Top 5 Reasons Not to Get an Electric Can Opener

In today's technologically advanced world, it's easy to get caught up in the hype of having all the newest gadgets.  But do we really need them?  Here are the five best reasons not to get an electric can opener.

1. Cross-contamination and bacteria is a serious risk.
There's a reason that most professional kitchens use manually-operated can openers - they're washable, and should be regularly washed.

Think about how a can opener works; a small sharp point is inserted into a can and pressure is applied until the top of the can is penetrated.  For all intents and purposes, that functional tip of the can opener has been inserted into the can, thereby being exposed to all of the bacteria living within the can.  In addition to this, the initial piercing causes a small outflux of air from the can; while this might not seem like much, the problems that we're facing in a kitchen involve microscopic bacteria, and it doesn't take a large amount of space for bacteria to move and thrive.