Can Openers

The manual can opener. Simple, affordable and quick for the average person. For the person whose hands are paralyzed it is nearly laughable to try to use one. I have succeeded with great effort and the assistance of a ratcheting clamp to hold the handles shut, but that was simply to see if I could do it in a pinch. I think I may have been further ahead with a hammer and a flat screwdriver.

With the exception of camping, there has always been an electric can opener readily available to me. My parents have always had one and I have always had one. It still requires two hands to steady the opener and the can, especially if it's a larger can. Often I need to use my mouth to lift the lever out of the locked position once the can has been opened while I use my hands to prevent spilling the now open can. But practice, patience, along with the motivation of being able to get at the ingredients I need to cook, is what it takes to be successful using an electric can opener.

Source: Any department store.