Cuisinart SCO-60 Deluxe Stainless Steel Can Opener SCO-60
I've had an SCO 60 for a couple years and was having
difficulty understanding how some people were having problems with the opener
when I wasn't. Outside of it being a little finicky about positioning the can I
have had no problems. After studying the can opener a little more I think I
know what happens to cause the plastic guide to break.
To open a can requires lifting the lever, the same action required to remove
the cutter for cleaning. I'll bet people are lifting the cutter to the point
the cutter assembly begins to slide out, then jamming the lever down, breaking
the plastic guide. The guide is just that, a guide, and not designed to take
the kind of forces the lever can impose.
I do not see a problem with the design, but understand how the less mechanically
inclined would. If you take the time to read the manual and understand how the
cutting assembly fits in place, you shouldn't experience the breakage problem
some do.
