Bar & Wine Tools
Oster 4207 Electric Wine Openerby Oster (4207) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
  | | customer review: I bought this wine opener as a Christmas gift for my father and he LOVES it. It's the coolest thing. It's nice looking, works great and was a perfect gift. | Vacu Vin Wine Saver Extra Stoppers, Set of 4by Vacu Vin Inc. (85218)  customer review: I could write several paragraphs but suffice it to say if you vacuum seal wine that you haven't decanted or left open for a week, it'll remain fresh for at least a couple weeks. | Vacu Vin 3-Piece Wine Saver Gift Pack, Whiteby Vacu Vin Inc. (98125)  customer review: The Vacuum Wine Saver works as advertised in that it develops a vacuum over wine left in the bottle which "keeps" the wine and pulls the included stopper more deeply into the bottle. This vacuum is well maintained until you push the crown of the stopper horizontally which easily releases the vacuum and allows the bottle to be reopened. The only problem is the hand pump supplied to develop the vacuum. Pumping it the required number of strokes to make the whole thing work properly requires a good grip and good hand, wrist, and arm strength. If you are an older individual (like me) and have significant and painful hand and wrist arthritis (also like me) you may not be able to pump to a sufficient vacuum. Otherwise I love it. | Metrokane Rabbit Wine Opener Gift Set, Silverby Metrokane (6015)  customer review: We've used "The Rabbit" set for years and decided to share the gift with family this holiday. Definitely recommend this product. It's durable, easy to use and cool to pull out with company. For people who find it awkward to open wine bottles, this is the best gift ever. | Metrokane Rabbit Corkscrew, Blackby Metrokane (6004)  customer review: My Rabbit worked like a charm for about a case of wine. Then it started giving me problems on the retracting stroke. The corkscrew just spun out instead of pulling the cork. After a few additional tries it would work sporadically. After a few more bottles the handle broke, rendering the whole thing useless. After reading all the problems customers are having with this company's "customer service" I have decided to throw this thing in the garbage where it belongs and go back to my old lever style screw-and-pull cork remover - 10 years and it still works fine! | Screwpull Pocket Model Corkscrew, Blackby Screwpull (S1115-31)  customer review: This is the best wine opener that i have ever used. It is simple, compact, convenient and easy to use. The thin screw does not break the cork. I liked this enough to purchase for all my friends. | Stainless Steel Wine Saver gift Setby Vacu Vin Inc. (0649350)  customer review: My wife and I typically have a glass of wine at dinner. The Vacuvin product works very well. After pouring some wine, we seal the bottle after each use, vacuuming out the air, and the rubber stopper works well enough that we can lean the bottle on its side and put it back into the wine refrigerator. I am very glad I discovered this product recently. It really saves wine from going stale. | Corkscrew Billby CSB Commodities (BCC1)  customer review: This product is lewd and vulgar and I strongly resent it being posted under "my picks". I have never looked at let alone purchased such dirty filthy products. I did not give you permission to subject me to gutter trash. I plan to file a porno complaint. I dont appreciate x-rated products on the home page. These and similar items are Obscene and not cute or funny. I am infuriated with the low standards Amazon has and the assumption every customer operates at that level. | Screwpull Patented 4 Wheel Foil Cutter - Blackby Screwpull (S1415-31)  customer review: Prior to picking up the Screwpull cutter, I always used a serrated-edge foil cutter in a lever-type corkscrew. Those work well, but aren't very fast and you can cut yourself, either on the blade or the foil. The cutting wheels in the Screwpull cutter work quickly and well on all but the heaviest foils (hence the 4 stars). Squeeze firmly, twirl, and lift - off comes a perfect little foil cap.
| In addition to this little gem, I recommend Screwpull's pocket model corkscrew: Screwpull Pocket Model Corkscrew, Black Orka Wine Pourer and Stopperby ORKA (A03339)  customer review: This is a very artistic design and does invite some comments. It pours well and is functional. But, it is not a stopper. It leaks a drop every few minutes out of the valve. Needless to say, I was a bit disappointed in that, but other here have made that observation as well. Also, be advised that you only get one item, not four as the picture shows. Even though it's nice, I probably won't be getting any more of them. | Metrokane Houdini Lever-Style Corkscrew, Blackby Metrokane (2803)  customer review: Let me start by saying that I love rabbit style wine openers. They are the best type for opening and getting the cork off of the corkscrew. This Houdini brand one is not good. It is cheap plastic mostly, with metal for the linear rail and gears. I got one from Christmas 2008 and it broke after the first use.
