Opening a tin is one of those small jobs that quietly disappears when grip goes. The One Touch Automatic Can Opener puts it back. Your client sits it on the can, presses the button once, and the opener walks itself around the lid, cuts it free and stops on its own. There is no handle to squeeze and no wheel to turn.
The smooth-edge cutter leaves no sharp lid edge to catch a hand on. It has an ABS body with a stainless steel cutting system, runs on two AA batteries and is small enough to live in a kitchen drawer rather than take up bench space.
Who it suits
A client with arthritis in the hands, reduced grip after a stroke, or one functional hand, who wants to keep preparing their own meals. It needs only the strength to press a button and lift the opener off. A client with a tremor may find the opener wanders if it is not placed square on the lid, so test it first; a wall mounted or bench clamped opener is the alternative.
Good to know
- Green, battery operated
- Takes 2 x AA batteries, not included
- Suits most standard cans. Not for ring-pull or oval cans
- Approx. 142 x 73 x 58 mm
- Wipe clean; do not immerse
