Canned food is one of life’s first and greatest conveniences and no more so than in a high volume kitchen.  But you also need a can opener that is fit for the job.

Mitchell & Cooper, who are UK manufacturers of the iconic Bonzer® can opener, suggest considering firstly the number of cans you need to open every day:  the more cans, the bigger, more robust model you need*.  Also consider the size of cans you open, as this will determine the shaft length.**  

Quality and durability of the blade and cutting mechanism are extremely important, as poor quality blades will cease to cut cleanly after a short time and you will run the risk of contaminating your food with tiny shards of metal, known as swarf.  All Bonzer® can openers are designed not to produce swarf.

But your can opener is only going to perform well if it is regularly cleaned and maintained. Table top can openers are well known to EHOs as dirt traps, often because it is difficult to remove the cutting mechanism for a thorough cleaning or to change the blades.  Mitchell & Cooper have surmounted this problem by fitting Bonzers® with a quick release blade carrier making it much easier to clean and change parts, the only can opener in the world to do so.

Although the name Bonzer® is often applied generically to any table top can opener, authentic Bonzers® are distinguishable by the red knob on the handle.  They have been in production since the 1940’s but the design is being constantly updated to meet the demands of contemporary catering.   The latest features to be added are a dishwasher friendly blade and cutting mechanism and blades with an anti-bacterial coating.

Visit www.bonzer.co.uk or call Mitchell & Cooper on 01825 765511 for more information and to find out if your Bonzer® is authentic. 

*How many cans do you open a day?

Up to 20 - you need a Bonzer EZ-20

Up to 40 – you need a Bonzer EZ- 40

Up to 60 – you need a Bonzer EZ-60

More than 60 – you need a Bonzer EZ-Titan 

**What size cans do you open?

Up to 14” height – you need a Regular shaft length

Up to 22” height – you need Super shaft length

Since our Exchange scheme started we have received 617 copies of the Bonzer can opener back which have a scrap value of £154.25. To our surprise the very generous staff at Mitchell & Cooper had a whip round and raised the value by a further £137.12 giving us a total of £291.37.

Thank you for all your support, the scheme will continue until we reach that magic figure of 2000 so keep them coming. 

Friends

We are able to inform you that since our offer went out 5 weeks ago with the exchange scheme we have had orders for 537 Standard Can openers.

This is a substantial number. The level of concern in the market place over this issue is high. In response we have increased the offer to 2000 and are now looking at how we may sustain an offer overseas for properly and competently UK manufactured Can Openers.

With the launch of our new catalogue and new products, with the associated frenetic activity we have had little time to contact our scrap merchants to establish how much you will be giving to the Great Ormond Street Childrens’ cancer charity but would hope to do this shortly when the deluge abates.

Many thanks for all of your support.