I hate can openers

If I ever wanted to go on a quick weight loss diet, all I'd need is all canned goods and a can opener. I swear, I can not for the life of me get an electric can opener to work!

I've got an electric one now that will create a slit at the edge, then bog down. What good is a slit at the edge when you're trying to get canned peaches out? I have a manual one, as well, but it takes the strength of three big men to turn the handle, and even then it tends to slip.

So, this morning when I was wanting the peaches opened to make the cobbler, I enlisted Son's help. Even he couldn't get the can openers to work, which is unusual. So, how did he open them?

He used a lid lifter style opener. You know, the old kind with a pointy end that is really only meant to make a hole in the lid. He made holes all around the lids of the cans, creating a rather lethal looking saw-toothed pattern when the lids were removed.

Isn't there a can opener on the planet that actually does what it's designed to do??

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