Product Description
Use the elegantly designed
oxo GOOD GRIPS Winged Corkscrew to open any cork-topped bottle. As you turn the wide, comfortable knob of the Winged Corkscrew, the gear-driven wings rise up. The upswept wings match the curl of your hands as you simply push them back down to lift out the cork. Use the GOOD GRIPS Winged Corkscrew to open a bottle of fragrant oil, vinegar or your favorite wine
We bought this bottle opener years ago while we were in California traveling through Sonoma and Napa. After years of dedicated use, it finally gave out. Needless to say, I was happy to see it was still available. It doesn't take up much room in a kitchen drawer, and we absolutely love this style of opener. After a few hundred bottles of wine opened, we never failed to pull the cork.
I bought this corkscrew by OXO thinking I would get good quality for a decent price, like most other OXO items, but unfortunitely, I am known to be a killer of corkscrews (I went through 5 in one year once), and yesterday, this one just gave up on me (had it for almost a year). Here is the good and the bad.
Good
Very comfortable handling. The large knob is perfect for people with hand problems.
Very affordable
Attractive looking on a mantel with wine glasses
The wings are large and very easy to colapse and pulling the cork is easy enough.
Bad
The construction of the teeth that works the "lifting" mechanism is completely made of plastic, thus if one of the teeth becomes loose of broken, the entire thing breaks down.
The screw itself is easily bent if you go in at the "wrong angle" or if you have "Irregularly shaped bottles of wine". If the screw is bent, then the cork can split and spoil the wine.
The cork can get stuck to the screw after the wine is opened. Due to the completely covered screw, it is a difficult task to release the cork after the bottled is opened.
Verdict...what do you expect for the price? Its a good temporary corkscrew or a back up (in case you break one or lose one during a dinner party or something), but if you plan on having a long term corkscrew, I would spend the extra money for someting a little better made (completely metal construction), your wine will thank you for it later!
I don't know why or what I may be doing wrong, but this seems to split the cork when I use it. It doesn't always, but I'd say half the time I use it the screw goes in straight but goes sideways and breaks the cork when it brings it up. Then I have to use it again to get the rest of the cork.
However it does take the cork out without having to muscle it out. The cork is not always in one piece, but it's out.
This corkscrew should win the lemon award for worst designed tool of the year.
There is a piece of plastic that covers the screw pull. This means you can't see the cork as it's being removed and it's hard to position the screw into the cork. The biggie is that the cork gets twisted up on the screw and won't come off without a pair of pliers because the plastic sheath covers the cork. Normal corkscrews allow you to grab the cork and twist it off the screw.
The whole unit is flimsy plastic too. I bought it because my Kitchen Aid corkscrew broke after 6 years of heavy use. I needed to add 7 dollars to an order to make the 25 for free shipping and this one seemed good.
I am a mild, controlled person, rarely annoyed, but this stupidly designed gadget made me want to throw it across the room! Every time I use it! Save your money.
Look for all metal construction and a visible screw.
Ours broke within a year. The mechanism stripped after about 5 uses, leaving us with the screw in the cork, and no way to get it out. Spend a little more money on a better piece. Good wine deserves a good corkscrew.
This product is garbage. I bought it for the OXO name, but I will never do that again. During a dinner party, the plastic split right near the top, and exposed the metal rod that attaches the screw to the plastic mechanism. The corkscrew would not work after this piece broke. (Note: the corkscrew broke after a total of less than 10 corks were removed in approximately 3 months...not heavy use by any standards. Wish I'd kept my receipt.)
I also had the same problem other reviewers had with the wings not allowing for any room to grasp the top of the bottle.
Moral of the story: Buy an all metal winged corkscrew. >$5 at most grocery stores.
I recommend this item for anyone who enjoys wine, but doesn't have the manual ability to deal with the hard to use all-metal corkscrew gadgets. I appreciate the easy grip on the top and the way the screw part doesn't jam with the cork.
I initially was introduced to the OXO Good Grips line through a family member with Multiple Sclerosis. The Good Grips products seemed to be the only thing she could easily use and that would not break easily when dropped. I quickly learned, however, that the line of products is not limited to use by folks with dexterity issues and have since fallen in kitchen love with my various OXO food gadgets.
The OXO corkscrew consists of a black plastic corkscrew that screws down into the cork, surrounded by a black plastic skirt-like surround with wing-like handles and a wide twist-top. But maybe this will make more sense if I try to explain how you use it.
You raise the handles, which lifts up the surround, exposing the corkscrew. You grasp the handle at the top, press the tip of the corkscrew against the cork, and twist, pushing, so that the corkscrew enters into the cork and spirals down through it. Once it's firmly embedded you grasp the wing-like handles and push them down. This lowers the surround and raises the corkscrew, pulling the cork free of the bottle.
Disadvantages: It's easy to get the corkscrew off-center and end up having to start over.
Advantages: The wing-handles give you so much leverage that it's child's play to get most corks out of their bottles. This is absolutely fantastic for those of us with hand-problems.
This is one of the few OXO items we have that hasn't in some way broken down; admittedly we don't use it as often as some items, but it has certainly withstood what use we have put it through. It's a nifty-looking design that makes opening bottles very easy on my hands despite my tendonitis. I only occasionally have troubles with the corkscrew going in off-center (I think because the surround can partially block your view of the corkscrew as you put it in, and the distance between handle and corkscrew tip decreases accuracy), and it isn't that large of a problem.
I drink more wine than I sometimes like to admit, and so I open a lot of bottles. I've used waiter's corkscrews, the fancy two prong kind, the lever 'Rabbit' ones, and the standard winged kind, like this OXO version.
I have to say, of every wine opener I have ever used, this is the worst by far. I love every other item I've tried that carries the OXO name, but this one is a miserable failure. My main complaint is that when you line the screw up with the cork, and the wings are down, there's nowhere to grab for stability when turning the knob on the top. You have to kind of poke your fingers between where the wings meet and squeeze. Once you do get it going, half the time it only goes part of the way in and you end up with a half-removed, or worse - broken - cork.
Terrible terrible terrible. But the $2 winged corkscrew at the grocery store instead. Even better, get a good quality waiters corkscrew and never worry about how you're going to open a bottle of wine again.
The grip is great, but the "screw" part of the corkscrew extends too far below the lip. By the time it's all the way into the cork, the wings are only halfway up, meaning that when you push them down, the cork pops only about halfway out. <p>I have to tug just as much as I do with my Swiss army knife corkscrew.
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About Oxo Good Grips Winged Corkscrew, Black detail
- Amazon Sales Rank: #44248 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Brand: Oxo
- Model: 31781
- Dimensions: 1.63" h x 3.00" w x 7.88" l, .50 pounds
Features
- Works with any cork-topped bottle
- Corkscrew has a nonstick coating that glides easily into the cork
- Wide, comfortable knob twists down with little force
- Wings are curved for more comfortable use
- Simple to use
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