I have had one of these "Screwpull" tools for years.I was getting new ones for friends that liked how easy Champagne was to open when you used this tool. You have control without losing any of the champagne.
Hands down, this is the worst product I've ever purchased.The only thing it manages to do properly is put a hole in the cork.If this is all you want, then you're in luck.If you want the cork to actually *come out of the bottle*, go buy something else.Hands down, this is the worst product I've ever purchased.The only thing it manages to do properly is put a hole in the cork.If this is all you want, then you're in luck.If you want the cork to actually *come out of the bottle*, go buy something else.
I bought this as part of a wedding present for a couple friends. In addition I bought them a shaker and ice bucket with tongs.They loved it!It instantly made their bar complete and professional.It's a definite must-have and a great price for all you get.My whole wedding present set set me back around $50, which is wonderful for all of the stuff they got!
I would have given this particular item a "0", had there been that number of stars available ! It came without one piece, but most importantly to you all is that it doesn't work as described. Following the "instructions" caused me nothing but grief, and I think I can read and interpret things pretty well. When attempting to pull the cork out of the bottle, the plastic gripping bands kept sliding off, and just caused the cork to be repeatedly jammed into the neck of the bottle. The gripping surface just isn't sufficient to get a good enough hold of the cork to pull it all the way out.However, it does one thing during the process very well..................i.e., it causes the user to significantly increase their personal angst and stress levels to astronomic proportions. Save yourself all this by NOT buying this item. Save your time and money by getting one of the many other "cork retrievers" out there on the market, OR merely use a good old fashion wire coat hanger with one end bent at a small right angle to shove down the bottle and "fish & hook" the cork back up through the bottle's neck portion......
I love these sippers.They are fun and unique.I saw some for sell in a wine tasting room, but they were much less through Amazon.
Any wine lover will go crazy for this gift. It works just as well as any cork screw and is available in several different colors. It looks charming left out on a kitchen shelf or on your counter top for all to see! You will get non-stop compliments on it everytime you have guests.
Does exactly what it says it does, and does it pretty quickly. And wine served at the proper temperature is simply amazing - "room temperature" is almost always too warm, and wine from the refrigerator is ALWAYS too cold, even chards and sauvignon blancs. And since my wife likes red and I like whites, being able to do two bottles is great (and we usually wind up putting a second red in after the white is gone when we have company).
I first saw the Anna G. corkscrew on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and was really impressed.When I ordered my own, I loved the looks of the matt black finish against the gleaming chrome.I found that the piece worked well at extracting corks from my wine bottles, but that is where the recommendation ends.Once the cork is on the screw, it is stuck and is extremely difficult to remove.Every time that I have used it, I have needed to go to my garage and get a pair of strong pliers to twist the cork off of the screw.The extreme difficulty of use has made Anna G. an interesting and artistic addition to my kitchen, however it is no longer used for opening wine bottles.My old, $2 corkscrew does an infitiely better job.
I'm a single woman so it often takes me a long time to finish off a bottle of wine.Because of this I found myself hesitant to open any nice bottles for fear that I wouldn't be able to finish them before they went bad.This gadget has been the perfect solution for me.The stoppers have fit perfectly in all the bottles I have tried thus far and do a great job of improving wine longevity.They add a good couple (and sometimes I can push the bottle further) days of freshness to my wine and give it more longevity than the stoppers I have tried that do not use a pump.The pump is also very easy to use.It doesn't require a lot of strength and it is clear from giving the stopper a gentle tug that the seal is holding.The simplicity and speed of use is what makes this gadget invaluable because it means that I use it every time I open a bottle of wine.Having limited kitchen space I also appreciate how small this gadget is because I can slip it right into my cutlery drawer and have it on hand when I need it.
After reading less than stellar reviews on Amazon about the Metrokane Rabbit line of corkscrews I started searching for some other options and happened to see this one by Blomus in a wine shop in Las Vegas.
I don't normally write reviews, but I was surprised to see that this item only had a one-star review (based on a single reviewer with arthritis).While it may not work if you have arthritis, many wine lovers consider this the best corkscrew available.I know people that own multiple ScrewPulls and give them as gifts.I am just about to buy my 4th ScrewPull.It's much easier to use than most other cork screws (unless, apparently, you have arthritis) because you use the same simple motion to "start" the corkscrew as you do to pull out the cork....you just keep turning the handle.Very simple!
It works well, more complicated than some corkscrews.Looks cool and a nice addition to my husband's corkscrew collection.The wooden box was nice for gift giving but if I'd been given a choice...The box is useless, really.
The corkscrew does not work well at all - it worked once for us and then not again.We emailed customer service and it took them a full week to email back.We have returned it for a full refund.
This corkscrew does its job quite well. It is very heavy and fits the hand comfortably. My only criticism is that the corkscrew can be difficult to unfold from the handle due to the strong spring.
If I shot this thing with a rocket it would be completely undamaged.It could probably withstand an atomic blast, too.This thing is very solid and has a nice, somewhat heavy feel to it.Not only that, but it looks beautiful from every angle.When opening any of the three tools, you must use alot of force... especially the knife, which, in order to be pried open, requires the strength of 10 men.Oh and speaking of the knife... it's more like a saw.The serrated edges on it are like the teeth of a shark (unlike other wine openers!)
My daughter bought me the Connoisseur Corkscrew as a gift last year and it never worked properly. I didn't want to tell her because it would cause her trouble to return it, etc., but as it sits in my drawer and takes up space, and I don't use it, I decided maybe I should contact the manufacturer and get another one that works!