| I had one like this RABBIT HEAVY DUTY CORKSCREW - 4 PC. RABBIT HEAVY DUTY CORKSCREW SET for years. I think I am going to buy that one or one like it as a replacement. It is not branded, but it looks like the one I used to have which was all metal construction. Cork Pops Legacy Wine Bottle Openerby Other  customer review: I've owned one fo these for years and I'm still on the first cartridge. I've yet to insert the refill cartridge even though I have opened countless bottles of wine. The package says that each cartridge opens 50 bottles. I think I'm beyond that. This is better than a rabbit opener (I have one of those as well). My suggestion is to ease the cork out AS SOON as you depress the cartrdige. When done in one swift motion the cork comes out super fast and without effort. These make fabulous gifts. The refills are avaiable at wine shops also. | Screwpull Table Model Corkscrew, Blackby Screwpull (S1015-31)  customer review: What do you get for someone who has everything? A corkscrew that has few moving parts to break and keeps doing the job for years!. We had purchased a screwpull years ago and are pleased with it's consistent trouble free function. The product arrived on time and was priced much lower on Amazon than at a retail store. | Riedel Bottle Cleaner Beadsby Riedel (10-05)  customer review: If you can fit marbles into the opening of the decanter they will work also. Concerned about the cleaniless of the marbles? Boil them in water, makes a racket but sterlizes them. You can also at times clean the inside of a bottle with salt (rock salt is better harder and larger) or chips of ice, or get some small pebbles the size of a pea and use them. The ice chips will melt when you shake them around, so you might have to do 2, 3, or 4 rounds of using them but they will clean off the inside of the glass too. | Riedel Large Microfiber Crystal Clothby Riedel (10-07)  customer review: I work at several wineries and these cloths are an industry standard. They polish all glassware absorbing and leaving no lint. They are the same material used to clean sunglasses so they are designed not to leave even the smallest abrasion. | Fred Bone Chillers Ice Cube Trayby Fred (BONEC)  customer review: I like skulls and when I saw this I just had to get it... In fact, I ordered four! I love these!
| The quality of the silicone tray is better than that of the "Ice Stick" trays I bought locally last year (I live in Johannesburg, South Africa). Fred Frozen Smiles Ice Cube Trayby Fred (FRSM)  customer review: I own several Fred products, so picking up these was an easy choice. I actually bought them with a couple other items that were all on the 4-for-3 promo.
| These are very humorous and easy to remove from the mold. I agree that the details melt away rather quickly, but here's what I do that seems to help. After unmolding, I place them on a plate w/ wax paper and put them back in the freezer while I make some more. I do this so there are at least 12-16 and if they have had additional time in the freezer outside of the mold, they do seem to last a bit longer. Also make sure you are using cold beverages to begin with if possible. If you are looking for more Fred products here are a couple I can recommend: Fred Cool Shooters Shot Glass Mold Fred Bone Chillers Ice Cube Tray Fred 12-Ounce Pick Your Nose Paper Cups, Pack of 24 Fred Twist and Spout Kitchen Pour Spout Metrokane Replacement Worm for Rabbit and Houdini Corkscrewsby Metrokane (6003)  customer review: At one time we LOVED our RABBIT wine opener but after a few years it became almost impossible to open a bottle of wine. We complained and complained but never did anything about it until last month when we ordered a new WORM. It now works like a charm. | Vacu Vin Concerto 3-Piece Wine Saver Setby Vacu Vin Inc. (989450)  customer review: I've been using this fairly consistently for the few weeks since I bought it. Everything works great. It seems to save the quality of the wine well. It does feel the tiniest bit a little cheap on the construction. Nothing has happened, but when I pump the air out of the bottles, the plastic feels a little brittle. But like I said, so far, no problems, does the job, works great, I'm happy. | Lenox Tuscany Classics Stainless Steel Ice Bucketby Lenox (6228134)  customer review: This is a great looking double walled ice bucket that is well worth the money. | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||