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How do you use an Ah-so wine cork puller?

seriously; i have never seen any diagram how to use this thing, not even on the packaging on the ones they sell; is one of those prongs supposed to stick into the cork? is one prong supposed to be on opposite sides of the cork with the other prong? are both prongs supposed to slide together on one side of the cork? diagrams/link would be appreciated

This type of opener — also known as the Butlers Friend — works well on some bottles, not so well on others.

One prong should be longer than the other. Insert that first between the cork and the bottle and wiggle it down till the other prong reaches the cork, then insert the second prong. Now you have two prongs on opposite sides of the cork. Rock them back and forth while easing them down. When the prongs are all the way down, twist the handle and lift. The corks should come up gripped between the prongs.

This opener works best on smooth polished corks, which are fairly common on US bottled wines, but many inexpensive European bottled wines have very rough sided corks which the Ah-So doesn’t work well with.

One risk is you push the cork down into the bottle as you insert the prongs.

I have had one for over 30 years and only now ever use it as a last resort on very old crumbly corks when a normal corkscrew thread can’t get a grip.

It is known as an Ah-So in the USA as that was the name of the Greman company who sold them in the US. In the UK they ar eknown as Butlers Friends since in the olden days butlers could use them to remove corks from good bottles, drink the contents and top the bottle sup with cheap wine and re-insert thecork without any sign of the bottle being opened.

A good ‘waiters friend’ corkscrew with a Teflon screw is inexpensive and much more efficient.

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