It's a nice, cozy evening. Friends are guests, the food is on the table. And before the first bite is enjoyed, you want to fill the wine glass to toast. It's not in the drawer - maybe on the shelf? All right, then we'll just have a look in the closet. But how bewitched the corkscrew has disappeared. And now? Serve a juice spritzer? Not with this ingenious trick!
Open a wine bottle without a corkscrew: it has never been so easy
Instead of driving nails, a key, or a screw into the cork, there's a more elegant way to pry the cork out of the bottle. And another piece of good news: You don't have to hit the bottom of the bottle with all your might. For this trick you only need something that is probably already in the bathroom cabinet: a flat iron!
Only in this case do not put a strand of hair between the ceramic surfaces, but the neck of the bottle. This heats up the air between the liquid and the cork. As warm air rises, it puts pressure on the cork until it finally escapes - and the wine bottle is opened. However, the glass must not get too hot: a medium temperature and constant turning of the bottle is crucial for success.
Because only the air between the liquid and the cork is heated, the wine stays nice and cold. Caution is only required with cheaper wines, which are often sealed with plastic corks. When plastic is heated, it melts and can drip into the drink. This would make the noble drop undrinkable.
