However, on the subject of fancy-pants kitchen tools, we splurged a while back on one of those new fangled can openers (the kind that cuts the lid from the side of the crimp instead of from the top of the lid). It's the best can opener I've ever had. It never comes into contact with the contents of the can, so it never needs to be washed and it never develops any rust, and there's never any sharp edges on the can or lid.