Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Mon 10 Aug 2009 10:46:58a, sf told us...
>
>> On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:01:15 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>>
>>> On 2009-08-10, sf > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think I'll buy one of those Oxo jar openers. Looks handy.
>>> Don't bother. Mom has one and it's useless. Too small to even tackle a
>>> 3-1/4" lid and the grip teeth are not sharp enough to get a sufficient
>>> grip on any lid. One of Oxo's failures.
>>>
>> Thanks. I'll save my money! To tell you the truth, Oxo products
>> pretty much suck. How did they get to be so popular?
>
> IMO, when Oxo products were first introduced they were markedly better than
> they are now. Their products today are almost unrecogizable from the
> originals. Because of my mother's arthritic hands, I bought original
> versions of a paring knife and vegetable peeler. They quality was good,
> they were comfortable to hold, and they did a good job. I still use the
> vegetable peeler as it does a better job than any other I've tried.
>
> Sometime within the past year I thought I might buy another vegetable
> peeler just to have on hand. I was amazed at how awful they are now.
>

YES! I have their old peeler and really like it. I am dismayed
to find the quality has declined.

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Jean B.