An effortless, one-button corkscrew

Here’s a truly effortless corkscrew. You hold it over the cork, steadying the bottle with your other hand, and press a button for about 15 seconds -- bingo! A metal worm screws into the cork and pulls it out of the bottle. Press the button again and the worm divests itself of the cork. Although it’s not the quickest way to uncork, it requires no strength at all, and the manufacturer says it can open 40 bottles between battery charges.

FOR THE RECORD:
Wine opener: In the July 25 Cookstuff item about the Oster 4207 Electric Wine Opener, the brand name Oster was misspelled Poster. —

Poster 4207 Electric Wine Opener. About $20 at some Target and Wal-Mart stores, or order from target.com, walmart.com or amazon.com.

-- Charles Perry