Handy Handy Can Opener Review

The Handy Can-Opener, although punctuated badly, is a snap to use as long as you know its little quirks. Simply place the apparatus over the can, with the metal parts that do the job positioned properly. Hit the button on the top. The opener will begin to work around the outside of the can, with the can doing a jerky little dance to keep time. When the top pops off, don't try to wrest the lid out of the mechanism--it's just not quite done yet. The next thing that will happen is that the wheel will retract; it will take another 10 seconds or so.

If, like 2 of the previous reviewers, the can opener suddenly seems to give up the ghost, the magnetic button in the center bottom has probably gotten stuck drawn into the machine. My husband realized this was the problem when he decided to try holding a magnet to the button and then hitting the power button. When he realized this was the problem he simply opened the can with the small magnet in place below the can opener's magnetic button and after that the opener has worked fine.