I bought just before I moved back here on the wall by the stove. The wall mounted one has a pin that you remove and it comes off, easy to wash. I don't have that much under counter space free NEAR an electric outlet and I actually prefer my manual wall can opener! |
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Peabay
Happy now?
PeaNut 156,993
July 2004
Posts: 44,813
Layouts: 13
Loc: Connecticut
| Posted: 2/7/2013 5:26:51 PM
Manual. For all the reasons stated above. |
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voltagain
OklaPhoma
PeaNut 18,334
July 2001
Posts: 35,318
Layouts: 15
Loc: State of cultural confusion. Yeehaw and Aloha have collided!
| Posted: 2/7/2013 5:34:38 PM
Electric. The cutting mechanism comes off and goes in the dishwasher with the utensils. Comes out sparkling clean and pops back into place.
I can't seem to run the manual ones. |
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h*pea*ing
Ancient Ancestor of Pea
PeaNut 231,164
November 2005
Posts: 5,129
Layouts: 8
Loc: Midwest
| Posted: 2/7/2013 5:35:34 PM
Manual, but I grew up with an electric one. My parents still have an electric one and no manual backup that I know of.
I had a manual one going to college for space issues and have just kept it. |
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