Waiter’s friend corkscrew, double-hinged

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A double-hinged waiter's friend has two points of leverage instead of one, so you lift the lever, engage the first hinge point on the bottle rim, then the second, pulling the cork out in two shorter, easier pulls rather than one long strain. That matters most on longer corks or ones that are gripping tight — it's noticeably less effort than a single-hinge corkscrew and less likely to snap the cork halfway. It also folds out a small serrated foil cutter and a flat bottle cap opener, so one folding tool covers three jobs.

This is the standard tool used front-of-house in bars and restaurants, and it's a sensible choice at home too if you open wine reasonably often — it's compact enough for a pocket or a kitchen drawer, unlike a winged corkscrew. It handles natural cork well; synthetic and plastic corks are a bit more variable with any waiter's friend, since the worm has less to bite into, but this copes with most of them fine. Keep the worm dry and away from the dishwasher, which will dull the point over time.

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