Wine bottle openers
Jan 9, 2011 | 9:11 pm
#31
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................... I have never seen anything more reliable, simple to use, and compact than the classic, double-hinged, waiter's corkscrew. As long as the screw itself is sufficiently long, sharp of point, and has a low-friction coating, you can't miss. A longer handle also provides more leverage. The only contraindication I can think of is for those who have arthritis or some physical handicap that might warrant a more complex device. But even so, a good waiter's corkscrew, used properly, requires minimal effort and will probably work just fine...........
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Jan 9, 2011 | 11:40 pm
#32
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I like to think of myself as a pseudo-sommelier when I'm entertaining close friends and guests. My SO one time zinged me hard in front of guests when this happened to me, "Real sommeliers don't do that, do they?"
Jan 11, 2011 | 3:26 pm
#33
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Screwpull now has fancy Lever models, but I've always preferred the original simple Screwpull. It's a design classic and requires just one simple twisting action to effortlessly remove the cork.
Jan 15, 2011 | 3:54 am
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Apr 20, 2011 | 7:32 am
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From the NY Times this morning
The $410 Corkscrew
And no, I'm not running out to get one, though I did think of this thread
The $410 Corkscrew
And no, I'm not running out to get one, though I did think of this thread
Apr 20, 2011 | 9:32 am
#36
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These work so well ..... and so many people enquire - I bought a few when they were "on offer" and give them as gifts as people say "where can I buy one ......"
They make some cheapo ones in plastic - but it's essential that they're made of metal.
They make some cheapo ones in plastic - but it's essential that they're made of metal.
Apr 20, 2011 | 4:12 pm
#37
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Still, I usually use the standard, no-frills waiter's friend. There's just something about the process of using it that I like: a modicum of skill, the feeling of working the screw into the cork, the squeak of cork on metal, the satisfying pop! from using two hands to get at tasty tasty wine...
Apr 20, 2011 | 9:01 pm
#38
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I worked in wine retail for a time and have seen plenty of 'em. +1 for the waiter's 2-step, aka "broken knee." I have a 1-step laguiole with a teflon-coated screw that I love because it's sexy and perfectly weighted but frankly not as easy to use as a two-step.
The rabbit-style things I hate. Ditto the CO2-powered ones- they ALWAYS spray!
The rabbit-style things I hate. Ditto the CO2-powered ones- they ALWAYS spray!
Apr 20, 2011 | 11:41 pm
#39
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screwcaps (best) > waiter's friend (better) > rabbit (ok but can pierce the entire cork and not elegant) > hammer (bad)
corks are obsolete
corks are obsolete
Apr 21, 2011 | 12:56 am
#40
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I saw this monstrosity in Karstadt the other day. Not sure it would hold up any better than comparable openers, but it sure felt great in the hands. Very heavy for an opener
http://www.karstadt.de/WMF/Hebel-Kor...+883386+883388
http://www.karstadt.de/WMF/Hebel-Kor...+883386+883388
Apr 23, 2011 | 7:31 pm
#41
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Another vote for the Oster: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER Amazon had it today for $13.99 and it's normally $19 or so. You don't need to keep it in it's charger. Even if you use it every day, you'll only need to charge it once every two or three months.
I work at a winery and there I use a double-jointed corkscrew something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Pulltap-Double...3608599&sr=1-1
I work at a winery and there I use a double-jointed corkscrew something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Pulltap-Double...3608599&sr=1-1
Apr 24, 2011 | 7:13 am
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Another vote for the Oster: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...=ATVPDKIKX0DER Amazon had it today for $13.99 and it's normally $19 or so. You don't need to keep it in it's charger. Even if you use it every day, you'll only need to charge it once every two or three months.
I work at a winery and there I use a double-jointed corkscrew something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Pulltap-Double...3608599&sr=1-1
I work at a winery and there I use a double-jointed corkscrew something like this: http://www.amazon.com/Pulltap-Double...3608599&sr=1-1
we are on oster #4. sam/costo take them back. we do not give them as presents. i presume oster is dumping them.
Apr 24, 2011 | 11:46 am
#43
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Since most waiter's two step have a built in blade, I found this cool corkscrew with built in foil cutter. It is always in my rollaboard.
May 3, 2011 | 1:12 pm
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Dec 27, 2011 | 7:33 am
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YMMV like everything else at the Christmas Tree Shops
Yesterday the Orange CT store had the Ekco two prong cork puller
for twenty nine cents. If you buy four or more of them they rang up at four for a dollar. Not the best looking or most expensive, but for that price, there's no reason not to have one around should you ever need it.
Shockingly, the store was totally empty yesterday, don't understand that at all unless they cleaned it out in the morning and the shoppers all moved on.
Yesterday the Orange CT store had the Ekco two prong cork puller
for twenty nine cents. If you buy four or more of them they rang up at four for a dollar. Not the best looking or most expensive, but for that price, there's no reason not to have one around should you ever need it.
Shockingly, the store was totally empty yesterday, don't understand that at all unless they cleaned it out in the morning and the shoppers all moved on.
