How Do You Use A Waiters Corkscrew?
Opening a wine bottle with a corkscrew can be very intimidating! I hope that by the time you are done reading this article, you will feel confident enough to try to do this at home. There are several different pieces of equipment that can be used to open wine, but I have found many of them to be cumbersome and inefficient. The traditional waiter’s corkscrew is very easy to use, and once you get the hang of it, you will never go back to that clunky wine opener again! Start by using the knife to remove the foil from the top of the wine bottle. Your corkscrew has a knife on it! Score around the foil below the lip of the bottle, going in a circular motion, and slicing up with the knife at the end to remove the foil. It is important to score the foil below the lip of the bottle especially if you are opening an older bottle of wine. There can be residue and mold under the foil, and you don’t want it all over the lip of the bottle. Now close up the knife! You will not need it for the rest of
