MIU France Zinc Alloy Connoisseur Corkscrew Wine Opener
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of MIU France Zinc Alloy Connoisseur Corkscrew Wine Opener
Customer Review: Best corkscrew I've ever owned!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was reading through all of the other reviews and must say that I'm surprised at all the negative ones. First, I want to say that once I figured out how to use it, it has turned out to be the best corkscrew I've ever owned - and I've owned the cheap ones, the expensive ones, the fancy ones, all kinds of ones. Second, I want to address some of the negative reviews. The corkscrew does seem to be not as well balanced as it could be, so rather than leave it out or using the holder, I keep it in the same box it came in. The box has a form nest for the corkscrew so it rests snugly. Perhaps some of the negative reviewers have been storing it loose in a kitchen drawer?
The other negative comment I'd like to address is about the foil cutter. Admittedly, the instructions on the box leave something to be desired, but if you're using the foil cutter the right way, it should rip the foil right off the lip of the bottle.
It seems to me that all those negative comments about little plastic pieces coming off and screws not going through the cork and not being able to find the "sweet spot" are really about not using the product in the way that's intended. If you're using it right, the cork comes out in about 3 seconds flat.I REALLY love this corkscrew!
Added on 2/2/11: The foil cutter broke a few months back - I miss having it because I had to go back to pulling the foil off by hand or trying to cut it off with a knife or scissors. Sometimes I "cheat" and just plunge the corkscrew straight through the foil (which isn't a very good method). I have to go and look for a companion foil cutter now.
Customer Review: works easily at all stages
Summary: 5 Stars
A very easy to use corkscrew. Handles corks and those plastic corks easily. The rabbit corkscrew is nice too, but this beats the rabbit in ease of insertion, extraction, and then extraction of the cork off the corkscrew, by at least two to one. This is very important as my wife can't use a rabbit anymore, it requires too much arm strength. This one is a snap. It's also much easier than the simpler two handed corkscrew that looks like a, how do I describe it, like a jumping jack exercise when both handles go up at the same time, you know what I mean I hope, when you crank in the screw and the dual handles go up, then you pull down on the handles to remove the cork. Instead of the jumping jack one, use this one, it's a lot easier at ALL stages--insertion, extraction, cork removal from the tool. Plus I've never yet jammed a cork into the bottle, which these other tools occasionally do--oh, one can survive from that, the point is that this corkscrew does it right, and easily, from all aspects. It's built sturdily too, so it will likely last longer (better built, and also gets less stress from the user as all aspects of its operation are easier) than the others. To explain, if you use a tool and have to yank on it a lot, you know that the stress you put on it in use is not going to have it last as long as a tool that works with just a little bit of effort. This corkscrew is really good. It almost makes you want to use it too much.Customer Review: Actually not bad.
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought my stepdad and myself a MIU corkscrew 5 ago. They were much more expensive back then, but both are still working fine and work well. I love how the corkscrew retracts from the cork after removing it from the bottle.
My only complaint is that both my stepdads and my foil removers (added extra for free) broke eventually. But this was after two years of opening ALOT of wine. Not bad though and foil removers are cheap so no points off for that. Besides, two years is pretty good and it doesnt affect the corkscrew in anyway.
The opener itself is pretty big for me because I put it in a drawer. My stepdad leaves his out so he doesn't mind the size.
Good overall wine bottle opener (and they include a spare corkscrew).
WELL worth the money at the price they are now on Amazon. I paid $80.00 each for ours at a wine shop 5 years ago. (and THAT was a good deal back then).
Customer Review: Beautiful and practical
Summary: 5 Stars
Not only is this item extremely well made, it actually works - and works fantastic. De-corking takes a matter of seconds and is about as idiot proof as it gets.
I'm not sure what one reviewer was complaining about; how it wasn't working on synthetic corks. Perhaps he doesn't know how to use the opener, but there is absolutely no issue with synthetic corks... I actually think it works better with them than standard cork - corks.
The only complaint, if you can call it that, is that this opener is not exactly a small device, and I wouldn't it expect it to fit into too many utility drawers, but 'hey' I happen to like the way it looks and I keep it displayed on my bar in it's "stand." I just like that fact that it doesn't look or feel cheap and even more so, that it works beautifully.
Customer Review: Wonderful Corkscrew!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this for a family member who loved ours. Probably the BEST overall corkscrew design on the market. Yes it has been around a while but others including the new "over the bottle neck electrics" just don't work as well...(re-gifted one we had) It's easy to use ( even for those with limited grip strength) , does not leave "cork crumbs" in the bottle, removes the cork from the screw and is very well constructed. Comes complete with an extra cork screw (although we have had ours for over 5 years and the original screw still works perfectly) and a great foil cutter. The down side is that it is a bit bulky to store in a shallow kitchen drawer, so we keep our in a cabinet. Don't waste your time looking at other styles... this is the one that works best