Customer Reviews

BonJour World's Best Foil Cutter

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
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1 star:		(3)

 

 

This is a simple, straightforward product which works brilliantly every single time on many different size and bottle configurations. Note that many others require a "standard" bottle but there are a lot of small variations that prevent them from working. This adapts to wider and smaller mouth-bottles, bottles where there is a rim at the top or unusual ridges. All it takes is putting it on top, lightly compressing the device around the top of the bottle and a quick 90 degree twist and the foil is removes. Would work for arthritics because of the light pressure and works with light or heavy or plastic foil. Sometimes something clear, straightforward and simple, like a hammer or a screwdriver or this foil cutter is hard to improve upon. I got one for everyone in the family and everybody feels the same way.

My wife and I are "healthy" wine drinkers (a bottle every 1 to 2 days). We have a speed wine opener and were looking for a foil cutter to match. (Yes you can tear through the foil with the opener, but who wants that mess to tear away before pouring.) We were looking for quick cut on the foil, quick open on the bottle - fast and elegant. We've broken several plastic foil cutters, so something billed as the "World's Best Foil Cutter" sounds great, right?

First impression, - all plastic except for the blades and blade screws - not sure exactly what, but I expected something more substantial. In using, I initially thought it took a bit too much pressure to use, but then found a firm push downward, and a twist to the left and then to the right, and I had a clean cut. Counterpoint - my wife *never* got the hang of it, lest she scratch the @!$% out of the table as well. She hates this thing and has asked several times why we own it.

Well, all was fine and good with only me opening all of the bottles, and then... dum, dum, dee, dum... it broke on 5/29/2006, after purchasing on 1/31/2006. Four months of use and this is the World's Best? One of the six spindles broke off. The spindles on each side of the broken are bent, which doesn't work to engage on the bottle. It's worthless.

All in all, this was a waste of money. Someone give me a standard foil cutter with a good blade, a strong metal frame, and I'll buy. Pass on this one.

6/2006 follow-up: I've now found the world's best in the "Dalla Piazza Stainless Steel Foil Cutter" available through Amazon, and for less. Review of that one posted as well.

This is a good foil cutter. It looks nicer than many and is attractive on the table or wine bar. It also attracts attention and has proved to be a conversation starter with my guests (What is this?).

It does a pretty good job of cutting foil though there have been several rather stubborn bottles it took several tries to cut. So while this is a good product and I use it quite frequently I wouldn't consider it the worlds best.

The ones I've gotten for free are a million times better. Don't waste your money or time on this one. After just one month of use (3-4 bottles a week), the first cutter broke off. Less than a year after purchase, only one cutter remains. Into the trash it goes. It's unfortunate too, because I've purchased other products from BonJour and they are all very good.

I don't like it. I have to try & try to get it to work. I really have to push down hard on it to get it to work. maybe I'm too weak

Well, I don't know if it's the world's best cutter. It's straight-forward to use and a little unusual in appearance (which leads to comments during wine bottle opening ceremonies). My eleven-year-old son used it immediately out of the box with excellent results (and of course without reading the instructions). Clean cuts. A bit big for my aesthetic taste, but it does what it's supposed to do.

My last foil cutter was simple to use and operate (coming with one of those elaborate opener fixtures), and the plastic disintegrated after only a year. This looks to be much sturdier. Time will tell.

$9 isn't cheap, nor is it expensive -- I am satisfied.

Postscript: It broke. I would say after about 20 or so bottles. The company immediately replaced it with a substitute -- not the same one. I noticed that it has been discontinued. It was still pretty cool and an attractive design. I would downgrade to 2 stars. Company service gets 5 stars.

This one lasted about six months. The cutters inside the unit are cheaply attached, and break off.

Worked pretty well for first (approx.) 5 bottles (although it requires a certain angular/pressure technique. Then the cutting blades (approx 8 inside the bore of the cutter) started breaking - I believe 3 or 4 have broken off so far (after 30 bottles). Unit still works, but requires even more dexterity/force. Not recommended. The simple foil cutters work very well; this unit needs a re-design.

I bought this as a gift for my mother-in-law who has rheumatoid arthritis. She has raved about how easy it is for her to use compared to others she has tried.