Why Is It Necessary To Buy a Bottle Opener?

Opening a glass bottle’s metal cap with your teeth may look cool, but it’s certainly not safe. Secondly, no bottle opening method comes close to being as smooth, easy and portable as using a bottle opener.

Let’s find out what makes a bottle opener a necessity, what type of bottles you can open with one and how the different types of bottle openers benefit us. 

The Purpose of a Bottle Opener

A glass bottle opener lets you remove the bottle cap with either an upside or downside push of the lever. In general, a bottle opener may allow you to open more than a single type of bottle. The following two applications make bottle openers a necessary kitchen utensil:

• To remove metal caps

Often metal bottle caps are affixed to the opening of the bottle. A bottle opener helps you remove them by going beneath a fulcrum point on the metal cap on which you pivot.

• As a corkscrew

A bottle opener may also be thought to include corkscrews and used to remove plastic stoppers and corks from wine bottles. So if you own a bar or need to open a lot of bottles for an event, you need a dedicated bottle opener for a hassle-free experience.

There Is No Better Alternate

We get how tempting it can be to open your beer against the metallic drawer handle. You may even be able to pop up the metal cap with your super strong teeth (unlike many). But more often than not, they’re not ideal means to open a bottle.

Firstly, they aren’t as safe as using a bottle opener. Secondly, even if you install a metallic hook on the wall or invest in a wall-mounted opener, it won’t be a portable opener. So you’ll have to resort to that specific spot in the bar or kitchen whenever you need to open a bottle. 

Even if you’re going with a wall-mounted opener, we suggest investing in at least one crown cork opener or a speed opener (also known as a bar blade).

The Multiple Types of Bottle Openers

1. Crown cork opener

This opener is also known as the original bottle opener. It doesn’t open wine bottles but does an excellent job at opening glass bottles.

2. Speed opener

Also known as a bar blade or popper, a speed opener has a hole at one end and a letterbox cut at the other. You can use the round hole to pull bottles out of ice and the other end to quickly pop the metal caps. It’s the most convenient bottle opener for the modern bartender. 

3. Multi-opener

A multi-opener may include a corkscrew or an opener for beverage cans and plastic bottles in addition to glass bottles.

4. Wall-mounted

Works the same way as a crown cork opener but is attached to a wall. The bottle can be opened with just one hand.

Final Thoughts: Using Bottle Opener Alternatives

You may come across different means of opening bottles in your pursuit of a bottle opener on the internet. For instance, using a pair of scissors or a cabinet’s handle to pivot the bottle’s cap against. We strongly advise against it. 

You could make a false judgment and break the bottle in the process, which could even result in an injury. We suggest investing in one or more types of bottle openers (as required). You may need to separately buy a corkscrew or a multi-opener for wine bottles.