Metrokane Rabbit Corkscrew, Black
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Metrokane Rabbit Corkscrew, Black
Customer Review: 5 Stars for Amazon.com and 1 Star for the Metrokane Rabbit
Summary: 1 Stars
We purchased this corkscrew as a gift for our daughter. On her first attempt to use it at a holiday dinner party, we found that it required an unreasonable amount of strenghth to uncork a bottle of wine.
After contacting Amazon.com customer service, our entire $39.95 purchase price was refunded in the form of a gift certificate under their extended holiday gift return policy.
Recently our daughter had an opportunity to use a corkpuller of a similar design. It removed a cork with far less effort.
In summary, we offer a rating of 5 stars for our Amazon.com buying experience and a rating of 1 star for the Metrokane Rabbit corkpuller.
Customer Review: A little too big and clunky
Summary: 4 Stars
I am not sure how people opened wine 50 years ago with just a little cork screw. Now the only way to open a bottle is with a fancy hi-tech opener which describes the Rabbit.
First of all the Rabbit makes opening a bottle of wine a breeze and I must say I secretly enjoy opening a new bottle of wine with the Rabbit. Pulling out the cork is a breeze and disgarding the cork is also pretty straight forward. It does not take a rock scientist to utilize the Rabbit.
The cons are #1 the Rabbit is somewhat large and bulky makes it tough to store. #2 Because of the size I would question the use of ease for someone with a small hand or a weak grip.
Customer Review: matte black coating turns sticky after about 4 years
Summary: 2 Stars
The device works well mechanically. You should know that there is a coating on it that gives it a nice matte black finish & rubbery texture that feels good to hold for about 3 years. Then at about four to five years of age it turns sticky and will leave a black gunk on your hands; not cool.
I think a $50 corkscrew should last longer than four years; so I spent about an hour with adhesive remover & alcohol and was able to remove the coating. The hard plastic that is under the coating is now blotchy, but at least my hands stay clean. It still works well mechanically, but it is no longer the pretty party tool. Buy a Screwpull or an all-metal corkscrew.
Customer Review: Great deal.
Summary: 5 Stars
This genre of automatic corkscrew was begun by Screwpull in the early 80s and was just the thing for hosts who like to open wine at the table but never quite mastered the technique of the sommelier. In point of fact, it is almost impossible to mess up a cork with this smooth instrument. The cork will come out cleanly, effortlessly and incredibly quickly on your first try. The big advantage of the Metrokane is price: it is roughly 1/3 the cost similar models still sell for, yet the functionality is the same and the look is perhaps even a bit more sophisticated. It is definitely a purchase you'll appreciate and your guests will admire at your parties.Customer Review: Beware!!!
Summary: 1 Stars
Yes, when new this works like a dream...then, slowly, it gets harder and harder until it literally takes two people to get the cork out! At first you think it is the cork and that some wineries use tough corks...then it hits you: It's the d--- corkscrew! So you go to their web-site to find out what's wrong and it's not there so you e-mail their customer service dept. and ask them what to do. They don't answer your e-mail so a week or so later you e-mail them again and AGAIN they don't answer you, SO WHAT YOU DO NEXT IS WRITE THIS REVIEW!!! It seems the screw loses it's slickness and you need to keep replacing them, well try to find one!