True Truetap Double Hinged Waiters Corkscrew Bottle Opener with Foil Cutter, Professional Wine Key for Servers, Metallic Red

Love that it’s so small and comes with a little knife. The little knife we use to cut plastic off of top of bottles, those are so hard and tight to get off usually.

The Pulltap Double Hinged Corkscrew, made in Spain, has inspired a wide range of knock-offs and copies. The copies are all made in China and are sold for much less, sometimes side by side with the real thing. The copies all mimic the shape and function of the original, but some of them are rather shoddy and poorly finished. Many people feel, however, that of all the copies on the market that the TrueTap Double Hinged Corkscrew comes the closet to the original, and may equal it.I purchased both a genuine original Pulltap Double Hinged Corkscrew and a TrueTap Double Hinged Corkscrew to see for myself. Upon setting the corkscrews side by side it becomes obvious that the TrueTap is a near 100% clone of the Pulltap in every detail. That said, there are a number of very distinct detail differences.The differences are: The Pulltap weighs 69 grams, the TrueTap weighs 67 grams. The Pulltap handle is finished in a glossy solid color, the TrueTap is finished in a metallic color. The Pulltap handle is slightly wider than the TrueTap handle. The Pulltap corkscrew has a larger diameter than the TrueTap corkscrew. Both the Pulltap and the TrueTap screws are about the same length. The black Pulltap screw appears to be coated in nonstick, the TrueTap screw is finished in black but is glossy and may only be painted. The foil cutter blade of the Pulltap seems to have a slightly better fit to the handle, the foil cutter blade on the TrueTap is somewhat looser on its pivot pin and has more "waggle". Both the Pulltap and the TrueTap have black plastic inserts in the handle, with notches molded in to accommodate the corkscrew.Both the Pulltap and the TrueTap have rather poor chroming, unusual considering Pulltap's reputation for quality. The chroming itself seems OK, but the finish on both is marred by poor finishing of the metal before treatment, leaving numerous micro scratches and imperfections chromed over. It's slight, but noticeable. On a pure quality basis no one is going to accuse either Pulltap or TrueTap of being made by Laguiole in France.The one aspect that might make a real difference in the feel of your experience is the finish of the down facing edges of the hollow pull handle. On the TrueTap the edges are rather squared off, as though no extra work was put in on finishing the edges after the handle section was formed. On the Pulltap the edges have a slightly rounded off profile as though that detail received a little finishing work after the handle section was stamped out. Also, the black plastic insert on the TrueTap pull handle is slightly more recessed into the hollow handle than on the Pulltap, thus causing the handle edges to be more exposed on the TrueTap. On the Pulltap the insert is more flush with the edges and the handle feels more of a piece. Both of these small details impact how the handle feels as you pull a cork. The more squared off and slightly protruding down facing edge of the TrueTap pull handle may "bite" your fingers a bit. The Pulltap is slightly more comfortable to use.All that said, how do they work? Both models had a tight fit to the handle and hinge; both models pulled corks without a problem. The double hinge worked well on both. At the end of the day I would have to say that I slightly prefer the Pulltap for what is, admittedly, a subjective impression that it has a "quality" feel in the hand. The TrueTap has a better range of colors and metallic finishes, and the functionality is approximately the same. As to which one will open 10,000 bottles of wine and last a lifetime and which one will open only 7,000 bottles of wine and break sooner rather than later, I can't say. But, if the price is similar you ought to get at least one genuine Pulltap. If the TrueTap is selling at a discount to the Pulltap then it's a serious alternative. The Pulltap is not as flashy as the metallic TrueTap, and has a slightly more comfortable pull handle and feel. The TrueTap looks great and works just fine. I bought both, of course, and I am happy with both purchases.

Meilleur tire-bouchon qualité/prix. Très surprenant!

This corkscrew replaces a costly winged corkscrew that had it's worm break inside the cork.I thought this corkscrew would be harder to use then the winged type, but am pleasantly surprised that it is easier to use. The foil cutter is effective and easy to use. The teflon coated worm screws into the cork with almost no effort. Unlike the winged type, you turn the bottle, not the corkscrew, to insert the worm into the cork. The two step hinged prying tool makes it easy to start the cork out, and then with a slight shift get the cork all the way out. More pleasant features are that a bottle cap opener is included, this tool feels great in the hand, it's about the cheapest good quality corkscrew around, and it's good looking. The pictures don't do it justice.Salud!

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