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Focuses on kitchen implements and gadgets available in British cookshops as of December 2004. Electric pepper mill from T&G Woodware; Garlic press and can opener from Oneida; Stainless steel rotary hand whisk from Eddingtons; Lemon and lime squeezers from Metaltex.

The article features the P-38 pocket can opener used by U.S. soldiers to open their food rations. It notes that the Subsistence Research Laboratory in Chicago, Illinois developed the can opener in 1942. It states that the device was remodeled by the Quartermaster Corps to a small and folding can opener because soldiers dislike the original version. It says that the soldiers called the device John Wayne when the actor demonstrated how to use it in an Army training film.

The article introduces the Multi-Mouse 3-Way Opener developed by Zyliss company in the U.S. The opener can be used to lift off metal tabs, open bottle caps and can be adjusted to different sizes of twist-off bottle caps. It is available in various colors such as red, green, black and blue, and costs 6.99 dollars in the market.

The article evaluates the automatic jar opener from Black and Decker and offers information on the price and initial problems encountered with the product.

Evaluates the Black & Decker Lids Off electric jar opener. Product capabilities; Drawbacks of the equipment; Overall product assessment.

ISI North America Inc. will exhibit the stylish and functional ORKA® Silicone Pot Holders that are heat resistant to 600 degrees F. Nonporous, unstainable and completely dishwasher safe, they may also be used as trivets or jar openers.

Introduces the OXO Good Grips i-Series kitchen utensils. Action taken by OXO to ensure the quality of its products; Products included in the initial lineup of i-Series; Features of the i-Series jar opener.

Presents a question and answer advisory on opening jars. Contention on the credibility of advertised power jar openers; Factors to look for in a jar opener; Price considerations. INSET: HEAD WORK.