Zyliss Safe Edge Can Opener, White

by Zyliss

Product Features

• Innovative and hygienic can opener from Zyliss
• Constructed with the top-quality materials; opener cuts from the top and leaves no sharp edges to cut fingers and hands
• Special metal clamp affixes to the lid so users can safely and cleanly remove and reuse lids without hand contact
• The can opener adapts for left- and right-handed users; dishwasher-safe
• This product may carry a 5-year warranty; check the can opener packaging for specifics

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 4.3 x 3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000XOBDO
• Item model number: 71363
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #100,181 in Kitchen & Dining (See Top 100 in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

The craftsmen at Swiss manufacturer Zyliss continue their fifty-year tradition of creating durable, precision-made handheld tools for the modern kitchen with the Safe Edge Can Opener. While similar products merely cut the can open, this manual tool also enhances safety and promotes greater hygiene thanks to several innovative features.

A unique safe edge cuts from the top rather than the side of the can. It reduces accidental cuts and scrapes with a clean cut along the seam of the can and lid that doesn’t leave sharp, jagged edges. A metal clamp securely grips and removes the lid from the can, eliminating the need for physical handling and increasing cleanliness and safety. The clamp also replaces the lid for short-term storage. The can opener adapts for both left- and right- handed users and is dishwasher-safe. Zyliss offers a five-year warranty on some products for defective parts and workmanship. --Jessica Reuling

Product Description

Opens any shape can and leaves no sharp edges on lid or can. Operating from the top, not side of the can, and is hygienic because it never touches food. Specially designed metal clamp removes lid easily. For right or left-handed use.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A can opener that is a cut above the rest, July 26, 2006

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D. Moak - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Zyliss Safe Edge Can Opener, White (Kitchen)

The Zyliss Safe Edge Can Opener is a tremendous improvement over the traditional can opener. Tradititional can openers often fail to complete the full 360 degree cut; forcing the user to bend the sharp edged disk back and forth before it finally breaks free. Even when the disk is broken free, the extrication of the disk from the interior of the can be a very messy, dirty process.

The Zyliss Can Opener cuts on the outside of the top rim of the lid rather than the interior of the lid; there is no problem completing the full 360 degree cut. The resulting lid has no sharp edges. This lid can also be pressed back onto the can and used again to seal the can's contents.

I'm so happy with the superior Zyliss can opener design that I will never go back to the traditional can opener.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excitement over a can opener? You bet., May 4, 2005

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Arthur Koetzel (New England USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zyliss Safe Edge Can Opener, White (Kitchen)

First off I have to admit my bias towards Zyliss products. This company seems to get all the details just right, from ergonomics to quality of construction to design.

This can opener is no exception. It rests on top of the can rather than hanging off the side as with most other can opener designs. The cutting mechanism works its magic right along the middle of the pronounced ridge of the top edge of the can. The location of the cut is such that there is neither a sharp edge on the can or the lid. An added benefit is that the lid rests snugly inside of the can without falling inside - great for storing cans in the fridge for later use.

It is hard to visualize or explain exactly how it works, but it does work exceedingly well. I doubt that you will be the least bit disappointed...even after paying more than double than the cost of an average can opener.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SUPER EASY FOR LEFT HANDED PERSON, January 11, 2005

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RaceFan "Racer" (CT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Zyliss Safe Edge Can Opener, White (Kitchen)

OPEN IT UP, CLOSE IT WITH THE KNOB ON TOP OF THE CAN, TURN IT EASILY, AND OFF COMES THE ENTIRE TOP WITH NO LITTLE PIECES OF TIN FALLING INTO THE CAN. - Takes a little getting use to.