Metrokane Vertical Rabbit Lever Style Corkscrew with Foil Cutter, Gun Metal Grey
Metrokane Vertical Rabbit Lever Style Corkscrew with Foil Cutter, Gun Metal Grey
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 List Price: $59.95 Sale Price: $43.00 Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Eligible For Free Shipping 
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Product Description
Metrokane couldn't design a better corkscrew than the original Metrokane Rabbit Corkscre, so they designed a totally different one. They call is Metrokane Vertical Rabbit Corkscrew, because it stands up on the wine bottle and operates vertically. Like the original Metrokane Rabbit, it pulls a cork in three seconds, ejects the cork automatically and carries a 10 year warranty. The Metrokane Vertical Rabbit has a die-cast metal lever handle. And this beauty parks in a hinged Lucite presentation case of awesome design.
Details
- Pull corkscrew stands up on a bottle and operates vertically
- Start with handle raised, place opener over the bottle, push down the lever and lift back up again. This action lifts the cork from the bottle in just 3 seconds. Simply lower the handle again, lift it up and lower one last time to eject the cork.
- Chrome plated die cast metal lever
- Color is hi-sheen racing finish in gun metal grey; comes with foil cutter and extra worm
- 10 yr warranty
Tagged with: corkscrew • Cutter • Foil • Grey • Gun • Lever • Metal • Metrokane • Rabbit • Style • Vertical • with
Filed under: Rabbit wine opener
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This is a great product, and much, much easier to use and smaller than the original version of the Rabbit. You simply slip it over the top of the wine bottle, hold it in place to grip the top of the bottle, depress the lever to place the screw into the cork, and then lift the lever to remove the cork. Very easy to do. Then you lift it from the bottle and cycle the lever again to remove the cork from the screw. It has worked flawlessly for several months now.
The foil cutter provided with it, on the other hand, is pretty much worthless.
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We have a friend who was always struggling with corkscrews – he no longer does.
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I open 1-2 bottles of wine a week and prior to purchasing the Vertical Rabbit, owned an inexpensive three handle rabit opener as well as a teflon coated screw top type. The three handle rabbit worked fine for a couple of years, though it took a bit of coordination for guests to use. However, it later gave out, and would simply screw in and out without extracting the cork. So I went back to my teflon coated screw type and it worked well with a bit of twisting effort, until the plastic broke.
So in this search I wanted a better quality product that was still easy to use. After ready many positive reviews on the Metrokane Vertical Rabbit, I decided to give it a try.
Ease of use: This corkscrew takes a couple bottles to get used to, but once you do, it is very easy to use. Because it requires some pressure around the base, I would say this is not ideal for women with small hands. My wife is taller and can use it just fine. The lack of side handles is a plus in my mind. Simply raise the lever up, drop over the bottle, squeeze, and press down on the lever. Then repeat off the bottle and the cork drops off effortlessly. Couldn’t be more beautifully simple. The foil cutter works well for both lead and plastic foils in my experience.
Build Quality: The packaging is very attractive and would make a nice gift. The corkscrew itself is overall well built. The lever is heavy metal with rubber inserts for comfort and grip. I was surprised that the base was plastic, as it looked like metal in the pictures (nice paint job). However, since the pressure is primarily on the lever and the base is spread around the bottle top, I think it will hold up. And I suppose all metal construction would be a bit heavy.
Summary: The Veritical Rabbit does what it is supposed to and does it well. It looks great too. While the price is a bit steap for a corkscrew, if you enjoy wine and gadgets, I think you will find it to be worth it.
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This is a keeper! Easy to operate, works perfect every time! Yes, it is a bit pricey, but you’ll never need to replace this thing! And….all your friends will want one when they see it work!
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The vertical rabbit is a unique device in that it stands nicely and can be left on a side table without looking bad and avoids taking up a bunch of space in a drawer. This rabbit works well with natural and synthetic cork. The only thing that will create a problem is occasionally we put a bottle of white in a freezer to chill it. If the cork gets very cold the corkscrew will not easly penetrate or retrieve the cork – so we use a traditional waiters cork screw for that. The action takes a little getting used to and a little muscle, but I am very pleased with it. Would give it 5 stars but the flap on the handle feels a little flimsy so I am not certain how long it will last.