Customer Reviews

Metrokane Houdini Lever-Style Corkscrew with Foil Cutter, Red

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

This is a well made corkscrew with a fantastic design. It is so easy to uncork a bottle of wine and only takes a little bit of strength...I no longer have to go searching for my husband when I want to open a new bottle. The only drawback is that it doesn't fit in my utensil drawer so I've got it stashed away with my appliances.

Now that I've had the Metrokane Houdini for a couple of years and opened maybe 2 hundred bottles of wine, I can attest to its ease of operation (better than the Bonjour, for instance) and its durability -- there's been no diminution of performance, no sign of wear. And it's truly a great-looking device! You still have to have some arm strength to deal with the plastic corks, but, hey, it's a corkscrew!

The Houdini handles are made from cheap, coated plastic. To make the Houdini appear well built for in-store purchases they actually include a piece of concrete inside the plastic case to make it feel like the entire thing is metal. Simply remove the backing and you'll find dead weight. I wish they would have just spent the money to make the handles out of metal instead of wasting the effort in the package. The opener is okay for the price but I doubt it will last that long.

I purchased the Houdini and it worked great--for 5 bottles of wine. On the 6th, the handle cracked completely in half. I thought it was made of metal, but turns out it was just made of cheap plastic with a clever metallic coating. Not worth the money to me if it breaks after a few short uses. I wouldn't recommend it.

This particular opener is a piece of junk. The handle snapped in two before it was one month old. I bought it because I had a previous one that lasted years. What happened? The handle needs reinforcement all the way to the end. We are pressing on it. It could not withstand the pressure. Get back to the drawing board and redesign this.

I am a wine drinker by weekend and this product makes it very easy for me to open wine.

Total junk.
Cheap and clunky. I have had other cork pulling devices of the same general design and all of them worked better then this unit. The foil cutter does not work either.
If this is the brands' typical design; buy another brand.
I gave it a 2 star over 1 only due to the fact that it does manage to pull out a cork 75% of the time.

Great corkscrew to have, although it doesn't work as well as the rabbit. It's close, though. Highly recommend.

I gave this to my roommate as a Christmas gift. She loved it and we tried it out right away. It works great and is super easy to use. The foil cutter is an awesome ad on as well. I would definetely recommend this corkscrew!

This product is made of cheap plastic, it is not working properly when tried and it is a nice-looking imitation to the metal openers. Dont waste your time and money and buy the real thing. I returned it as I was sure it will break when openning the next bottle