Swing-A-Way Comfort Grip Jar Opener, 7.5-Inch, Adjustable Multifunctional Stainless Steel Can Opener with Gripper, Arthritis Friendly Soft Rubber Grip Handle, Kitchen Accessories (Black)

Both my wife and I find this a lot easier to open spaghetti sauce jars that I do nearly daily. It doesn't take much thinking and is pretty intuitive to use. It gives you a LOT more leverage to open jars than you would just grabbing with your hand. And it holds pretty well too. It still requires two hands, one to hold, and the other uses the tool as a lever, and it requires about 90% less effort. Before getting this tool, I started to get shooting pains in my wrist when the jar lid finally came loose and started to seem like I might be causing a repetitive injury. A lever is based on physics, and allows you to spend much less effort turning something by applying force further out from center, similar to a lower gear on a bicycle takes less effort to go up a hill, or what any wrench actually does to a bolt. It seems very sturdy and well made. To use, slide open enough and just loosely set it atop the jar lid. Then slide the handle towards the to take up they slack and the latch under the handle will fall into place at the closest hole, but doesn't need to be tight at this point. Squeeze the handle with one hand to close up any gap and let the two teeth grab onto the lid, even if it digs in a little bit and keep holding. Then turn the lever with that hand while holding the jar with your other hand, and it should come lose a LOT easier than with just your hand. If you want to spend more effort aligning it and less on squeezing the handle, it might be possible to set the latch under the handle into the hole that perfectly sizes for your jar lid (if it matches), and when put on the lid it will hang on by practically by itself. However, it is still harder on sealed jars that haven't popped the lid yet, but easier than by hand. For an un-popped sealed lid, I find the using the tight pin position closest to the lid and squeezing enough to deform the lid slightly helps to break the seal, and then it turns easily. It does leave the two teeth marks in the lid, which still works fine to close and store a partially used jar in the refrigerator. But I wouldn't use this on any lid you want to keep forever. This is meant for a disposable jar that you would use up and recycle eventually, and ok to deform the lid slightly. If I had one complaint, is that the rubber sleeve on the handle easily slips off so I pay a little attention to not pull out on it in use.

This Swing-A-Way design has never failed to open a jar for me. It even worked on wide mouth jars with frozen-on lids. However, the claws are little small, hard to set on some lids, and occasionally slip off. You first have to set the lever handle into the right hole along the bar which takes some study and time. It doesn't just fall into place. Then, you have to hold the level down very tightly and turn. You do need some degree of strength to operate this thing. I have large hands and wish the lever handle was an inch or so longer. After I purchased this, I found out that this brand makes a larger 8.8" version, but the lever handle on that one seems to be about the same length. It allows you to open even larger jars like you'd find in a commercial kitchen. For my home use, the 7.5" is ok for most jars, but I'd much prefer the longer 8.8" version for extra leverage. I do like the rubber on the handle which makes it more comfortable to grip. Overall, it works well, but a couple of updates would make it even better.

Works well

It took a while after I bought this to put it into use, but it came in handy when I needed it. It worked perfectly to open that jar of warehouse bought preserves. I had a similar one from the ancient past, so I grabbed this unit from a great brand for new digs. You don't need instructions or safety glasses or to clear the area. Just put it on the jar top - adjusting the grip device to the size of your jar. You probably already know this, right? It is a nicely finished Stainless Steel item - attractive and function - and durable to last a lifetime. Yes, I have strong hands, but I think ground dwelling humans are allowed to use tools, and this is a good one when the occasion arises.

Wonderful product. My hand strength is not what it used to be. This tool is so easy to use!!

We had one of these when I was growing up, and it worked like a charm, but this one has several differences from the older one that make it vastly inferior: Cons: 1. The total length of the unit is much shorter. This means that there will be poor grip (the main point of the device) when opening larger lids. 2. The width of the unit is much narrower. This means that the grip is less comfortable, and requires the addition of padding to the lever to offset the issue. On the up side, it does allow for opening smaller lids (see pros, below). 3. Speaking of the padded lever, the grip on the unit I received pulled right off when I first opened the device! I fixed it by squeezing some silicone caulk in the grip and sliding it back on tot he handle, but I shouldn't have had to fix a brand new opener that hadn't yet even been used! 4. The sliding part of the jaws used to be curved slightly, minimizing damage to lids. This one can cause indentations from both sides, where as the old one would, at worst, make indents on the one side (unless you applied *way* to much pressure on the grip). All that said, the new unit had a few aspects that may be considered improvements to some, including some of what I consider to be problems (and have listed above). Pros: 1. The padded grip might be appreciated by some (assuming theirs doesn't fall off like mine did), especially if using this with wet hands. 2. The narrow width of the device makes it useful for opening small lids (e.g., glue, paint, or medicine tubes). 3. The relatively compact size means it takes up less room in a drawer, and isn't a downside if you only need to open smaller lids. In the end, while the opener isn't terrible, I'm somewhat disappointed that it isn't as good as the one I remember.

Works well, grips lids firmly. Your wrist strength is still important though, especially for holding the jar against the opener's leverage.

This jar opener reminds me of one in my parents house about 50 years ago. That worked great and so does this one. It provides great leverage and isn't gimmicky.

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Opens all jars. Great to own! Ive had mine for 20 years!

I have owned one of these for years, brought mine up, to mums the other day as none of her various new fangled contraptions would open a particularly stubborn jar - my ancient Swing Away did the job in a jiffy and with ease, as always. Made of sturdy metal, simple to operate, will open any jar of any size effortlessly and without damaging the lids. Ordered two from Amazon for family members and I was delighted these are still manufactured - long may they be so. A must for every kitchen - You will not be disappointed.

These really are good for opening jars. My mother had one of these when I was a kid. So glad to see it still exists and I could get one. Sometimes just squeezing the lid with this is enough and I don't even need to make any effort to turn the lid.

Funciona bien y es muy práctico, a pesar de lo sencillo que se ve el mecanismo. Es muy fácil su operación. Me da gusto que existan estas herramientas que simplifican la vida.