Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

For a few years ago I had stopped purchasing electric can openers as I could never find one that work faithfully and/or just didn't have a nice appearance on the counter. After my boyfriend and I moved in together he insisted on an electric. So I did some research, read reviews, and gave this one a try. As I cook a good amount of Italian food, I use a lot of the large 28 oz. - 32 oz. cans of tomatoes. To my surprise not only did this can opener open these cans with ease, the magnet actually held the top of the cut lid, and held the can as well..look ma, no hands & no mess! So you don't have to stand there holding the can while it cuts and doesn't splatter the contents when it's done. I've had it 6 months now with no problems. It's easy to clean and it actually looks quite nice on the counter. UPDATE: In my previous review I had given this can opener 4 stars primarily because, although I was very impressed with it, I had only had it 6 months. It had worked faithfully for approximately 5 years and could have been worthy of the 5th star, but then the little magnet broke off. Since overall, we had been happy with this can opener, I was glad to see it still available on Amazon and ordered a new one. The newer one was a slightly different shade of silver, which really didn't bother me, but it also had more plastic parts. The trim and the cutting mechanism that pops out for easy cleaning, consist of more silver coated plastic rather than the metal on the previous version. However, it has been over a year with this one and it still functions well. The only issue with this one is, it doesn't seem to like the paper labels around the cans. It scrunches up the label and jams. So I have to tear off at least the top portion of the label prior to using the can opener. Still a good can opener and will remain at 4 stars due to the lower quality in parts.