Help: Automatic Corkscrew needed for Mother

Goto Target.com and search for "battery corkscrew" $19.99...you may or maynot get it for Christmas..... good luck..

Sean

I think your grandmother has her feet firmly on the ground and knows what she wants. There is no reason for her to change even if the screwtops work just as well. My kids gave me a battery operated cork remover last year and it works just fine. But then I am probably as old as your grandmother and I still use my manual cork removers. Maybe it is a macho thing or maybe I, like your grandmother am to old or not old enough to change.

Ray

I have had many type of corkscrews.

Then while touring a Winery I purchased a basic quality made corkscrew that look like this Multi-Function Corkscrew 29K01.01

You can look and try all kind of Automatic corkscrew but in my opinion the best one I had and still use everyday is the one shown at Lee Valley. It does not have to be purchased at Lee Valley but make sure that it quality is very good otherwise it will not work well.

The waiters in Restaurant prefer the two stages lever action. Myself I am comfortable with the one stage lever action.

I do not know what to do with all these automatic corkscrews received as gifts. If I throw them away, it will offend those who gave them to me.

Thanks all-

The issue with the leverage is that it's tendon related- she can't make the proper motion to 'lift' the lever up or jam it downwards. It still takes quite a bit of force to operate any leveraged cork screw- which is rapidly becoming practically impossible.

I *never* thought to check out Targets- and they have several- so I'll be heading over there. The Oester looks pretty slim and it's rechargeable...

Thanks again!

Jas> I have had many type of corkscrews.

Sorry, I give you a non pertinent suggestion.

Today, the major wine producers are slowly moving towards screw caps. It appears to be well accepted by the old and new generation. I would say because its tendon related It would better for her to try any corkscrew on your short list before purchasing.

Jason, If they are out of them see if Presque Isle has any of these:

It's a wooden counterscrew opener from Italy. It's basically a bell with two screws that are counter-opposed. You screw the big one into the cork, then you turn the little one the same way and it extracts the cork. You could lengthen the arms if she had trouble grasping it.

I bought one just bacause it looked cool and was under $10. I'm on about my 5th, people see it and I end up giving them away becaue Im an idiot sometimes. (Free wine with corkscrew, what a racket.) It never requires much force or dexterity and it's handmade.

Joe

Or, you could get her a bottle of anything from New Zealand and that will change her mind. I remember the cheap screw tops like MD 20/20 (we called it Mad Dog) from my younger days so know exactly what she means. It might be translated: Screw top = 'drink for effect' cause this is not only cheap it ain't really wine...

Joe