Originally Posted by
exerda
What's the "set up" for the Rabbit? I do find higher-quality Rabbit-style ones work far, far better than el cheapo models, FWIW (we have a decent one; my parents have the cheap one). I can open a wine in ~5 seconds, from grabbing the bottle and Rabbit to tossing the cork into the basket for recycling...
The rabbit is too big to fit in the kitchen drawer so I need to fish it out of a cabinet. I have a really easy European opener that's sort of a lever ratchet. 2 seconds and the cork is out. Not to mention that is makes me look like a nerd.