Metrokane Houdini Wine Preserver | 
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| Brand: Metrokane
Category: Kitchen
List Price: $12.00
Buy New: $8.57
You Save: $3.43 (29%)
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Rating:  30 reviews
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 6 x 2.1
MPN: 0905577
Model: 5577
UPC: 022578055770
EAN: 0022578055770
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Pump vacuums oxygen out of opened wine bottles | | • | Preserves flavor and aroma by preventing oxidation | | • | Ergonomically designed pump works quickly and easily | | • | Includes 2 pushbutton stoppers to hold vacuum for days | | • | Measures 7 inches long and weighs 0.2 pounds |
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Product Description
The Houdini Wine Preserver is a pump-and-stopper vacuum system with three major improvements over competing systems. The pump handle is ergonomically designed to afford easier pumping action and to avoid pinching that can occur with other pumps. Two Push-Button Stoppers are included, employing a patented valve that holds a vacuum for days and releases it at the touch of a button. UPC: 022578055770. Manufacture Part No. 5577 Related Link: | METROKANE WEBSITE | METROKANE STORE PRODUCT INFORMATION: All Metrokane products are new.
Amazon.com Review
You've spent an entertaining evening over several bottles of wine, but now you have a bunch of half-empty bottles sitting in the kitchen. What to do? Enjoy them to the end with the Metrokane Save-the-Wine vacuum pump, which removes the air from opened wine bottles to preserve the wine taste and bouquet. Without the vacuum seal, the oxygen-exposed wine will stale quickly, dramatically affecting the flavor. This ergonomically designed pump is simple to use, and it will let you drink the wine up to two weeks later with few ill effects. The pump comes with two pushbutton stoppers, each of which seals the vacuum tightly. The stoppers also release the vacuum at the touch of a button. --Rivers Janssen
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| Customer Reviews: Read 25 more reviews...
 Great! ...until it broke November 28, 2008
J. Singer
I got at least 20 good uses out of this wine saver until the pump broke as I was pumping the air out of a bottle. Disappointing, but it was good enough while it lasted that I will probably buy another (I still have the 2 corks that go with it, anyway). But heed this warning: stop pumping when you start to feel resistance. The pump clearly isn't built to take a lot of force.
Worked after some help November 12, 2008
alg (Austin, TX)
Out of the box I was a bit disappointed by cheap construction. When I tried to pump a bottle I was disappointed to see that it didn't appear to be working. Maybe it's just my copy, but the pump part leaked air while pumping. I found that a damp dish rag or a plastic grocery bag to choke the pump and make a tighter seal helped. For the cheap bottles of everyday table wine that I use this for it gets the job done, but for more expensive bottles you will definitely want to go for something better.
 excellent product August 2, 2008
occasional wine drinker (CT)
Easy to use and it works beautifully...I corked two wine bottles and they stayed fresh for weeks, a lot longer than the product info even indicated. I'm very happy with this product and am considering giving it as gifts.
Best There is. June 28, 2008
Jack R. Ford (Sacramento, CA)
Great for all of us that do not finish a whole bottle in one session. It preserves the wine flavor and aroma nicely until the next time you want a sip or two.
Works great April 8, 2008
Matty Chombers (Chestertown, MD USA)
A few months ago I purchase this wine preserver, and so far it has been reliably done it is job. I have tried several other products; however, I cannot say the same. This vacuum sealer is quick and easy to use--insert the plug and a couple of pumps, and you've got a good seal. Plus, it nicely matches my other Metrokane wine tools, e.g. Rabbit.
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