On Sun, 13 Nov 2016 10:11:16 -0500, Brooklyn1
> wrote:

>Doris Night wrote:
>>
>>I bought myself another can opener (the cheap hand-crank kind) the
>>other day because it seemed like the one I already had was always in
>>the dishwasher. I then realized that I have two of a number of things
>>that you would usually own one of.
>>
>>I have two blenders - a standard size one and a little smoothie-size
>>one. Same with food processors: a big KitchenAid and a little
>>KitchenAid that I use mainly for making hummus, parsnip puree, and the
>>like. I also recently acquired a second set of measuring spoons
>>because I got tired of washing the one set in the middle of baking
>>stuff.
>>
>>Anybody else have a cupboard full of duplicate equipment? Frying pans
>>don't count!
>
>Duplicates live in the basement.
>Those swing-a-way can openers need to be lubed when they come out of
>the dishwasher and they will operate better than brand new... with a
>toothpik dab drops of olive oil into all the rotating bearing
>surfaces... you'll be amazed at how much easier they operate. I don't
>put my swing-a-way can openers (3) in the dishwasher, I use a stiff
>nail brush with dishwashing liquid to scrub-a-way schmutz. Actually
>it's more important to wash can lids prior to opening as warehouses
>are regularly fumigated/fogged with insecticide.

My can openers aren't that kind. They are like this:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/F...Can-Opener.jpg

Doris