Customer Reviews

Zyliss Safe Edge Can Opener, White

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I have several products made by Zyliss and have found them to be excellent quality, but this Zyliss Safe Edge can opener is a great disappointment for both ease of use and safety. I have found cans vary in ease of opening, but some cans are very difficult to open with this. After going around three or four times, the lids still did not pry off, but I had to bend them to get the product out. A greater concern is that it leaves small filings of metal on the lid that fall into the pan when the contents of the can is poured out.

I really like the edge type openers and will try to find another.

As others have mentioned, this can opener requires an extra step to get the lid off after it is opened. I found that to be a pain.

After 2 months of use, it has stopped opening cans for no apparent reason. I am thinking the blade has worn out already. This opened is going back.

I will never go back to a traditional can opener. Instead of sharp edges and the chance that a dirty lid can fall into the can, this takes off the lid in one smooth piece. The first time you try it, you will not be sure if you actually opened the can because of where it cuts the can. This is safe for kids to use. I used to only use electric can openers, but hated the sharp edges. You can open your can just as quickly with this and tuck it away in a drawer. It seems that we have so many appliances on our countertops already, so no need to have a can opener there as well. I highly recommend this product. I am surprised it is not more mainstream by now!

As others have mentioned, this Zyliss can opener works in a completely different way than the traditional ones. If it bothers you to have to figure out and change how you do things, as is my wife, you don't want this. However, if you're interested in design and looking for a better opener, this is a great choice. I'll repeat what others have said but with a little different wording and description. I would say that the mechanism pries the entire lid off in the reverse of how it was put on. You lift the lid off intact, separated from the body of the can. The opener doesn't touch the food and there are no sharp edges. While it is dishwasher safe, this opener stays clean. Traditional openers cut through part of the can's top, leaving the lid's edge in place, whereas the Zyliss just takes off the whole lid.

Design and build are excellent: nice weight, good grips and easy to turn. I can't imagine that there is anything to wear out for many years.

This is a good-looking opener. It feels nice in the hand. The handle is easy to turn. The whole thing locks and has a nice magnetic lid grabber, so you don't have to push your dirty lid into your clean food.

Unfortunately, like others have reported, after going around the lid, it fails to ultimately sever the lid from the can. It does this consistently. I have not had a single lid come clean with this opener. Thus the nifty lid grabber is worthless.

I'm sending it back.

I like edge can openers. This one functions well, but I had one previously that functioned better. The only drawback to this opener is that after you cut open the lid, you have to unlock the blade and relock the tip of the can opener on the lid in order to take the lid off. The previous can opener I had would take the lid off in the locked position after the lid was completely cut.

The mechanism to close the opener on a lid is a little strange, and you have to get it just so, but even that process only takes a split second once you work out what to do the first time.

Ultimately, the thing opens cans like it claims to, and does it with a minimum of effort. We have left-handed and right-handed people, big and small, strong and weak, young and old using this can opener, and no one struggles after the first time.

I purchased this item as a gift for my mother. Before I gave it to her I wanted to try it. She is elderly and it may have been too hard to use since it is a bit different than a conventional hand held opener. I tried it on a small can of tomato paste. I always open them both sides so I can remove one end cover and push the product out with the other loose end. I had heard/read about very tiny slivers (like fine hair) of metal created by this style of opener. Sure enough there they were. After opening the can I tossed the can in the garbage and threw the opener in a drawer and haven't used it since nor did I give it to my mother.

I love the opener. It's easy to use but who wants slivers of metal in their food.

John O'D

this product does not last very long. instantly began losing its grip and would not cut through. very disappointed. zyllis has always been exceptional, not this time.

Can Opener Haiku

Fits right into hand

Never slips off outer rim

Nothing it can't do

You caress can edge

Sharp hidden blade, shy cunning

Oops my top is off!