Krups 404-70 Open Master Can Opener

by Krups

Product Features

• Patented bladeless design opens cans without cutting the lid
• Ergonomically focused
• Measures 5-1/2 by 6-1/2 by 2-1/4 inches (height by length by depth)
• Safe and easy to use
• Limited one-year warranty

Product Details

Product Manual [142kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.5 x 6 inches ; 1.8 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004SPED
• Item model number: 404-70
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (86 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,065 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The Krups Open Master can opener answers the prayers of those cooks who are sick of struggling with manual can openers. This can opener has a patented bladeless design that uncrimps can lids, rather than cutting them out, so it doesn't leave sharp edges to cut fingers. Also, because the opener doesn't cut into the lid of the can, the opener's blades won't get gummed up and contaminated with old food that has stuck to the cutting edge. The large handle is easy to grip, and the on-off button has raised bumps so that your thumb won't slip. --Julija Gelazis

Product Description

Opening a can of tuna fish shouldn't be a task approached with fear and trepidation. Unlike most devices, this patented bladeless design eliminates sharp edges and metal shavings, making opening a can a far safer, cleaner procedure. The touch control button allows you to operate the opener with one hand and with all that maneuverability oddly sized or shaped cans present no problem. Additionally this opener cuts the can open from the side as opposed to from the top, keeping both the cutting blade and metal shavings out of the food within the can, as well as allowing you to replace the metal lid, should you so desire.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful! Oops, no spare parts., March 20, 2003

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Gregory Bascom (San Jose Costa Rica) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Krups 404-70 Open Master Can Opener (Kitchen)

This thing opens cans like no other can opener. It leaves unsharp edges and a close fitting top. Instead of trash, you get a reuseable container. Until the cutter wears out. Then you have an nice, ergonomic gadget with a swell motor which begins to not work as well as it did over the past four or more years. All it needs is that little thing you put over the lip of the can. Daddy could fix this if he could get the part, but he can't.

I've bought my second Krups model 404. Probably I'll buy a couple more before I die.

31 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Best electric opener I've used., May 8, 2000

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Nick Mazzacua (NY, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Krups 404-70 Open Master Can Opener (Kitchen)

This opener could unseal a tank! The unique design keeps the lids from falling into the can which has always been my problem. Those little magnets that the other openers have just never worked right and usually got gummed up with whatever was in the can, not to mention the cutting blade funk! I will admit the Krups can opener does take a bit getting used to as far as getting the unit to grab the can on the first try. I think it is because of the hand-held design and need to have the correct angle of can-to-opener so stringent that getting it aligned is a learned thing although not impossible. If Krups could open the 'window of opportunity' for grabbing the can, I think they would have the ultimate can opener on the market. With a small amount of patience and putting the unit in a strategic location near the pantry and a counter (for grab-open-place operation) you will never want to use another can opener. At least until they make them out of lasers!

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Cut Abouve the Rest, December 8, 2001

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Esther Lynn (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Krups 404-70 Open Master Can Opener (Kitchen)

The three most positive things about this can opener are (1) the can lid is left with no sharp edges, making it safer to handle and dispose of. (2) Even tall cans may be opened with this Krups product, as it is hand-held as opposed to standing on a counter with a limited height space for the can. (3) There is nothing to clean on this product. Since there is no "cutting blade," nothing gets "gunky" or dirty. It is light-weight and easy to operate by using your thumb to push the button to activate. Since the can sits on the counter or other flat service, a heavy or large can is not a problem.

The only problem one may encounter is getting the opener "connected" to the can lid. It isn't difficult, it just takes a little getting used to and the pros definitely outweigh the one slight con. I like my Krups Open Master so much, that when I had to live with a family member while recovering from surgery, I took my opener with me.