I hate my foil cutter. It came with a gift my wife and I got for our wedding, it was basically a Rabbit knockoff package with a foil cutter and stopper included. I find that it sometimes cuts the foil with minimal difficulty (40%), but sometimes it doesn’t cut it at all despite 1-2 attempts (40%), or worse it partially cuts it and I need to perform micro surgery to finish the job (20%).
Not a major issue, but irritating nonetheless.
Does anyone love their foil cutter so much that they are eager and proud to vouch for it?
I honestly don’t know why people dislike wax so much. Doesn’t bother me at all. Just insert your corkscrew as you normally would right through the wax and extract.
I use one that came as a set with one of those electric opener/vacuum things. The foil cutter is the best part of the whole deal. It has 6 cutting wheels, I looked on Amazon and only saw ones with 4 wheels, but they probably cut as cleanly. I like the look of a bottle with the foil around the neck.
I bought this OXO a few months ago and at $15 it has been my best wine opener to date. Foil cutter works extremely well (I too take all of the foil off) and it has a double lever corkscrew so I never have trouble with the cork breaking off. Also has an integrated bottle opener for the non-disciples.
I use a 4 inch folding Gerber. I know it may seem like overkill. But it fits my hand and the geometry of the way I hold a bottle and I have greater control. Serrated knives on openers are pretty useless for me as they are not designed for left handed. Because of the volume of wines I open, I use a Rabbit for cork removal. Another habit of mine is to cut below the collar instead of above.
