Silly British Design - The horizontal can opener

This can opener design might win the triumphant perfection of inconvenience award for reasons you will see in the video. If you’re from the States, and have never seen a horizontal can opener, it is for a very good reason: they suck. Granted this isn’t necessarily a British design so I can hardly blame them, but we are here and it’s the first time we’ve seen it. When figuring out how to use it, Julianne sat in the kitchen for 30 minutes trying desperately to get the can open. Instead of cutting the top of the lid portion of the can, it cuts below it completely taking the lid off. As you can see in the video, it also fails to actually cut the damn can without a force keeping the can still or turning in the opposite direction. So in essence, you need three hands to effectively use the can opener. You also get the added bonus of slivers of can inside of your soup, peaches, or coconut milk in the case of the video. An unwelcome surprise during your dining experience. In celebration of our move from a very uncivilized part of town to a perfectly civilized one, we have retired our horizontal can opener for one that functions as advertised.