Electric wine bottle openers, levers and more. Simply the Best.

2006 was a great year for Oster!  If you’re looking for a great wine bottle opener, than this is the route to go. And it’s less than $20!

I don’t know about you, but I simply hate using a corkscrew!  Mainly because I generally manage to screw up getting the cork out of the bottle.  I’ve used the Connoisseur lever models and do like them—more on those in another post—but in my opinion, the granddaddy of bottle openers is the Oster 4207.

Used properly—and gently!—this product makes opening a bottle of wine a wonderful thing.  And you’ll never have those embarrassing bits of cork floating in the wine again!

When fully charged, the unit will open about thirty bottles with the touch of a button.  When the motor stops, the cork has been removed from the bottle.  Simply lift the unit off the bottle, and using the reverse button, eject the cork from the unit.  When the unit needs to be recharged, just sit it in its base.  The base also houses a foil cutter, so be sure you use that to remove the foil from the bottle spout before using the opener.

Now, like anything else, there is a right way and a wrong way to use this.  Take a little time, be patient, and practice makes perfect.  Once you’ve gotten the hang of it, you can look forward to years of use.  Get impatient, don’t use it properly, and guess what?  It will break!  It’s a $20 item.  It’s not made of titanium that can withstand abuse!

I do have to say, make sure you keep it recharged!  It’s a little embarrassing when you have guests and the battery is dead.  They are all oohing and ahhing about the cool gadget you’re about to use and you realize the thing is dead!  Then you have to pull out the backup opener.  Oh, well.  Worse things have happened, believe me!

All in all, this is an awesome product.  Buy one for yourself.  And oh, they make great gifts, so buy an extra to have on hand to wrap up to give away.

This is a must for any household that drink wine!

Don’t believe me?  Check out what hundreds of satisfied buyers have to say!

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I reviewed the 4207 Wine Opener in a previous post, but wanted to make sure you were aware of the Oster 4208 wine bottle opener package as well.  Nothing has changed as far as the unit itself goes, so the previous review stands, but Oster has updated the package.

If you buy the Oster 4208, you get the unit plus a wine chiller.  For the few extra dollars this package costs, it’s a pretty sweet deal, and again, make a great gift.

People, the Oster 4207 has been on the market for more than 3 years now and has stood the test of time.  Will it last forever?  No!  It’s a $20 opener.  I did read in one post on Amazon that, if used properly, and assuming you didn’t end up with a lemon, you should be able to open about 750 bottle of wine with this unit.  That’s a lot of wine!

You can find out more on the 4207 unit here, and the 4208 package here.

Be well, and drink responsibly!

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I’ve had one of these for 3 or 4 years now and still use it occasionally.  The electric does need to be recharged and sometimes you forget, so having a backup is probably a good idea.  And I hate using a plain old corkscrew.

I got this as a gift, and I have to say it’s one of the most useful gifts I’ve ever received.

First, use the foil cutter and then position the opener on the wine bottle.  When you push down on the lever, it engages the gear mechanism, which drills the screw down into the cork.  When the screw is completely in the cork, you simple reverse the process by pulling up on the lever which removed the cork from the bottle.  Voila!  Let your wine breath and enjoy!

This corkscrew is in the $20 range, and as mentioned, makes a great gift.  Naturally, you can also buy one for yourself!

There are more expensive lever model corkscrews on the market, but frankly, I don’t see the need.  This is a nice mid range product that works like a charm.  By mid range I mean you can open your wine bottle with a corkscrew you picked up in the dollar store, or you can spend $60 – $70 on an expensive lever model.  They all work but personally, I go for ease of use and common sense and stick with the $20 product!

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