My Wife Used to Open Packages with Our Chef’s Knife — Until This $9 Amazon Find Saved the Day

Opening packages and boxes is just inherently exciting. A fresh container of your favorite cookies? That new grill tool you ordered from Amazon? Some delicious-smelling new coffee beans? I always want to get into those things as quickly as possible, and I imagine you do as well. My wife certainly does, so much so that she got into the bad habit of reaching for our extremely sharp kitchen knives right off the magnetic rack the second anything sealed entered our kitchen. 

We had an incident a couple of months ago where a super sharp knife missed the mark on some packing tape, and very nearly sent us to the hospital. It’s scary to think about. So I banned using kitchen knives on anything other than, you know, food — and bought a $9 mini box cutter. It’s a powerful safety tool and immediately became one of the most-used kitchen items we own.

Slice Mini Box Cutter

I seriously love this box cutter, which is a weird thing to say about a box cutter, but it’s true. It’s just such a fun and useful product. With its compact size (it weighs .35 ounces) it might seem like something you’d lose immediately, but no — due to a handy magnet on the back, it now lives on our fridge next to the magnetic knife rack, at arm’s length anytime a package, box, or hard-to-open food container appears. 

It’s retractable, meaning the blade can slide back into its handle for safe storage. It has a ceramic blade that’s dull enough not to hurt you if you get poked, but strong enough to open anything you throw at it. Plus, it won’t rust. I’m not even exaggerating when I say that this box cutter has worked effortlessly 100% of the times I’ve used it, and I imagine it will for many years, if not decades.

Amazon shoppers agree with me. One fan of the Slice said they keep them all over their house and that they’re “infinitely useful for so many things.” And when it comes to safety, they said it’s a “must-have” if you have children in the house, because it’s so difficult to hurt yourself with. Another shopper who admitted to opening “a lot of Amazon boxes” said this cutter was very smooth to use. “It cuts like a rockstar and you will never know you aren’t using an industrial box cutter to slice through those packages,” they reported. A third fan said this box cutter offered precision and was a safer, non-metal option. “I use it for opening letters and packages without risking punctures,” they said. “It’s compact, easy to store, and surprisingly versatile — I’ve even used it for small daily tasks like removing a screw.” 

Cut down your chances of accidental injury by grabbing this excellent box cutter for just $9. You’ll thank yourself next time there’s something to open. 

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