I received a present from my mother-in-law. She remembers when my now 9 year old daughter was two and got her hand caught in a tin can. Her fingers were wedged between the razor sharp lid and the sides of the can. She was fine, but it took the EMT’s a few minutes to calm me down. She also remembers that I hate opening cans of tuna fish because I detest the smell and often end up bleaching my can opener. (Part of my cleaning OCD) So she bought me the new OXO, Good Grips, Smooth Edge Can Opener. It is absolutely my new favorite kitchen gadget.
The Smooth Edge Can Opener cuts the can right below the rim of the lid, taking off the entire top of the can, so there are no sharp edges. There are little lid pliers to lift the lid from the can and because the blade never touches the food or liquid inside the can there is nothing to clean up, unless of course you spill the contents of the can. You can even replace the lid to the can to keep it sealed if you need to put it into the refrigerator. You also don’t have to worry when you throw the lid into the garbage that someone is going to cut their hand on it when they go to put something in or push down the trash.

The large non slip, grip handle makes turning the opener very easy, so it’s perfect for everyone to use. And remember when your blade wouldn’t go all the way around the can leaving several spots where the lid was still adhered to the side of the can? Well with this can opener, it never happens. So say goodbye to those sharp jagged edges of tin cans and their lids. The Good Grips, Smooth Edge Can Opener will totally change the way you open tin cans. Now where’s the tomato soup?

Thanks to Steve Martin and The Jerk (1979) for the title to this post.