Oxo Good Grips Winged Corkscrew, Black

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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Metrokane 6-Piece Deluxe Rabbit Wine Tool Kit

Product Description

Complete Six-Piece set starring the famous Rabbit Corkscrew in elegant velvet finish with die-cast handles, includes everything you need for opening, serving and preserving wine.

This is a wonderful product initially. It's easy to use and the cork just slides out effortlessly. However, the screw that it uses soon wears out. This can happen in as little as 3 to 6 months or so depending on how much wine you drink. I assume that the teflon coating wears off or the tip dulls. In any event, it then becomes increasingly difficult to use until it starts pushing the cork in the bottle. They throw in one extra screw, but additional ones are outrageously priced--$10 on Amazon. Nice margin for the manufacturer. There were at one time Chinese knock-offs in the marketplace that had the same characteristics, but at least they were cheap, $10 or 15 if I remember correctly. This product costs a lot of money for its short lifespan.


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.

Have a bottle of wine handy on which you've already used the supplied (and very good) little foil cutter to remove the foil over the cork.

Take the unit in your hand and look at the movable parts. The overhead lever that swings outward / downward and then is reversed / brought back over the top - moves the spiral corkscrew up and down. To see this, operate the overhead lever with one hand while holding the clamping "side handles" with the other. When you move the overhead handle the corkscrew rotates.

Why is the corkscrew turning? Because it's forced to do that as it goes through a "guide" (the metal collar with gray plastic center). The gray plastic piece has an internal spiral track that forces the corkscrew to rotate as it passes through.

Here's the critical point: as long as the guide mechanism is locked in place and can't move up or down, the guide forces the corkscrew to rotate when going through.

What if this guide were locked in place on the `down-stroke,' but could move vertically on the `up-stroke'? Then the guide would force the corkscrew to rotate on the way down (so the corkscrew would penetrate the cork), but the guide would stay attached to (and _not_ rotate) the corkscrew on the way up - thus pulling the cork.

When the unit is operated correctly this is exactly what happens. But how?

Look more closely: Before using the Rabbit's `side-handles' to hold the wine bottle neck, the guide is locked in place by two protruding spring-loaded latches and can't move vertically. Try it: it won't budge. (You can actually see these small latches projecting over the top of the guide and keeping it from moving - by looking in the area above and to the far rear of the guide, near the smooth rod.)

On the other hand, when the clamping handles are squeezed onto the neck of a bottle, these latches above the guide _retract_, releasing their hold on the guide so it can move upward.

Do this now: Take your bottle of wine and, with the overhead lever rotated to its fully outward / downward position, place the guide directly over the cork and grip the neck of the bottle _firmly_ with the clamping side handles.

Look at the latches described above: they have retracted, and no longer restrain the guide from moving upward. This has no effect during the down-stroke / cork penetration phase, since the guide is already as low as it can go. Because the guide can't move, it forces the corkscrew to rotate when you operate the overhead lever - thus penetrating the cork. Perform this down-stroke.

Now watch what happens when the overhead lever is pulled back to withdraw the cork (while you at the same time continue to grip the bottle neck firmly with the side levers). Because the guide can now move vertically with the corkscrew, it imposes no rotation on the corkscrew. The corkscrew stays inside the cork as the overhead lever is moved outward / downward, and the cork is extracted. Do it. You now have the cork out of the bottle, suspended above the bottle neck, and are still gripping the side handles around the bottle neck.

Release your hold on the side handles and move the Rabbit away from the bottle. The cork is still attached to the corkscrew. Re-grip the side handles with one hand and once again operate the overhead lever, bringing it all the way back to its fully closed position again (as if you were on the original down-stroke into the cork).

As you get to the very end of the stroke, you will feel resistance and will hear a click: the latches have snapped back into place over the top of the guide, locking it in place. The guide is once again `captured' - and cannot move vertically. The cork is still attached to the corkscrew.

Finally, move the overhead lever back yet again to its fully open position (as if pulling the cork from the bottle). This time the latches _don't_ retract (because you're not using the side handles to grip the bottle neck) - so the latches again keep the guide from moving, and this forces the corkscrew to rotate `in reverse' as it passes upward through the guide. The corkscrew backs out of the cork and the cork drops off. It takes all of a few seconds once you get the hang of it.

Understanding the operating principles should help. None of this is well explained (or, indeed, explained at all) in the almost non-existent documentation.

Steve Ferris


This is a very well made product that makes opening any wine bottle an effortless task.

I gave this as a gift to my parents for Christmas, and my father anxiously grabbed a bottle of wine to try it out on. So anxious, in fact, that he fumbled it out of his hands to have it crash down on the kitchen floor. However, because of the metal construction, it suffered no damage whatsoever.

Compared to a standard corkscrew, it can't be understated how effortless this product makes opening a wine bottle. The task is almost fun. No more pulling, pinching, leveraging, or straining. With two pulls of the handle, the worm goes into the cork, and the cork comes right out of the bottle.

