Customer Reviews

Sunbeam 3108-8 Adjustable Can Opener with Knife Sharpener, White

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

Sunbeam used to make the best can opener and knife sharpener combination on the market, until they sold to Oster. With the Sunbeam model the "knife sharpner" feature is merely a token. Gone are the dual spinning stones that used to really debur and put a precision sharp edge on cutlery. The good news is that the old Sunbeam (the good one) has morphed into what is now the Oster Model #3118 ... exactly the same as the original (good) Sunbeam. So my recommendation is to buy the Oster model #3118

After many years of faithful service my old Sunbeam Adjustable Can Opener was ready to retire. I went out and purchased a different can opener, but it just didn't compare. So, I'm now on my second Sunbeam Adjustable Can Opener. I highly recommend this product.

So far this can opener has worked perfectly. The tops remain attached to the magnet, it's a breeze to clean and the size adjusts to the size of the can to be opened. A really good product.

I must admit, I always read product reviews and take days to decide upon which item I will finally purchase. I always look for a good product at the right price and so far this opener delivers! Often I find the most expensive is NOT always the best quality nor the right choice. From the moment I placed my first can under the edge and found that it seemed to magically find the edge and zip right on through, I realized I had a winner. Not as noisy as my Home Essentials model I replaced! That HE model also had to have the can exactly in the right spot and still would derail half way through the can. This Sunbeam is the best I have ever owned! On large cans you give the lever in the front a twist, and viola, it's high enough for taller cans! I used to have to lift my old one up and set it on top of the can and contortion my arms at strange angles while I struggled to allow the can to spin and still support the old opener. Not any more! I can attest to the quality of the knife sharpener. It does have what appears to be a set of ceramic blocks for sharpening. They are fixed and they do not spin. Spinning stones never worked, in my opinion, since they had a habit of wearing quickly and irregularly. Ceramic blocks are good to keep sharp knives sharp. I will never use a can opener to sharpen a knife! It's a can opener! The blocks are good for maintaining those edges. Purchase a good hand sharpener with carbide, fixed cutters on one side and ceramic rods on the other for dull knives. Nothing beats that for sharpening and of course a good steel for straightening. If you look on Youtube there a dozen good videos on sharpening. Equipment is cheap and easy to do! Young or old anyone can hand sharpen a knife. Now if you are looking for a good can opener, you need look no more! :)

Bought this for my wife on Christmas. We both like it, its small and doesn't take up much room on the counter. Does exactly as its suppose to. Took just a couple of try's to get the can in right now its a breeze to use. Have only used the knife sharpener once but did the job on a dull knife. Price was right, would buy again but hope I don't need to.

we have purchased many can openers years ago sunbeam is the only one that is a quality one and made to outlast the others it has outlasted any others.

great quality for the price. the raise-up for tall cans really so easy to use, bonus knife sharpener works well too. what a plus in the kitchen! highly recommend!

I bought it for my wife for Christmas. She said she wanted a new one because our current opener was getting more and more difficult to align with the top of the can so it would actually open the can. This Sunbeam opener is not a problem at all. It cuts a nice smooth opening in the can on the first try.Sunbeam 3108-8 Adjustable Can Opener with Knife Sharpener, White

This *was* a great can opener, until yesterday. When I tried to use it yesterday, it wouldn't work. I discovered that the little metal "chrome" post which provides contact with the blade portion of the opener was completely rusted. I can only assume it provided some kind of switch or trigger to turn on the motor, but with all the rust, it couldn't make the connection. I had originally bought this opener to replace an old one from the 70's, which had just died. So, the old one lasted 30 years and this one lasted 1. Not a good track record.

This can opener is stable and runs smooth as silk.
The knife sharpener does not work as well as my old one.
I'm very happy, however, that I bought it.