Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When testing can openers for this piece, I found this kitchen essential to be an unexpected source of frustration. It’s easy to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Our top pick, the Hamilton Beach Smooth Touch Electric Can Opener, will easily open any sized can, leaves a smooth edge, and is ...

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 ...

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 ...

My father is a well-known gadget man. The kitchen of my suburban childhood home is full of odd-looking (often Kickstarter-funded) contraptions, including a hole-punching cherry pitter, a ...

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 ...