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Problems with plastic corks
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Posted by lisams58 (My Page) on Tue, Dec 27, 05 at 21:15
Hi All!
Just wondering if anyone else has had difficulties opening bottles of wine with the plastic cork. We use the "rabbit" opener to uncork our wine. A few times we have had difficulty with the corkscrew pulling out, but not bringing the plastic cork with it. It becomes a real pain to get the plastic cork out, the corkscrew just keeps slipping out of the cork after it has made a hole in it.
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RE: Problems with plastic corks
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| I am thinking it might be your opener. I couldn't open those corks till I got one of those 'rabbit ears' openers, now I have no troubles. |
RE: Problems with plastic corks
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| We use a "Rabbit" type opener, and have had no trouble opening wine with synthetic corks. They usually come with a spare wine screw, so if you have one I would try replacing the one on your opener. |
RE: Problems with plastic corks
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RE: Problems with plastic corks
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| We had a super bowl party on Sunday, and the plastic cork is still stuck in the wine opener. I hate plastic corks. |
RE: Problems with plastic corks
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| I have a rabbit type opener, and I think I recall reading in the instructions that it wasn't to be used with plastic corks. I have done it anyway, and haven't had a problem... yet. |
RE: Problems with plastic corks
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| I broke two "Rabbit" type openers in the past on plastic corks. Bought an "Estate" opener made in Midlothian Va, about $80 online. Clamps on the edge of a counter and looks real cool.. neat Victorian style. It has never faced a cork of any type it could not pull with ease. Also it will recork your unfinished wine too. BTW, quality of real cork is deteriating and I have had a number of really fine wines that were "corked" in recent years. never will happen with the composite plastic ones |
RE: Problems with plastic corks
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| Usually the plastic sticks to the side of the bottle if the bottle is shiped or stored upright. Keep the bottles on their sides always. |
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