Metrokane Rabbit Corkscrew, Black
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Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Metrokane Rabbit Corkscrew, Black
Customer Review: The Rabbit Rocks
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband and I have had one of these for 2 years and we love giving it as a gift. It is the best corkscrew we have ever used and the last one we intend to buy. The lever has a very smooth action (although the first time I ever used one, I thought I was going to break the handle off-- have no fear, you won't!) and I love that you can remove the cork from the bottle and with another pump of the lever it will pop right off the screw. The foil cutter is also a great tool. If you have a drawer full of assorted corkscrews, get rid of them all and get a Rabbit.
The one caveat to my long list of praises for the Rabbit is that, for people with severe arthritis in the hands, it may be more difficult to remove the cork than with the butterfly-type corkscrews.
Customer Review: Suden price change
Summary: 4 Stars
I've had one of these for several years, great item, instructions warn you that it's not going to last for ever especially on fake corks...
Ordered one from Amazon last week for $35, was going to order for gifts to my department at work, now it's up $5. I love Amazon pricing. Will have to try to find and apply one of their discounts...
Customer Review: Beware - or be cautious...
Summary: 5 Stars
I've had one for nearly 6 years and it finally died (the rabbit died)...
What caused it's demise? Well, I've gone through 2 worms (the spiral thingie that penetrates the cork) and now after getting a new worm still can't open a bottle of wine.
Here's what the issue is, the worms are coated with a slick (Teflon?) coating that wears off over time. Also in the top of the cap that holds the worm in the device is a single ball bearing that is supposed to allow the worm to do its thing to the corks upon penetration (it allows the worm to turn under preassure).
Well some of these new fake corks made of plastic are much harder then both real cork corks and most of the foam plastic corks (if you want an example of one, try St Francis Winery & Vineyard bottles) and they take the slippery finish off the worm rather quickly and take a great amount of force to penetrate the 'cork'.
Their 'cork' seal is like a plastic capsule filled with some kind of compressed foam and the damn things seem to be very hard on the Rabbit... Needless to say, after a case and a half of that wine over time (the wife likes the Claret) the Rabbit is dead. The ball doesn't turn in the top of the cap over the worm and while you can get the worms very easily, the cap isn't available, as far as I can tell. I've had to resort to the brute force Screwpull and Xyliss that I had as backups.
The Rabbit has a 10 year warranty and I've thought of sending it in and seeing what happens.
I'd definately recommend having a backup screw around for those crazy fake 'cork' bottles like St Francis... Kenwood switched to a foam filled vinyl sleeve 'cork' and those are a breeze with the Rabbit but if you're too quick you might actually push it into the bottle (Hint to St Francis)...
A great cork screw, if only all the wineries still used real cork 'corks' and not these high tech plastic blasphemous abominations...
Customer Review: Spiral screw replacement availability
Summary: 3 Stars
Good unit to use if you have strong hands and arms. Spiral worm has worn out (after 200 openings)and cannot find a new one. No response from Metrokane. Can anyone help?Customer Review: overpriced
Summary: 4 Stars
attractive but hardly worth the selling price. It doesn't release the cork as well as claimed.