# Best corkscrew? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 11, 2002, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-corkscrew/142000 "2002-12-11T14:21:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Xerxes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d2c977/32.png) [@Xerxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xerxes)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-corkscrew/142000/21 "2002-12-12T12:28:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Are you talking about the Rabbit? The one Xerxes linked to? I’ve seen them for around $90. > [@](#): > > If you have a budget, it’s not so great I had absolutely no idea they were generally **that** expensive in the US!! I’ve bought a couple from our local supermarket as Christmas presents - they were about 10-11 UK pounds (mebbe 15-17 dollars). To put it in perspective, a cheap standard corkscrew will probably set you back from 3-5 pounds. (And for the record, the local supermarket was ASDA, which is owned by WalMart. They are not on sale all year round, but were Xmas-related gifts). ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_Schmeese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea666f/32.png) [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-corkscrew/142000/22 "2002-12-12T13:53:56Z")
I have to agree with B&I. I come from a really snobby wine family (not snobby about other things, just wine), but I gave everyone one of these a couple of years ago and they think it’s the best! No more messed up corks or tiny bits of cork in your wine! Get it [here](http://barware.com/cork.html). It’s impossible to mess up after you’ve already downed a couple bottles of the good stuff!:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-corkscrew/142000/23 "2002-12-12T13:58:17Z")
**Miss Xanax** : I’m not fully awake yet, and I mis-read your user name as **Merry Xanax**. What a great holiday greeting! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-corkscrew/142000/24 "2002-12-12T16:03:56Z")
I really like the look of the [Pulltap](http://www.pulltap.com/) that **Emilio** recommended. My “We Surrender” corkscrew just broke last weekend, and I never got the hang of the “ahso” version I got in Napa Valley (during a wonderful wine-tasting afternoon). Can someone describe to me how the Pulltap works? I don’t understand its “unique double leverage system”. ---
**Author:** ![Emilio\_Lizardo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-corkscrew/142000/25 "2002-12-12T16:12:06Z")
It works like a regular waiters corkscrew, in that the l-shaped notch on the fold-out arm hooks on to the lip of the bottle to form the fulcrum of a 2nd order lever. The pulltap has two different notches, which allows you to apply maximum leverage to the cork throught the pull by changing which notch you use. If you know how to use a regular waiters’ corkscrew you will adapt to the pulltap in no time. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-corkscrew/142000/26 "2002-12-12T16:15:59Z")
Ahhh, now I see. Thanks **Emilio**. I appreciate the response. Unfortunately, I see from the link that they’re out of stock. ---
**Author:** ![Algernon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a183cd/32.png) [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-corkscrew/142000/27 "2002-12-12T16:18:31Z")
Hmmm. Upon closer inspection, it appears that only certain colors are out of stock. I think I’ll order one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-corkscrew/142000.md?page=1)