Can I use this to open champagne bottles?
321288
I don't know the technique. I assume it's where you chop at the neck. I never knew if you cut the glass or just the plug. It seems strong enough for that. It's pretty sturdy, really kind of heavy since it's just steel and made as a show piece, not like a real sword with folded metal for strength in battle.
321289
The blade is dull, but I think if you hit the neck of the bottle hard enough, it should break the glass with minimal shards of glass.
2230915
Buy a champagne stopper. They work great for keeping sparkling wine bubbly.
1781929
Absolutely.....you simply use the cutter that is also attached to remove the foil on the bottle, which is also really easy to use, place the opening over the cork area, press the down button until the opener stops, and then press the up bottom, and there you have it. Once the cork is removed just simply press the down button again to release the cork.
2262238
Yes on the Champagne bottles. I don't think magnums will fit, I am not sure.
103691
Not as an effective one, it is a great knife and it has a good size, so if you really want to open a bottle with it you could, but you will have to put some work into it.
495332
I'm sure that it would work opening plastic water bottles. The only difficulty I can see for you is I always need to use two hands, one holding the jar or bottle, the other turning the Kuhn Rikon opener. I hope this helps.
1450726
You should be able to. Just make sure when you first push the rod through the cork that it's in the middle and you won't need to move it . Moving it means there's more holes in the cork and it takes longer to pressurize.
2135921
I am sorry to say that the answer, in my experience, is not quite. The cork will be removed from the bottle, but not removed from the wine opener. Just use the pliers to twist out enough to remove. Simple.
1910778
They are designed to work with all standard champagne bottles. You shouldn't have a problem unless you bottle is out of the ordinary. I have used a stopper of this type for decades and have never had a problem with it not fitting properly.
868915
No, too small for champagne bottles. Not so great for wine bottles, either, in my opinion, despite positive reviews.
1509116
No. I've tried to open a bottle with it, and the angle is wrong. The top of the blade is slightly curved, in front of the hook, and does not allow the hook to keep in contact with the cap.
1509117
If you are asking that question then I'm guessing you shouldn't be playing with sharp things anyway. Also, I assume from the question that you probably already have several other bottle opening devices on your person at any given time. Why don't you try a 9mm, I heard they work great.
1686847
Well - the bottle tends to spin with the motion of the opener. You would need some way to secure the bottle so it wouldn't spin. If you did that, it could be done with one hand.
2230913
I don't think so. Champagne "bubbles" can generate quite a bit of pressure from the released CO2, and I don't think the latex balloon is anywhere strong enough to hold in that pressure. In my hands the balloon failed most times with use in regular (non carbonated) wine.
1039611
Probably because you could use them for table-size bottles of flavored vinegar or olive oil. Personally I use them for opened bottles of wine (if they fit. Depends on the bottle.)
1555030
I'm not sure. If the bottle opening is wider than that of a wine bottle, they probably won't work. I love them for wine because the opened bottle may be stored on its side. Hope this info is of some help.
1037059
Opens, Yes! Does not do a good job extracting them from the opener. Usually resulting in jamming something into the opener to stop the synthetic cork from spinning so it will extract. I do have good luck with the Oster brand opener on synthetic corks though!