Does this opener work on the non-cork plastic "corks" that are now very popular?
900099
yes, they work very well with the plastic corks. I use it all the time on KJ
900100
Yes, the first cork I used it on was one of those rubbery composite corks. Worked great!
1654104
It only works for plastic ones. There's a different one for glass. I made the mistake of getting one for glass 1st time around.
613833
For no earthly reason. This opener works on any color or bottle size. Maybe they want you to buy two, one for red and one for white?
1132255
I believe so, it worked on opener which is pare of an earlier generation of intellicode.
1509119
Yes. I've used it to open beers. It's not ideal and take a little to get the cap off but it does work.
930525
I asked my son and he thinks the corks are different for champagne so he isn't sure if this wine corker would work. I found a video on YouTube that might be informational. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYX9UQp-f3I
145891
Generally works with synthetic corks. However, it is slightly underpowered so it can be slow with synthetic or hard natural corks. Nice device and easy to use. Excellent foil cutter.
1162385
Sorry, Jennifer, the P38 and P51 series can openers only work on cans. The best thing for bottles is the old-fashioned bottle openers which are readily available at your local Dollar $tore.
1068568
Sorry, we haven't come across synthetic cork screws, at least not yet. With regular cork the opener works great. The model we have has a blue lighted base, has an easy open and release button. It came with a wax/wrapping cutter as well making it that much easier to peel off the top bottle covering. With arthritis in my hands the opener is great. When I saw a winery using a similar model I knew we had to have one especially after I saw the quickness and ease of the cork removal.
1924198
Sometimes my wine opener gets jammed, so I use a pair of pliers to pull down on the cork while pressing the extraction button. This helps me out every time.
100381
I doubt it. I tried with NO success to get a compatible opener so I am stuck with one working one that I take in an out!! Thanks a lot Wayne Dalton!
692825
Do you have one currently and your cork is stuck? If so, it might be broken. Because pushing button one direction uncorks the bottle, and the other direction releases the cork/unscrews it from the opener.
145889
Absolutely. It is the best wine opener I have ever used. I had tried an electric one before but was not satisfied; I then tried one of the gas powered ones (injects CO2 into bottle and forces the cork out from pressure), which worked well, but I was forever having to go buy more cartridges to keep it working. This one is simply superb--real cork, artificial cork, anything. You will be pleased with it.
1528369
Well, yes probably I guess. Why? It depends on how many beers you've had already and if you don't want to damage your teeth, and don't have a proper opener. The part of this tool that you'd use to open the bottle is super sharp - the tip and curved edge...so it will dig into the cap as you pry it open - yeah, it might work, but why - get a multi-tool or an opener - they are both so cheap.
1807484
I am using it on a beer bottle that's 9oz and it works great, much smaller but if the opening is the same as a champagne bottle it would work (it needs the lip to clasp on to, which is why a standard wine bottle doesn't work)
1447958
We use it with synthetic corks. I'd say that as long as you don't have to put a lot of pressure on the handle you should have no problem.
885833
It works very well. I purchased my first one in California and gave the second one to a relative. If it broke I would request a replacement. All you do is what the other reviewers say, pressed down slighthly holding all around it. Turn it around and lift. Then you remove the foil top and open the cork with your favorite wine cork opener.