So,what do people use....plastic stoppers or natural t-shaped corks? What are the benefits of either one? Does one need a specialized corker to insert natural champagne corks?
Thanks for any information! Billy
Hummm... I did a Google search and I find them in the UK but the only mention I find in the USA is a lawsuit....
Maybe they are not availbale here????
A.J. Rawls Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Billy, FYI, those natural corks don't start out T-shaped, they start out cylindrical like any other cork. They only get T-shaped after part of them gets stuffed in the bottle.
- Mark W.
You can use a Ferrari to insert the large agglomerated corks, but it's not easy.
Set it up to insert the cork about 3/4".
Insert the cork.
Release the handle.
Push the bottle stand down with your foot.
Grab the bottle.
Push the plunger handle down all the way; this releases the corked bottle from the corker.
Sounds insane, but a real champagne corker is around $1000 US and you can get a Ferrari for around $70...
If you want the remaining cork mushroomed, you have to make up a jig to crush it a bit as you wire hood it down.
If all of this sounds ridiculously painful, it is. The plastic ones are pretty easy to do, I put them in by hand. Regards, Joe
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