★ Best Pick
Best Overall: The simplehuman Rectangular Step Can is the thoughtfully-engineered standard that gets every detail right and lasts for years. It's a stainless step can — a foot pedal opens the lid hands-free to keep your hands clean while cooking — with a silent slow-close lid (no slamming), a sturdy steel pedal rated for tens of thousands of uses, and a rectangular shape that sits flat against the wall to save space.
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