Oster 4207 Electric Wine-Bottle Opener
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Oster 4207 Electric Wine-Bottle Opener
Customer Review: Gorgeous but hugely disappointing...
Summary: 1 Stars
I LOVE the looks of this item, and I was honored to have it on my counter... UNTIL it broke. And, I have been through two of them that broke in fairly short time. Sadly, another chapter in the "all show and little go" novella. I had bought an extra thinking it was a great, moderately priced gift for another food and wine lover--but the first one ceased functioning so quickly that I had to use the backup "gift" extra just for my own use. In rather quick time it stopped working and actually broke a chunk out of the glass neck of a bottle of wine making it risky to even drink it. Ever mindful of not wanting to waste wine, I carefully decanted what was left through cheesecloth into another bottle, but the experience was ruined worrying about little glass shards. Beautiful, yes-on a caliber of looking as if it should be in the Museum of Modern Art. Reliable? ABSOLUTELY NOT. Keep a backup to really work for you if I get it. A huge disappointment.Customer Review: Maybe We're Just Inept?
Summary: 1 Stars
This gizmo simply didn't work for us, and we didn't give up on it easily.
It almost never did anything more than halfway extract corks before it would first jam up... and then the motor would stop working. The only time it successfully extracted a soft cork, the cork immediately jammed up inside the gizmo when we tried to eject it... and the motor stopped working.
We returned to the Amazon reviews for either empathy or advice, and found both:
1. Keep the gizmo and the neck of the bottle perfectly aligned in a straight line.
2. Hold the gizmo in one hand and the bottle in the other.
3. Extract the cork without twisting or tilting either bottle or gizmo.
Didn't work. Even if the gizmo actually managed to extract a cork, inevitably the cork would get jammed up inside the gizmo's neck, and have to be twisted out with a pair of needle nose pliers.
Sigh... YMMV.
Customer Review: Very disappointed!
Summary: 1 Stars
Like other reviewers have mentioned... worked great at first- I would have given 5 stars in the first few weeks,
but now it's useless- won't pull cork out of the bottle. Unfortunately I read the negative reviews, and then
the comments suggesting the reviewer just didn't know how to use it, and so I ordered one. It was so easy for me to use (arthritis makes other openers difficult for me), so I bought another as a gift. Now a few weeks later, the first one has quit working... so back to my search for an easy to use wine opener.
Update- The second Oster opener that we gave as a gift has now quit working as well- less than 2 months of
use. I'm back to order another Screwpull opener- it's manual, but very easy to use, much better than the Oster!!
Screwpull Pocket Model Corkscrew, Black
Customer Review: Excellent product for handicapped...
Summary: 5 Stars
My girlfriend loves her daily glass of wine, but having suffered a stroke that left her with use of only one arm, some simple daily tasks became almost impossible, i.e. opening a bottle of her favorite wine. The Oster 4207 Electric Wine Opener was virtually a godsend! She can operate the opener with just one hand and effortlessly remove the cork. No more struggling with manual openers! The product worked perfectly right out of the box (after the initial charge period) and has performed flawlessly in the months we have used it. Highly recommended for people with handicaps or just for everyday use by people who want an easy option for the bulky manual openers.Oster Inspire Wine OpenerOster 4207 Electric Wine OpenerCustomer Review: A marvel of low tech
Summary: 5 Stars
As a person who loathes cheap, clutter, infomercial widgets I bought this out or sheer curiosity imagining it would be returned the same day. This opener is large, requires an electric plug and takes up counter space. But to my surprise it works amazingly well. There is a foil cutter that is stored in the base. The screw enters cleanly and seems to eliminate broken and shredded corks which can be frustrating. Hold the button again and the cork emerges from the device and drops out. I always liked my sturdy and simple stainless steel opener. But this turned out to be a keeper. It's design is contemporary and clean, although it looks like it should do something more profound than just pull a cork. It's also a conversation piece provoking smiles from guests. A pleasant surprise, highly recommended and especially so for a person who lacks hand or wrist strength.