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THE BEST ELECTRIC WINE BOTTLE OPENER

THE BEST ELECTRIC WINE BOTTLE OPENERSuper Hurricane Ida (there are reports she just hit 155 MPH while nearing the Louisiana coastline, which qualifies her for Super status) made landfall near Port Fourchon as a Category 4 with constant winds of 150 MPH at the inner wall of the storm.  There will be considerable wave and wind damage, plus floods from all the rainfall:


Reportedly, Ida was the most powerful hurricane to strike Louisiana since the 1850's.  Governor John Bel Edwards said yesterday that she will be the strongest to make landfall over Louisiana.  This was when when the projected speed was supposed to be 140 MPH.
How much more powerful is a 150 MPH hurricane compared to a 75 MPH hurricane?  You need to divide the smaller number into the larger number, then take the cube of the quotient.  Thus, 150/75 = 2, followed by 2x2x2 = 8.  A 155 MPH hurricane is 8.86 times more powerful than a 75 MPH hurricane.

Are you one of those still struggling to open a wine bottle using those manual bottle openers?  I've now been at 15 Craigside for seven years and I think still remain as the only one with an electric wine bottle opener.  Here are the top ones from BestReviews:

  • Best of the best:  Ozeri Nouveaux II
    • $12.66
    • was $17.11
    • ergonomic grip
    • new Li-Ion technology opens 100 bottles on a full charge.
    • Transparent shell
  • Best bang for the buck:  Oster  $19.99
  • Secura  $21.99
  • Famili  $17.39
  • QcoQce  $19.99, but currently unavailable.
  • So ordered from Amazon the Ozeri Nouveaux II for $12.66.  Amazingly enough, that Le Creuset opener, the manual one above, costs $20.

  • The Ozeri arrived, and I tried it.  Fabulous!  I can highly recommend this electric wine bottle opener:

I placed my Ozeri next to another opener I bought from Brookstone, which cost around $27.  The Ozeri is a lot better, plus comes with a bottle pourer/cap.

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