These three easy tricks use common household items to open a bottle of wine. Let it be known that I’m a big believer in using ...

It’s a brilliantly simple way to open a water bottle with one hand. Think of it as the minimum viable project for assistive technologies, and a brilliant use of a few 3D printed parts and some ...

Hand pumps or foot pumps are fine Something that can hold the bottle, neck down, at an angle to the ground – the handle of a garden fork works well but branches, bits of wood or plant pots will ...

While pumping, squeeze the bottle frequently to see how firm it is. If you cannot easily squeeze it by hand, stop pumping. Use scissors to trim away the rubber around the inner tube valve.

It's the same principle behind heating the neck up, but less dangerous, although you're more likely to have a lighter than a bicycle pump on hand. 6. Shoe and wall trick Place the wine bottle in a ...

You could easily stock up on a few of these openers and they'd still cost less than a nice bottle of wine. Best electric Most kinds of wine openers require some physical effort and hand mobility.