Hamilton Beach Smooth Touch Electric Can Opener With Easy Push Down Lever

This is my second Hamilton Beach Smooth Touch Electric Can Opener. I had my first one for many years and gave it to my daughter who needed one moving into her first home. In all the years I had this opener I never had a problem. Mine is a beautiful black and silver. I can put the can I am opening in place, pull the handle down and take my hand away. It opens the can automatically and the can stays attached until I remove it. It has such a tight grip. I have never had any spills or dropped cans. It is very reasonably priced and made of strong material that holds up for years. It is plug in, not battery operated. I never had problems with a dull blade and just wiped it with a cloth after each use. This is why I chose to purchase this exact same item again. I highly recommend it!!!!

Best canopener ever! Love the way it works so there aren't any sharp edges! Worth every penny!

This thing is unstoppable! I purchased it in 2017 and have used it nearly every day (it's now 2026.) It has survived moves from Hawaii to Florida to Virginia, three kids, and some kitchen messes that would have destroyed lesser appliances. It is fairly sleek looking however, we keep it in the front of a cabinet and pull it out by the handle on top only when we need to use it. When putting it away we wrap the cord around it and shove it back in time-out to await the next can opening adventure. We are not very kind to this can opener but even after all these years it looks nearly new. We have had a few manual can openers (including a nice Swing-A-Way) for power outages, and they have broken, rusted, or gummed up to the point we had to throw them away... even with the limited usage they see. And yet, this one keeps on trucking. The can opening mechanism works flawlessly every time. It cuts the can around the outside leaving a smooth, dull surface that isn't capable of hurting anyone (or slicing through a trash bag.) The operation couldn't be easier - tilt the top of the can against the gear - rock the bottom of the can toward the body of the opener - press down gently on the oversized handle at the top - and presto! it activates and rotates the can open. While it is spinning the can it holds it quite well (there's even a little "lock" that shows up to inform you it's safe to let go of the can) and doesn't release until you pull up on the handle. I believe this can opener would be an excellent choice for most elderly, disabled, or mobility restricted people. I have nothing negative to say about this can opener. If it ever fails I will be looking for this exact same model to replace it. Well worth the money - and then some!

We bought this nearly a year ago now in October of 2025. I was not a fan of the idea of an electric can opener ... I'm a little old-school ... I just wanted my old Swing=Away can opener but they are no longer made as well as the much older ones were. We even tried different brands of the same style/type and they just didn't work well at all. My husband wanted an electric one anyway so I finally broke down. We tried one, I forget which brand ... I hated it. The can had to get in just right for it to work at all and that was not always an easy thing to manage. UGH!!! We agreed to try this one ... It could NOT be easier ... just put the can up there, lower the 'handle' and away it goes! It cuts the top off, rather than creating just an inside-the-top type thing, but does a good job of rounding that off so it does not become just a slice-your-finger-mechanism. For an electric can opener I can't recommend this highly enough. SO easy and quick!

Update 12-23-25: Well, it's been over two years since I purchased my Kitchen Mama can opener. I'm still using it almost every day and it works as well today as the day I first opened the box. I love this thing. It has helped make it easier to continue making healthy home cooked meals for my husband and I and I am very grateful to Kitchen Mama for helping make that happen. Every senior out there should have one of these. Edit 9-22-23: I have had this can opener for almost 3 months now and have used it almost every day. It is still working perfectly. I had to come back and add a comment. I see some reviews saying they the can opener leaves sharp edges. I have NEVER had a sharp edge left by this opener. I just set the opener on top of the can, press the button, and the can opener does the rest. Original review: Let me start by saying I PROMISE to come back and edit this review if ANY problems develop with this can opener in the next year. I am in my late 70s, in a wheelchair, and dealing with several different forms of painful arthritis. I still cook for myself and my husband and try to do as much "from scratch" as I can. That means I open cans on a pretty regular basis. My new Kitchen Mama electric can opener arrived today. I think the next sentence says a LOT. I opened the box, removed the can opener, cleaned it with a food safe disinfecting wipe, installed 4 AA batteries, set a standard size can of chick peas on the counter, set the can opener down on top of the can, pressed the button, and the can open started rotating around the top of the can. THAT'S IT!!! I didn't have to fidget with positioning. I just sat it on top of the lid with the can opening part where I thought it should sit. The can opener does continue to rotate around the lid even after it has completely cut the lid BUT you do hear a difference in sound once the lid has been completely severed. I pressed the on/off button again and the can opener stopped. I removed the can opener and then lifted the lid off. No sharp edges, no muss, no fuss. I have only opened several different sized cans before writing this review which is why I promised to come back and report if any problems develop. This can opener is a life changer for me in the kitchen. I had gotten to the point where I had to get my husband to help me remove lids on cans because it was just too painful for me to do myself. This can opener is everything I hoped it would be and more. Now I just hope it continues to work as fantastically as it does right now. I LOVE THIS THING!!! My aging in place kitchen is just about complete. I have several reacher grabbers, 2 wonderful basket air fryers, a 6 quart Instant Pot, and the best can opener I could ever ask for. Now I just need to find the perfect affordable opener for lids on jars, and an easy to use lemon juicer.

Bought this to replace a hand opener that has become painful to use with my arthritic hands. I like that this takes the tops of cans off without the sharp edges. It has a nice small footprint sitting on my counter. Very easy to use and is stable - stays put when running. The sound changes when you get all the way around your can, so it is easy to know when to stop. We use it daily to open dogfood cans and there have been no reliability issues after about 8 months. Very happy with this purchase.

Prior to buying this, I bought and returned a Cusinart model. The Cuisinart was too lightweight and moved around on the countertop. The cans also kept falling mid-cut, and the contents would spill every time even when holding the can. It was a racket. This Hamilton Beach model is superior: -more heavyweight, therefore stays put on the countertop -secures the can when lever is held down so you will have NO drops -cuts the can in a way that does not leave sharp edges, and works even on cans with a pull top. -contents of can do not spill. I have had zero mess and do not need to wipe my countertop afterward.

Very nice opener makes smooth edges- no cutting yourself on the jagged can edges. This lasted 2 years and 2 months at which point the cutter became dull so I replaced the entire unit. If there is a way to replace the blade idk.

It is useless for UAE electric socket!

Producto Nuevo, funcionó muy bien. Lo recibí muy rápido. Súper recomendable.

Excellent. Very well built. Works beautifully with no pressure needed. Have had it for several months and am pleased every time I use it.

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Excellent Product