The corkscrew is good, especially for people with diminished hand strength. The other tools are useful too, but it's the vacuum pump that really makes a difference.
From a design standpoint, this is a very good product.But the documentation is pathetic, and was clearly never tested with new / real users.There is no explanation of how it's supposed to work.That understanding is very helpful:with it, you'll never have trouble, and will marvel at the clever design.Let's get started.
I drink about 150 bottles of wine per year. I've been using "screwpull" style corkscrews like this one since the 1980's.They are simple and easy to use.
This thing looks very impressive and is built pretty well (except that mine has a small crack in the wood handle).However, it ain't that easy to use.As a matter of fact it takes a bit of practice to get used to.The first few bottles I did ended up shooting red wine all over my pantry.Actually ended up having to do some repainting.The secret is in the handle.Make sure you lift it all the way up, go all the way done, and all the way up again.You have to do this to make sure the threads of the screw attached to the pigtail engage.Otherwise, the thing will not twist enough.Just watch the mechanism through the slits on the side...It is also a bit difficult to hold the bottle in place while you are working the handle.I use it pretty often so have gotten used to it but, there are other simpler and just as effective tools (e.g. fork puller thingamajig) but none as impressive and gaudy looking as this monster...
I purchaed two of these corkscrews at a phenominal price.
Don't buy this!It worked for a few weeks but it was extremely hard to force the lever up and over--I had to have one person hold the grips closed while I worked the lever.The corkscrew has now completely stopped working and just pushes the cork farther down into the bottle--so that wine splashes up and the cork is simply submerged in the wine.The corkscrew's gears are also greased in a weird way, so that when you change the worm screw (the product comes with a replacement screw), your hands wind up all greasy.
Just a standard corkscrew, but I prefer the wheel type foil cutter to the little knife style. Might take a little practise, but once mastered you won't go back. Nice clean foil cut as long as the foil isn't too thick. Comfort grip is nice too.
Average but great for someone who doesn't want to spend a lot of money. I would highly recommend this one over cheaper brands, however I was more in the market for a professional model and will soon buy one to replace this one. This one is good for someone just getting into wine as it is removable from the stand and has good pull. If you open lots of bottles of wine it is worth your time to invest in a really good one, my opinion being Screwpull brand as it has the furthest extension on the market (translates to smoothest pull).
Very nice presentation box for this sturdy corkscrew.Works every nicely on both real cork and the new synthetic "corks".The foil cutter matches the polished chrome finish beautifully and works very nicely on both lead, aluminum and plastic cork capsule.Very well constructed, feel like it should be my last corkscrew purchase (at lease for myself).
The screw falls out after every 3rd or 4th bottle.I am looking for a different corkscrew now.
I like the ritual and control of opening a bottle with these "waiter's helper" style corkscrews, rather than the quick, impersonal (and expensive) Screwpulls.Unfortunately, the first 3 inexpensive models I purchased (including the Oxo) broke or wore out, so I decided to spend a little more.The Laguiole seemed too expensive, so I tried the Wusthof.The Wusthof feels solid and smooth in the hand.The components hinge out with the pleasant, firm resistance you expect from German engineering, and they don't flop around as you turn the unit.Unfortunately, the foil cutter is a serrated blade (something that I didn't see on the Amazon description) and it rips the foil rather than cutting it.I like to cut the foil beneath the lip of the bottle, and the Wusthof leaves a ragged, messy, and very visible cut, so I've been using another knife to cut the foil until I find the time to grind the teeth off what appears to be a good quality Wusthof blade.
The corkscrew itself is sharp and well designed, long enough to penetrate the deepest corks, and can be screwed easily down the middle of the cork.The handle provides the right feel and control to guide the cork.The lever rests securely on the bottle and stays clear of the cork (unlike cheaper models, where the lever's claws dig into the cork as it is being extracted), and, combined with the Wusthof's main handle, provides the right leverage even for the most recalcitrant cork, as demonstrated a few days ago, when our evening meal opened with an audible and satisfying pop as I painlessly extracted a long, tightly wedged and slightly dry cork from a Bordeaux bottle with the help of the Wusthof.
In summary, apart from the serrated blade, an excellent choice, well worth the price.
Product Description
From Wusthof comes this Waiter's Corkscrew. WÜSTHOF Waiter's CorkscrewThis small and handy sommelier corkscrew features a durable nickel plated metal construction. Made in Germany.
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This device is only useful if you never move it and if it is subject to no vibrations at all. The slighest bump and it becomes dislodged.
This corkscrew is very easy to use!The double step feature lets you pull the cork in two stages, resulting in an easier pull.The shipping was fast and the price can't be beat!Thank you!
I wait tables at a high end establishment where we sell lots of wine.I typically use a pulltaps wine key because they are offered for free alot from our wine distributers but I thought I'd try something new.The CIA 2 stepped waiter wine key looks great and with the thumb toggle on the blade I thought it would be cool because I could open the blade with one hand while holdind the bottle with the other.Long story short, this wine key didn't last three days.First of all, the blade was so tight that out of everyone in my resaurant I was the only one capable of opening it with my thumb (but it hurt).And the thumb screw fell out after 2 and a half days rendering the corkscrew pretty much unusable.I will send it back if I can.
Do not buy this corkscrew. I've had a lot of good corkscrews, mediocre corkscrews, and cheap corkscrews, and this one frustrated me so much I just had to warn people off. I trust OXO enough with their kitchen products that when I needed an opener in a pinch, I thought I couldn't go wrong with this brand...but I was wrong. So here are some of the things I don't like about it: