Truetap Double Hinged Waiter's Corkscrew Wine Opener, Stainless Steel Wine Bottle Opener with Built In Foil Cutter, Home Bar Tools, Bar Cart Accessories, Wedding Gifts, Set of 1, Matte Black

If you've ever worked in the hospitality industry, as a bartender, sommelier, server, bar back, etc, you've probably carried a wine key like this one. You can buy one that's significantly more expensive, but this wine key is not noticeably inferior to the more expensive version, and there's certainly not enough of a difference to justify the price. If you need to uncork bottles of wine, you should buy this product. Home wine drinkers who don't work in the hospitality industry are probably more comfortable with a winged corkscrew, but once you learn how to use a double hinged wine key, you will realize that they're much faster, easier to use, and take up a lot less space in your drawer. They're also convenient to travel with. This particular wine key is double hinged, which is much better than a single hinged wine key, as you can use leverage to pull out the entire cork without having to use force to pull against the bottle. Once you've removed the foil cap, simply insert the worm (the corkscrew part) into the middle of the cork, and twist the wine key clockwise and/or twist the bottle counterclockwise until the worm is all the way inside the cork. Then, using the handle as leverage, put the first hinge on the lip of the bottle and pull up on the handle, pushing the hinge down against the bottle. After the cork comes most of the way up, switch to the second hinge, putting it on the lip of the bottle and lifting up on the handle again, until the cork is totally removed. This wine key is solidly built. It feels sturdy and ergonomically fits to my hand. The beer bottle opener works well and quickly with very little effort. The worm goes into synthetic corks extremely easily with no friction at all, and goes into real corks with very little friction. The foil cutter is serrated and not too dull, but if you need to open wine bottles quickly, you should buy a standalone foil cutter anyway. I strongly recommend this one from Vinara: http://www.amazon.com/review/R36DJ213VILHE4 The hinges are a little stiff to bend back and forth at first, but after breaking it in, this is no longer a problem. And you really can't beat the price. I bought a few extras and keep them in my bag at work, so if a server or fellow bartender forgot to bring a wine key, I don't have to lend them the one I'm using and then go find them to get it back. In conclusion, if you want a decent double hinged wine key for a great price, buy this one. You won't regret it. If this review helped you, please click Yes below =)

Works well , great little cork puller . Highly recomend

I recently began having wine with dinner (more than just once or twice a year), and the difficulty of popping corks with only an old-fashioned corkscrew finally caught up to me (and my husband -- sad when it won't budge with both of us pulling!) So I surfed Amazon for an ergonomic cork-popper, and fell in love with this one because it really looks like a helpful little parakeet! Plus it looked like it would give me the needed leverage to get out those pesky corks. It did not disappoint! Sure, you could pay more for a fancy gadget, but this works neatly and easily, and gosh, I could hardly choose among the awesome designer colors. I chose the lime green because I thought it looked so budgie-ish (with an obliging little beak in case we ever want to open a beer!) And at $5 for a sturdy little tool that will most likely last until I lose it, I didn't see how I could go wrong. Well, I did find the same model at a local grocery for $2 (oops!), but they only had it in boring black and maybe one other dull color. So no complaints here. Maybe some day I'll even get it a mate! ;)

I get a lot of compliments on this sleek-looking corkscrew, both from customers and coworkers. It may not be expensive, but the foil cutter is solid and the worm goes in smooth and holds grip very well. The hinge action is also really nice in that it's not too tight, but also won't fly open and closed like a limp old corkscrew. It's also double-hinged, which just makes the flow even smoother.

This corkscrew does the job and is easy to use. It feels straightforward and works well for opening wine bottles without much effort. Good basic wine opener to have on hand.

Have purchased this wine key 2X now—really is the best! The corkscrew part is super smooth/coated, so it GLIDES into most corks, and I pretty much never have trouble with the first hinge (which is frankly the most important one because it sets up the ease/smoothness of the rest of your wine service—I work in fine dining so my guests are watching for that BS 🙄), and it’s just… it’s just a great key. I literally feel more confident when I use it, because I trust that my wine service is going to look more seamless + practiced, showcasing to my guests that I’m a talented server deserving of more $$ (I’m being neurotic, but I do actually feel that way).

This is the corkscrew that I give away as a stocking stuffer because it's compact, it's easy to work, doesn't require batteries, and it DOESN'T BREAK CORKS. That's all assuming you know how to use it correctly. Being a huge wine snob, I automatically assume everyone has one of these, and then when I see someone rip out a Houdini to open a bottle of wine with a synthetic cork I want to smack them. It will pierce the cork all the way through, and since synthetic doesn't soak up the way real cork does, it will leak when you lay bottles on the side. URGHHH. Using this thing will keep nice corks from breaking. The double hinge keeps them from breaking and gently finesses them out with a good hand. It's easy to use, smooth, and comes in a ton of fun colors. It's a quarter of the price of the pulltap model which does the EXACT same thing. I demo how easy it is-and I keep an extra in my purse most of the time, because most of the time there's a need for the little blade on the end anyway. But for as inexpensive as these are, there's no reason you can't grab a few for every person in your life, in their favorite color. Keep a few on hand as a last minute gift idea, or an oh crap gift. Love Love Love.

A few months ago I looked at this corkscrew and another made by the same company, Waiters Corkscrew by True Fabrications - Natural Wood and Stainless Steel All-in-one Corkscrew, Bottle Opener and Foil Cutter The red metal one looked nice and wasn't very expensive. The Natural Wood one looked more refined. It cost $3 more but it was still not too expensive. They both got good reviews. I couldn't make up my mind, so I got them both. The Natural Wood one looks even more elegant than it does in the picture on the website, and they both turned out to be excellent quality corkscrews. After using them both for the last 4 months, I'm giving a slight edge to the Truetap Metal corkscrew for two reasons. The most important one is the design of the first step in the dual-action mechanism that they both have. This short step is what you first put on the lip of the wine bottle to get maximum leverage before moving to the longer step to finish extracting the cork. In the Truetap Metal corkscrew the edges of the first step are folded over to make two little "feet". In the Natural Wood corkscrew, the thin metal edge is what contacts the bottle lip. (See Photo) This first step applies the most force to the lip of the bottle. The "feet" on the Truetap Metal distribute this force much better than the simple metal edge of the Natural Wood corkscrew. Although it happens very rarely, I have had the metal edge type corkscrew actually break out some small pieces of glass when a lot of force is applied to pull a particularly stubborn cork. The second is that the non-stick coated screw on the Truetap Metal is easier to get into the cork and out again than is the grooved bare metal screw on the Natural Wood corkscrew. The foil cutters are also slightly different. The Truetap Metal is shorter with coarser serrations, but it doesn't make much difference in performance. In any case, I seldom use them, preferring the 4-wheel type cutters such as True Decor™ 4 Wheel wine Bottle Foil Cutter Remover with Sharp Blades quickly and effortlessly removes foil

I selected this item because from the photos, it looked like a decent quality, branded item made out of well-formed steel of a decent thickness. What I received was rubbish made out of the thinnest steel sheet possible. It wasn't expensive, but I feel misled and ripped off. I'm filing a claim for a refund.

Excelente qualidade

Ouvert trois bouteilles puis cassé. Donc peu solide

Ne prend pas de place

Looks good but not real wood