I was cleaning out my main kitchen drawer and came across a multi-function tool that’s been there forever. It has a corkscrew, a small pocket knife-sized blade, what I presume is a bottle cap opener, and something that I haven’t a clue. Unfortunately there’s no manufacturer name so I can’t look it up. In general, how can one identify the purpose of the various knobs, hooks, holes, etc. in a Swiss-type pocket knife or a multi-tool? Usually the brand name can be searched online, but if you don’t have that?
I have a superior one which has a hinge which gives a double action for pulling a cork. It doesn’t see a lot of action these days as most of our wine has screw tops.
I always just stick the screw through the foil, raise the cork up a half cm or something, tear off the foil, and then remove the cork completely. You can skip that middle step if foil falling in is no big deal because you’re a man’s man while you drink your white zin and not some nancy!
Agree that these are way better than these stupid fragile two arm openers.
