Insta-Pull All-Metal Gear Wine Opener
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Insta-Pull All-Metal Gear Wine Opener
Customer Review: fatal problems
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this particular lever corkscrew because I read a very favorable review in Consumer Reports. It is all metal which is necessary because the lever action actually puts a lot of stress on the gears, the guide and the frame. After about 50 bottles the pin in the guide started wearing and the screw no longer entered the cork along the axis of the device making it harder and harder to use. I actually fixed this a couple of times but then the frame actually broke at its thinnest point.
End of story.
Customer Review: Well made, easy to use
Summary: 5 Stars
I have used waiters corkscrews, wing style corkscrews and cork pullers. The Insta-pull is by far the easiest of any wine opener I have tried. I have owned mine for almost a year, open about three bottles a week and have never had a problem. I did have trouble on the very first bottle - I was unsure how to hold it - but now find it easy and you never mess up the cork and have it fall in the bottle. I find this to be well made and reasonably priced. I would definitely buy it again.Customer Review: You get what you pay for.
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this wine opener for a friend of mine. I've used these lever type wine openers for years and love them. This particular model is a poor quality product. Yes it's cheap and that's what you should expect when you buy it. the mechanism is not smooth and frankly it's more work than other similarly designed but better quality openers. If you can't afford to spend more money then buy this but note you will get exactly what you pay for.Customer Review: A Great Value at this price
Summary: 5 Stars
I actually own 2 of these openers - one for the kitchen and one for the bar downstairs. They are fantastic openers, and perform comparably to similar openers that cost much more. I've owned one of mine for a couple of years now, open at least a couple of bottles a week, and have yet to have a problem. I didn't hesitate to order a second one a couple of months ago to stock my new bar.Customer Review: Loved it, but it broke
Summary: 2 Stars
I received this as a Christmas gift, and it really does make opening a bottle of wine fun and easy. But the pin that holds the mechanism started wearing, and it finally broke after about 3 or 4 months. So we're back to our handy, trustworthy waiter type bottle opener. If you want something fun to use at a party, go for it. But have another bottle opener in your pocket, just in case.