Corkscrews

[wellinghall]

Our corkscrew has died, and so we need a new one. What sort would you recommend?

Comments

[pellegrina.livejournal.com]

You could always try one of these (http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/images/B0001NPYXO/ref=dp_image_0/279-8868004-9748865?ie=UTF8&n=11052681&s=kitchen). My stepmother gave me one and it's a good party trick if nothing else!

[el-staplador.livejournal.com]

Ah, no, that's the sort I meant that pushes the cork into the bottle rather than removing it...

[pellegrina.livejournal.com]

It's never done that to me, but then I have only used it half a dozen times! I would think if it pushes the cork in the bottle, the screw part must be too blunt.

[sigisgrim.livejournal.com]

We were given one of those as a free gift and were amazed when it not only did it actually work, but did so very well. The biggest problem is that it is very bulky. Some times one has to persuade the cork to leave the screw, but at least it doesn't unscrew the screw from the rest of it like the double-arm type do with some plastic corks.