Pek Preservino Hand Held Wine Preserver
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Pek Preservino Hand Held Wine Preserver
Customer Review: Works wonderfully but at a price
Summary: 4 Stars
I love how well this system works! I've been using one for three months and recently bought another for a friend. I have opened a "saved" bottle a week after using the PEK system and it still tastes exactly as it should. It's amazing. I had been using a vac-u-vin by the same company and now when I use it I can clearly taste the difference in the wine the next day.
The one downside is that the argon is fairly expensive. You can buy a pack of 4 cartridges for approx $12. The party line is that you can store 8-10 bottles with a cartridge. Although I am far from an expert and probably use more argon than necessary, I only get 2-3 bottles per cartridge. At first I wasn't using enough so I am certain to count to the upper end of what they recommend. If I manage to eek out 3 bottles, it's still $1 per bottle saved. Worth it to me, but maybe not to everyone...
Customer Review: Made of low quality plastic and does NOT work
Summary: 1 Stars
Product is made of plastic that feels extremely cheap - akin to disposable toys from McDonald's. One of the 2 stoppers arrived broken in 2 pieces. I used this on the remaining half bottle of $35 2003 cabernet and followed its instructions for "best results".
After 4 days, I tried the wine: no fruit presented - instead just a strong smell of alcohol in glass(Riedel Vinum). Couldn't take more than 1 drink as the wine tasted off and seemed to "singe" the sides of my tongue and the back of my throat.
I should've stayed away when I didn't see any endorsements by wine experts!
Customer Review: Poor quality materials, weak build.
Summary: 2 Stars
I payed a few extra bucks to get the professional set, but there's nothing professional about it. The stoppers are made of cheap plastic and the seal is at best modestly tight. The cartridge holder is also made of cheap plastic and it doesn't close all the way. I don't find the wine to be atill fresh after 2 days, even if I keep it in the fridge. Do you want to drink your wine before it get spoiled? I suggest finishing the bottle in one sitting. Or try something else.... this product is definitely not worth 50 bucks.Customer Review: Hmm does it really work?
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this as a Christmas gift for my wife. It was expensive and fancy looking, but does it work? I think the results are inconclusive, certainly not clear one way or another. That being said the majority of the wines my wife drinks are sub $10 bottles, so it may be that the wine is questionable to begin with. I have used it on some quality wines and I would still be hard pressed to determine if the argon made any difference. I would not make this purchase again unless the price was cut in half.
Customer Review: Truly useless. Cheaply made.
Summary: 2 Stars
I wanted something more reliable than the vacuum stoppers for my best wines. This is not it. The stoppers are flimsy plastic, as is the preserver that holds the cartridges. The gas cartridges, once inserted, seemed to leak empty within days. They don't seem to form a tight seal. The worst part is the gas didn't preserve the wine as expected even for 1-2 days. There seemed to be an unpleasant odor compared to wines preserved with my vacuum stopper.