Customer Reviews

Black & Decker CO100 Spacemaker Traditional Multi-Purpose Can Opener, White

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I had a Rival under the cabinet can opener that was terrific. It had a button to push to swing it up and out of the way when not in use. The Black and Decker is larger but fits well under the cabinet. So far it has proved to be very effecient. I haven't tried the bag opener yet but all in all it is a good product.

It is impossible to install this opener under the counter where it can operate without the counter above not preventing easy operation. This, I believe, is due to the placement of the installation screws.
My wife complained about it, and wanted me to have the old B&D opener fixed and put back where it was.
I then tried to operate it, and even had trouble placing the can where it would work, and had to spring it to get the can off. I think I am generous in giving it two stars, wish I had not bought it not. I think I will look for a swing-out wall-mounted manual one like we had when I was a child - 50 or 60 years ago.

I am very disappointed in this Black & Decker product. It was very hard to mount under the cabinet. Good luck in trying to open cans. It isn't unusual to have trouble trying to get the blade to line up and open the can. I am sorry that I ever bought this product

The Amazon.com process, super deal, and availability for this unit were enough to sell me, but there were also other factors.
Initially I was becoming desperate as there were very few choices and none locally on this island out in the middle of the Pacific ocean.

First I needed a replacement for my 15 year old underconter machine.
Second Nothing that sets on the counter is welcome in my kitchen unless there is no other way.
Third I read all of the reviews of all existing in the market place machines.
Nobody really liked any of them for a variety of reasons not related to opening cans.
Fourth the reviews of this machine by all concerned were better than for other machines.

The bag ripper and sharpener are wasted on me I am far too tall to use them and the sharpening steel and fillet knife are too handy anyway.
YES SHARPENING STEELS WORK REALLY WELL AS THEY LEAVE THE PERFECT EDGE FOR PAPER AND MEAT WHEN USED ON CARBON STEEL BLADES. You already know that you only use one knife in your kitchen for everything short of chopping. If you lost it you would be devestated.

THE GOOD NEWS
IT WORKS LIKE IT IS SUPPOSED TO
IT COMES WITH ALL THE STUFF YOU NEED TO MOUNT IT

THE BAD NEWS
THE DESIGNER WAS PROBABLY 80 P0UNDS AND 4 FOOT 8 INCHES TALL
YOU REALLY HAVE TO DUCK DOWN TO SEE HOW TO SKEWER THE CAN TO GET IT GOING

BUT IT WORKS WHICH IS BETTER THAN THE OTHERS. My old presto worked a lot better but it was made in the U.S.A. and that is a hard act to follow. For a Chinese can opener this one is pretty good.
Today that is as good as it is going to get for stuff you can buy over the counter and if you want a better one you will have to get the commercial hand crank $300 wall mount one that will pull the top off anything all day long for a hundred years.

I AM PLEASED WITH IT AND WILL REMAIN SO UNTIL IT FAILS AND BY THEN ALL CANS WILL HAVE RIP TOPS LIKE CAMPBELLS SOUP.

I bought thisbecause it was a black a decker. Let me tell you;you can't tell a product by it's name. This can opener I wouldn't sell to my worst enemy. It is a piece of junk. Hard to mount; woun;t stay closed and cheaply made.
Louise Bllack and Decker CO1000 better go back to the drawing board.

This can opener replaced another Black and Decker Spacemaker that we loved and had for years. We knew that we were going to replace it with another B&D spacemaker. This one is okay but not so great. Believe it or not there is a "learning curve' with this one. You have to put it in just so and then give it a little push or else it will not remove the lid. I have conquered the can opener for the most part but my husband has not.

It's handy, has a low profile, looks sleek and works. That's all good.

If you have a recessed under-cabinet surface like I have, with a 1 1/2 inch skirt, nothing provided with the unit will enable you to mount it. The spacers are insufficient and the screws are too short, and nowhere in the documentation is there a cure. But before you go crazy trying to find screws and spacers long enough to jerry-rig a mount, as so many have done, call Black and Decker customer service and get parts. They know about the problem and have long screws and mounts to correctly mount the unit.

I haven't yet been able to try mine, so I don't know how good it is. But whoever is responsible for the absence 0f longer screws or advice on how to get them ought to be skinned.

The best price for this item for sure. I shopped the internet and stores and Amazon was the best place to buy this item.

It was easy to install under a cabinet. It works well and is easy to keep clean. I highly reccomend it.

seems to work fine as a can opener but very loud/grindy sounding motor. I really do not like the fold down front cover and would not have bought this item had the listing made it clear to me that there was a fold down front cover. the last Spacesaver can opener from B & D that we had the entire opener rotated out of view for a closed, smooth surface when not in use.

also, I've had numerous Spacesaver items - coffee makers, can openers, etc., over the years and not a single one of them used the same hole pattern for mounting. this one was no different. had to drill 4 new holes in the counter even though I was replacing a B & D Spacesaver can opener with a B & D Spacesaver can opener. why the heck can't B & D get smart about this simple stuff and use a common template for their mounting for a given product line??? seems SO common sense.

sorry, not at all impressed with this product and I'm being generous giving it 3 stars.