Metrokane Houdini 6-Piece Wine Tool Kit

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Product Features

• Includes Houdini lever-style corkscrew for pulling corks in 3 seconds
• Also includes foil cutter, drip-stop ring, wine sealer, wax whacker, spare corkscrew
• All-metal gears and comfortable grip on corkscrew
• Packaged in attractive gift box
• 5 Year Warranty on the Houdini

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.7 x 2.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000090W8Y
• Item model number: 2904
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #221,689 in Kitchen & Dining (See Bestsellers in Kitchen & Dining)

Product Description

Color: Red

Amazon.com Review

This wine tool kit is one of the most thoughtful gifts you could bestow on a friend with a passion for wine. First and foremost, the kit packs a Houdini corkscrew, a lever-style tool that removes a cork in 3 seconds with a push and a pull on its comfortable curved handle. Another rapid push and pull on the handle ejects the cork from the corkscrew. This high-quality cork-pulling device has durable, all-metal gears that have held up to 20,000 cork pulls in tests by an independent laboratory. The Houdini also works on any size wine bottle so need be the only opener in your drawer.

The kit also includes a foil cutter in a patented "bottle-cap" design, which removes the foil cap from your bottle with a simple squeeze and twist; a drip-stop ring, which prevents drips from running down the bottle and staining your tablecloth or clothing; and a wine/champagne sealer, which provides an airtight cap on unfinished bottles to preserve them for a later date. These three tools are all easy to grip and fit wine bottles of all sizes. The kit’s final components include a wax whacker for removing wax seals from wine bottles and a spare corkscrew for emergencies. Metrokane packages the entire set in an attractive gift box and covers the Houdini corkscrew under a five-year warranty. --Cristina Vaamonde

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pass on this one, buy the Rabbit instead, January 13, 2004

By	"tjesse" (Athens, GA) - See all my reviews

I was extremely excited when I originally ordered this item, as I have had great luck with this type of opener in the past. In addition, the extras in the package make this an attractive item. However, even though the gears of the the corkscrew are made of metal, the handles and body seem to be made of a cheap, flexible plastic. The solid feel of the Rabbit is missing in this model. In addition, about one of every 5 corks is not removed properly. The bottle stopper and drip ring are nice, but the foil remover is the worst I have ever used. Do yourself a favor and spend a little more money on a better quality opener...

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Didn't Hold Up, April 10, 2004

By A Customer

I knew this was a cheaper version of 'The Rabbit', but I still expected it to last a bit longer than it did. After about 25 uses, the corkscrew no longer works, although I sitll have a fantastic bottle stopper and drip ring. This product is not recommended.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A New Way to Remove Corks, August 30, 2003

By	Earl Johnson "dooerl" (Dowling Park, FL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Amazon Verified Purchase

I've wanted this sort of opener but would not pay the [$$] or more it would cost to get one, until this amazing offer appeared. My first couple of attempts to open were clumsy, but once I got the hang of it "normal" corks open without a hitch. I find that I still use the old style opener on faux corks that seem to be stressing the mechanism of this opener.

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