Rabbit W6004N Original Lever Corkscrew Wine Opener with Foil Cutter and Extra Spiral, Black Finish, Smooth Lever Action for Effortless Cork Removal

This is an excellent product. I took a moment to understand how it works to figure out why some users have had problems with it. The problems with removing the cork probably stem from improper usage due to the poor documentation. Here's how it works. The lever that you swing back and push down moves the corkscrew up and down by a gear and rack mechanism, this is pretty obvious from looking at it. The worm screw is mounted so that it could spin freely if there were no guide mechanism (the metal and plastic part near the hand clamps that the cork screw slides through). The guide mechanism causes the screw to turn as it is pressed down through it. The rotation lets the screw wind into the cork on the downstroke of the lever. The guide mechanism is initially held in a fixed position by two spring loaded latches on either side of the top of it. These latches are pulled back, thereby releasing the guide mechanism when the clamping handles are squeezed on a bottle. With the guide mechanism free to move, and the screw held tightly by the cork, when the lever is pulled back, the guide mechanism moves with the screw and hence does not drive the screw's rotation so the cork is pulled out. This is the part that is not clear in the instructions. Removing the cork HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOW TIGHT YOU GRIP IT WITH THE HANDLES. You must move the lever all the way back forward to remove the cork. Part way, you will feel resistance, this is due to the latches that have now closed since the clamp arms are no longer squeezing on the neck of a bottle. (When you squeeze on a bottle, the hinged ends are forced apart, which opens the latches). The latches are angled so if you use some force you will push the guide mechanism through the latches (just like when you close a door with a spring loaded bolt) and they will snap back into place, locking the guide mechanism down. Now, the guide mechanism can no longer move and acts as a stop for the cork. Now, when you pull back on the lever, the guide causes the screw to rotate and unscrew from the cork which cannot move up because of the latched guide mechanism. Squeezing on the handles only stops the cork from falling on the floor. It's really an ingenious design.

We purchased one about two years ago and at first it worked great, for about two months. Then it simply stopped lifting the cork. It would screw into the cork, then, when it was supposed to lift the cork, it would instead back out. I called the company and they said I was not using it correctly. Really? I took some time to examine the mechanism. It is actually a two step process, There are to parts that move: the screw, which is directly connected to the handle via the gear mechanism and then the floating arm that allows the cork to lift or extract the cork from the screw. Seems when you make the first lift the handle, once it extends fully, the arm is supposed to seat against the cork. Mine would not complete the seat process. So I fooled with it using really loose corks, etc., and finally got to function correctly. It then worked as advertised for about three more months. Then pieces began falling off. There are these little football shaped oval inserts on either side of the floating arm, they began to come out of either side on a regular basis and the pin can work out. Not good. The the main gear pin fell out. WTF? There is some sort of cap that is pushed in one side to hold it. Honestly, not a screw or anything like that, but just a fitting. Try putting that back together correctly after you've had a couple glass of wine that you struggled to open. Exasperating. Finally, one of the arms simply broke off while trying to extract a synthetic cork. I've gone back to a good old trusty manual lever opener that served me well through two years of bar tending in college. When the Metrokane works, it worked great. But I mostly found this a great mechanical design assembled with inferior parts and equally poor securing of said pats. These guys need to look at how a Harley is build.

I love drinking wine, however, I save my money for wine and will use regular house-hold cork screws to open the bottles. As long as the cork doesn't break, I was happy with the cheap cork screws. My friend kept talking about the Rabbit, and she too had the same mentality as I did. So when it came to buying her a birthday present, I thought that this gift would suit her great, because I knew she would not but one herself. She was super happy when she opened her present and tried it out straight away. When it came time to open the second bottle, I tired out her gift and well, that was the end of getting by using cheap cork screw openers for me! The ease of opening a bottle of wine was shocking! No more holding the bottle between your knees or struggling to get the cork out with breaking it. It is worth using the foil cutter which is shaped like an oversized bottle cap because it will make your Rabbit last longer. Just fit it over the top of the bottle, squeeze, and turn to cut the foil off the bottle. Then it's Rabbit time! Position the corkscrew opener on top of the bottle of wine, pull the lever back, then push it forward so that the screw goes into the cork (whether it is a true cork or plastic), and then pull back the lever to pull up the cork. To get the cork out of the cork screw, hold the two Rabbit handles together, pull back the lever and push it forward. Very easy, great if you do not have a lot of strength, and it makes a lovely noise, just like the noise the bartenders make when opening a bottle of wine at your favorite wine bar! I have bought the Rabbit Original Lever Corkscrew set for myself, and many people as present. I hope that you have found my opinion to be helpful with your decision process to purchase this item. If this is the case, and where Amazon asks if this review helpful, please click "yes". Thank you!

La calidad es buena y el funcionamiento es excelente

Broke the first time I used it.

Broke on the first attempt

Not good with the tougher corks especially French or Italian.

Bought in Nov 2021, used lightly for a year and broke during use. Will not buy again get an all metal one!