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Pinzon Penguin Wine Opener Gift Set
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| List Price: | $59.99 |
| Price: | $24.99 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details |
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com
Product Description
From the Manufacturer Pinzon is proud to present the Penguin Wine Opener--a reliable and easy-to-use wine opener. Simply follow these easy instructions to use the foil cutter, wine opener, and stopper, and you'll be opening bottles in no time. To use the Pinzon Penguin Foil Cutter: * Position the circular foil cutter over the top of the bottle. * Press the sides of the cutter in lightly and twist a couple of times around the bottle. * The foil top neatly removes to expose the cork. To Use the Pinzon Penguin Wine Opener: 1. The sleek Penguin is designed to effortlessly remove a wine bottle cork. 2. Raise the lever and clamp the Penguin down over the neck of the bottle. 3. Grasp the rubberized inserts securely with one hand to hold the bottle steady. 4. Use the other hand to lower and then raise the lever in one smooth motion. (Although you cant see it, the corkscrew enters and pulls out the cork.) 5. With the lever up, lift the Penguin off the bottle. The cork will be inside the Penguin. 6. Lower and raise the lever again, and voilà! The cork slides off the corkscrew. Note: The Penguin can be used to open wines bottled with regular corks, but careful use is advised when opening bottles with synthetic corks. To Use the Pinzon Penguin Stopper: * The stopper preserves for days on end the bouquet and flavor of a partially consumed bottle of wine. * Plastic ridges on the stopper collar help provide an airtight seal. To Replace a Cork Screw on the Pinzon Penguin Opener: * Raise the lever and find the largest of three Philips screws in the body of the Penguin. * Unscrew the largest Philips screw to release the cork screw. * Pull out the Penguin screw and insert the replacement into underneath the lever. Then, re-insert and screw in the Philips screw where it was removed from. Cleaning Instructions: * Wipe clean with a damp towel and let air dry. Do not put into dishwasher.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #897 in Kitchen & Housewares
- Brand: Amazon.com
- Released on: 2006-08-01
Features
- Includes wine opener, foil cutter, wine stopper, and extra screw
- Made of sleek, durable ABS plastic, Easy to use; includes 1 extra screw; hand wash
- Remove foil, extract cork, and preserve wine between tastings
- Measures 8-1/2 inches long by 1-3/4 inches wide
- Only at Amazon.com
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com Product Description
A great gift for wine lovers, this Pinzon gift set includes a wine opener, foil cutter, and stopper. The powerful cork puller effortlessly extracts the cork from any wine bottle with simple lever action. Simply lift the rubber-finished lever up, clamp on the bottle's neck with the Penguin's side grips, push down the lever to drive the corkscrew into the cork, and raise the lever to pull the cork out cleanly. Releasing the cork from the screw involves the same action. For strength and longevity, the opener is constructed of stainless steel with black plastic accents. Accompanying the cork puller is a foil cutter that strips away the foil covering a cork, and an extra screw that can be installed with a screwdriver. The opener also comes with a stopper that tightly seals your leftover wine in the bottle. All pieces in this set should be hand washed and are imported.
Pinzon Packaging
Pinzon products will arrive at your doorstep in a plain corrugated cardboard box. We developed this sturdy packaging to provide you with the best product value we can offer. All items are well packed to avoid breakage in shipping. If you intend your purchase to be a gift, please check the gift-wrap option in your Shopping Cart on items that offer gift-wrapping.
From the Manufacturer
| We've all seen a waiter or waitress struggle to open a bottle with a stubborn cork in front of a large crowd. Well, no more. Pinzon is proud to present the Penguin Wine Opener--a reliable and easy-to-use wine opener. Simply follow these easy instructions to use the foil cutter, wine opener, and stopper, and you'll be opening bottles in no time. To use the Pinzon Penguin Foil Cutter:
To Use the Pinzon Penguin Wine Opener:
2. Raise the lever and clamp the Penguin down over the neck of the bottle. 3. Grasp the rubberized inserts securely with one hand to hold the bottle steady. 4. Use the other hand to lower and then raise the lever in one smooth motion. (Although you can’t see it, the corkscrew enters and pulls out the cork.) 5. With the lever up, lift the Penguin off the bottle. The cork will be inside the Penguin. 6. Lower and raise the lever again, and voilà! The cork slides off the corkscrew. Note: The Penguin can be used to open wines bottled with regular corks, but careful use is advised when opening bottles with synthetic corks.
