Bad design?

Mr electric can and jar openers are magic. The can opeNer is the one that turns toupees round!

gracesmum - open your ring-pull cans over the sink and hold them at arm's length. They are spiteful things!

gracesmum - open your ring-pull cans over the sink and hold them at arm's length. They are spiteful things!

Done it again! Sorry!

I open cans of sardines etc. while holding the tin down firmly on a wadge of kitchen paper. You still have to be very careful pulling the last bit, though...

Put the handle of a wooden spoon through the ring and across the lid, and lever it up holding it so that the lid splits on the side away from you (maybe this needs a diagram!) This saves hurting your fingers on the edge of the ring too. I find I just don't have enough power to open them when the edge of the ring is cutting into my hand.

And another thing.........who invented the glue that sticks labels to articles you buy? - especially plastic things like washing up bowls - you cannot get the blooming label off! My bro bought me a lovely teak bread board, but it had a fairly large label on it telling you who made it and what a wonderful board it is - but no amount of soaking, scrubbing etc. would remove the sticky gunk that held the label on and the board is ruined.

You can buy 'sticky stuff' remover - or turps works just as well - but of course they both smell vile!

I've had the same problem, mainly with Wilko stuff - I complained twice and got a £5 voucher each time!

Sometimes white spirit works, sometimes meths.

We resorted to white spirit on the board and it took the surface off.

But....I don't think we should have to be trying to find ways of getting the stuff off - it should not be on there in the first place! Manufacturers should label stuff in a way that makes it easy to remove.

Hear hear.

Lighter fluid is the best for removing sticky labels, and grease spots on clothing, always have some in the cupboard. it is not as harsh as white spirit and doesn't damage surfaces.
I find garden pots' labels the most stubborn, they obviously are displayed outdoors so need to be rainproof.

Lakeland do a great stick label remover

Vodka works a treat too!

But what a waste!

Hey! I've much better uses for vodka!

It stops the two bowls of my gelatiere freezing together!

Well! What did you think I meant?

I have a Smeg cooker with a double glass door which is suposed to slide off to clean. However the picture of the fixings in the instructions is different from the actual fixing on the door so I cant get it off. I am afraid to use force incase I break it. Also the grill makes the stainless steel control knobs red hot and dangerous to touch. If I shut the grill door to prevent this I burn what I am cooking. I will never buy another Smeg cooker!

Jeni that is what I use vodka for!!!!!!
Lakeland do a gadget for opening ring cans, I find it invaluable. It also has a tip to lift up the ring.
My double oven is situated next to the wall on one side, making cleaning difficult.
There is chap in Dalgetty Bay who is superb at cleaning ovens and very very reasonable, that solves my problems as I absolutely hate cleaning ovens.
Oops. I hope that isn't construed as advertising as I found him via Google, we are not in any way related.

Take a good look ladies at you dishwasher rim inder the seal!

You mean go looking for another cleaning job pogs Nice little biofilm growing peacefully in there I expect.

Jess M

Be prepared to meet the creature from the black lagoon, it can get really slimey, stinky, vile and full of E Coli. Hmmm, nice.

How do you know they're ecoli? Have you been introduced?

One less thing for me to worry about then, not having a dishwasher!