The kit is nicely put together as well, in a handle case that holds all of the accessories. This is highly recommended for any wine afficionado. The only detriment keeping the review from 5-stars is that it's a little on the pricey side for what is essentially a fancy corkscrew, but if you're a frequent wine drinker, it's an expense that's easily justified.


Easy and fast to use. Well constructed.
No more glass chips with this baby.
Lots of accessories included.
Luv it!

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #16405 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Black/Silver
• Brand: Metrokane
• Model: 6017
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.70" h x 8.00" w x 8.70" l,

Features

• Deluxe 6-piece wine tool kit makes great gift for the wine lover
• Die-cast, all-metal handles with Metrokane's special soft-touch coating
• Includes the famous Rabbit corkscrew, foil cutter, and drip-stop ring
• Also, wine/Champagne sealer, wax wacker, and extra worm
• Handsome Lucite presentation/storage case; tools covered by 10-year warranty

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Arco Steel Foil Cutter, and Stand

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arcosteel Foil Cutter with Stand

For under a buck, this was one of the best deals I have found on Amazon. The least expensive foil cutter was way more than this. At the full retail, it would be one of the worst deals. So keep the cutter and throw out the stand.


Well, it's definitely not a $20 item, but it works and for its price, I think it's good value. The foil cutter is pretty easy to use and the foil comes off nicely. The stand gives your corkscrew a place to stand. It's plastic, but seem to be of good quality.


The description of this item (as of today) is wrong. There is NO CORKSCREW.

The photo is right, you get ONLY a plastic stand and a cheaply made foil cutter.

Perhaps you already own an Arco 1757 corkscrew, and somehow lost the stand. This is for you.

Or maybe you want to transport your corkscrew between your 7 homes and want to have a place to park your corkscrew at each of them (buy 6).

This is NOT a retail of $35, and not what most people need.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #27175 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Stainless
• Brand: Metro
• Model: 1757

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Quest Products Connoissuer Corkscrew Deluxe Wood Case Set

Product Description

The quest Corkscrew Wood Box Set is the perfect choice for all wine drinkers including professionals. Presented in an attractive wood box, this set includes a state-of-the-art ergonomics wine opener, professional foil cutter, pourer, collar, stopper and extra screw.

Box has a few minor flaws not noticeable unless close inspection so far all tools have been of good quality. Over all good value.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #28454 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: Brn/Mtl
• Brand: Quest Products
• Model: QP 4455
• Dimensions: 2.00" h x 8.50" w x 10.50" l,

Features

• Works on all types of wine bottles
• Extracts a wine cork in three-seconds flat with effortless, self pulling action; Advance ergonomics
• Chrome finish, stainless steel construction
• Strong, non-stick coated screw will not damage corks
• Kit includes wine opener, foil cutter, pourer, collar, stopper and extra screw

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Metrokane Houdini Lever Style Corkscrew with Foil Cutter-Silver

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The Houdini corkscrew is a popular priced lever corkscrew using the same mechanism as the Original Rabbit Corkscrew. It has a distinctive look with ergonomic curved handles and a shiny silver color. The Houdini achieved 20,000 cork pulls in an independent lab test. The warranty on this item is 5 years.

I love my Houdini. I first saw it at my sister's house and immediately
fell in love with it after using it for the first time.
I love mine and would seriously consider buying ths as a gift for everyone (who drinks).


We have a pile of wine openers, but this style works the best. The only thing that makes it better is when it's on a stand.


The corkscrew is flimsy. It is poor for opening synthetic or plastic closures. Because the handles separate when lying on it's side it is difficult to store in a drawer and I have to use a rubber band to hold the handles together when not in use. The product is barely adequate and 2 stars is really too high a rating. The foil cutter that came with it is worse and I never use it. That wouldn't even deserve a rating at all. You are probably better off buying a more expensive corkscrew that is sturdier and easier to work with.


I am a very can-do person, but before my Houdini I had gotten into my share of wrestling matches with wine bottles. I had even broken a spiral or two before I figured there had to be a better way.

The Houdini is slick. Getting the corkscrew to go in is no problem. So far as pulling the cork out is concerned, it does requires a certain amount of "give" in the handle to withdraw it successfully. With just a little patience and practice you will get the hang of it and you should be in business in short order.

This item often becomes a conversation piece for guests that are still pulling out corks the old-fashioned way.


O.K. This corkscrew works, but not that well. The silver color fools ya. You think it will be made of metal and be substantial. Well, guess again! It is mostly (or all) made of plastic. Thus, it makes using the necessary pressure to open a bottle of wine, difficult.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #38083 in Kitchen & Housewares
• Color: slvr
• Brand: Metrokane
• Model: 2806
• Dimensions: 2.00" h x 5.88" w x 6.75" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• Opens any size wine bottle
• All gear teeth made with hardened metal
• Mechanism tested for 20,000 pulls by an independent lab
• Handy storage tray holds the Houdini corkscrew, foil cutter and extra spiral
• 5 years warranty

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