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Customer Reviews
I could *not* believe my eyes
This wine opener is wonderful! I have used many openers since I began drinking wine and this by far is the easiest one I have ever put my hands on. In 2 seconds the bottle is uncorked - it's that easy! And wow - for the price??? How can you beat that? I highly recommend this product!
I could *not* believe my eyes the first time I saw someone use this Pinzon Wine Opener. It's hard to visualize from the picture, but it is SUPER-EASY, once you figure it out. It also does not require you to hold the bottom of the opener with one hand.
1) Set the bottom of the opener on the top of the wine bottle
2) Lift the handle upper wards - one single lift - and nuzzle the opener around the top of the wine bottle
3) Ease the handle down, which pushes the worm into the cork -- so easy you can't believe it and requires little strength.
5) Push the handle back down into its original position and the cork is out! No muss, no fuss, no cuss!
The opener is absolutely amazing and flawless in its design and function. Yes, even on the first try, I was able to open a bottle in about 3 seconds, including the cork removal from the screw!
Buy it. You will not be disappointed.
PERFECTLY EASY
I own several styles and more expensive corkscrews, but this one is effortless. The foil cutter takes seconds to perfectly cut, then a few more seconds and you're pouring the wine. What really impressed me was the absolute ease of removing those usually challenging synthetic hard globs. You can barely tell the pucture site, so the more creative types could use real corks for wreaths, etc. The added bonus of an extra screw and a wine saver make this product an absolute fantastic buy. If it doesn't hold up, I'll write an addendum. My experience with their other products is also of high regard.
Broke on the first try!
I received the Pinzon Penguin wine opener set today, which gave me an excuse to have some wine with dinner! Always a good thing. We picked a bottle and used the foil cutter. It's very stylish and worked nicely. Then I dug the bottle opener itself out of the box; it's in there quite tightly.
The directions are virtually non-existent, just some numbered pictures showing the steps. There are no written instructions, no warnings about synthetic corks. I put it on the bottle, squeezed, moved the lever down and up and...nothing. I looked at the "directions" and tried again. Nothing. The opener was stuck on the bottle and wouldn't come off. My husband tried, and the lever jammed. He gently pulled it off the bottle. The cork, a synthetic one, was still fully in place and the opener was broken, with something rattling inside it. The lever won't move more than an inch or two, so it's useless after one attempt.
Since you don't know until you remove the foil if the cork is real or rubber, having a wine opener that doesn't work on synthetic ones is rather pointless. More and more wineries are distributing bottles with synthetic corks to prevent rotten corks from spoiling the wine, and the bottle I was opening wasn't a cheap one. I grabbed my classic waiter's corkscrew and bing bam boom, my bottle was open. At that point, we both needed a drink!!!
I did try the wine bottle stopper and it seems to have created a vacuum seal on the bottle but I am not convinced it really sucked the air out, which is key to preventing spoilage. It's keeping a persistent fruit fly at bay and for now, that's sufficient. I'll use my VacuVin wine stopper when I want to really cork it, because after my experience with the opener, I honestly don't trust it to work properly and am not willing to risk half a bottle of wine to find out.
As a side note, the person receiving this gift set has to figure out on his or her own what the foil remover and cork stopper are, because there's absolutely nothing in the box to tell you. I'm a wine enthusiast so I knew what they were, but a novice who is choosing this item as an easy way to open and store wine would be completely in the dark.
I would recommend the rabbit-eared puller, the original that started this how-can-I-quickly-get-into-that-bottle-if-I-can't-use-a-corkscrew craze. It's worth the money and it does the job. There's no shame in not being able to use a corkscrew, but there are better options than this!
