Originally Posted by bakermom
what is a necessity to you may be a gadget to me. gender really isn't a part of it.
example: I have and use the little crank-style canopener I've had since i got married 30+ years ago. Never had an electric one, never wanted one. have no desire for the new"safe" ones that remove only the top. but I know many people that wouldn't be without one.
I'm with you on the can opener. I don't want an electric one. However, I wouldn't take anything for my electric Black & Decker lid opener. That is a necessity for me for some of the lids that are so tight - my arthritis won't let me open the jars.