A non-stick screw (or worm) chisels into the cork.
This one from OXO comes with a removable foil cutter that can be stored inside the opener-preventing cuts and scratches from regular foil knives. Made of die-cast zinc, the handle is constructed of a soft, non-slip grip to give you leverage when opening. It's even compatible with corks of all construction, including plastic and synthetic. Wael Deek, beverage manager at Osteria 57 in New York, agrees and weighs in with advice: “Pulltap’s double-hinged corkscrew is my favorite because it's the best one to help avoid breaking corks and secure a mess-free bottle opening experience." He continues, "A tip of mine is to never over-screw: you can never go back and that will risk breaking the cork.”īuy on Amazon Buy on Bed Bath & Beyond Buy on QVCĪ great low-effort option, lever corkscrews remove the cork quickly, easily, and with minimal physical effort. Simply position the non-stick screw above the cork, and in two easy motions and one pump of the lever, the corkscrew removes and releases the cork. “I have had the same one for at least 10 years and it has never done wrong by me."
“The two-step construction means you rarely break a cork,” adds Rutherford. This Pulltap option is a workhorse of a wine key: designed with professionals in mind, the hinged double-lever system and serrated knife blade make it a breeze to open bottles with both long and short corks. “I always come back to the simple, reliable waiter’s wine key." “I have used pretty much every kind of apparatus you can to get a cork out of a bottle-sabering, port tongs, phone book, even a high heel,” says Theo Rutherford, a certified sommelier with Josh Cellars.
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