Posts from — December 2009

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!

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