Quick - how do I open a corked bottle of wine without a corkscrew?

[episodic]

ARGGGGGGGGG!

 

[iron crotch]

a knife for the foil and your teeth. Riiiiip

 

[episodic]

This cork is embedded below the bottle line. Nothing to grab with teeth.

 

[Kaervak]

Got a drill handy?

 

[Sphexi]

Bang the bottom of the bottle against your hand or something else that's firm but not gonna break it (tree).

 

[IronWing]

Drill press. Never underestimate the utility of industrial tools in the kitchen.

 

[episodic]

Nope no drill

 

[DrPizza]

Have any wood screws at least an inch long? Life's gonna suck if you crumble the cork into your wine... little floating pieces of cork to pick out.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Use a pen/knife/screwdriver to drive it into the bottle.

 

[swtethan]

smash it!

 

[Sphexi]

http://www.wikihow.com/Open-a-Bottle-Without-a-Bottle-Opener

 

[episodic]

Arghhh - I have two tools in the house - a flat head and a phillips screwdriver. I have wire cutters too. . .

Sigh. No screws - tons of nails.

Ark. . .

No pen knife. Working at it with a flathead driver now - scared I'm going to break the bottle now.

 

[ColdFusion718]

you can take a coat hanger and cut off the end that has the twisty, windy part. Or use a coat hanger to make a corkscrew. I've done it and it works.

 

[Minjin]

Are you impressing whoever it is that brought it over yet?

 

[Kaervak]

Well, your only other option is to freeze the bottle, then smash it and have a wine lollipop.

 

[episodic]

Tried the banging - no work.

I'm going to the liquor store now to buy a corkscrew dangit. . .

 

[IronWing]

Place a four quart sauce pan w/ two quarts of water on the stove. Bring water too a boil. Place wine bottle in water. In a few minutes cork will self-extract.

 

[Chaotic42]

Since the wine bottle is made of glass, and glass is a liquid, wait for the bottle to melt enough that the cork becomes loose. Remove the cork and enjoy.

 

[uberman]

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Bang the bottom of the bottle against your hand or something else that's firm but not gonna break it (tree).

This happens sometimes when I go camping. I remove the foil. Then I hammer the bottom of the bottle against a tree trunk.

 

[Evadman]

you need a rapier.

 

[episodic]

I saw coldfusion's method before going out the door. Broke the end off of a wire coat hanger - screwed it in - popped the cork - saved the day - and the other person doesn't even know I was asking for help.

Thanks everyone - especially cold.

 

[StevenYoo]

Originally posted by: Evadman
you need a rapier.

correction: a saber

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: StevenYoo

Originally posted by: Evadman
you need a rapier.

correction: a saber

Rapiers are more fun.

 

[IronWing]

Originally posted by: episodic
I saw coldfusion's method before going out the door. Broke the end off of a wire coat hanger - screwed it in - popped the cork - saved the day - and the other person doesn't even know I was asking for help.

Thanks everyone - especially cold.

So why are you still posting? Get your game on!

 

[thehstrybean]

Originally posted by: uberman

Originally posted by: Sphexi
Bang the bottom of the bottle against your hand or something else that's firm but not gonna break it (tree).

This happens sometimes when I go camping. I remove the foil. Then I hammer the bottom of the bottle against a tree trunk.

You take wine camping?