When testing can openers for this piece, I found this kitchen essential to be an unexpected source of frustration. It’s easy to see why. You don’t want to go to a lot of effort to puncture or cut a ...

Opening cans of food with an intuitive and durable can opener provides a certain convenience that today’s home cooks have come to expect while cooking dinner or conducting meal prep for the week. You ...

Our top pick, the Hamilton Beach Smooth Touch Electric Can Opener, will easily open any sized can, leaves a smooth edge, and is faster than the competition. Better Homes & Gardens / David Hattan ...

This Hamilton Beach electric can opener is all about just needing one hand to use it. And it will glide smoothly around any can, from large to small, and perfect to dented. We found it very easy to ...

Can openers are a staple in modern kitchens — but not until relatively recently. According to food writer Jackie Alpers, “the can opener was invented almost 50 years after the can, and before that ...

A good can opener is an essential kitchen accessory that you won’t appreciate until you don’t have one. Whether you’re looking to crack open a tin of tomatoes for a pasta dish or need to open some ...

A reliable can opener is often a kitchen staple—and an unreliable one can derail your dinner plans fast. Many of us have been midway through opening a can only to have the opener stall out, leaving us ...