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OXO sells five corkscrews on oxo.com, and the Steel Double Lever Waiter's Corkscrew is the cheapest of them at $19.99, tied with the Good Grips Winged Corkscrew with Bottle Opener. It is filed under Coffee & Beverage, Barware, Bar Tools, carries SKU 3110200, and the page's structured data showed it in stock when we checked. OXO's own description is two sentences long: a non-stick screw that 'glides smoothly into corks', a second lever that retracts the cork, a bottle opener in the handle, and a foil cutter that folds out.
What this review can say is limited by what OXO publishes. The spec rows give dimensions of 0.625 by 1.5 by 5.25 inches and materials of stainless steel with a non-stick coating, and the warranty tab points to the OXO Better Guarantee. There is no weight, no screw length, and no claim about synthetic corks, so those gaps are reported as gaps, and no part of this article rests on handling the tool.
Our verdict
At $19.99 the OXO Steel Double Lever Waiter's Corkscrew is the sensible choice among OXO's five corkscrews when you want a pocketable waiter's key with a two-stage lever, a foil cutter and a bottle opener, and can live with a listing that says little beyond materials and overall size.
- A good fit for
- Buyers who already know they prefer a waiter's-style corkscrew over a winged or vertical puller and want one from a maker with a published replace-or-refund guarantee.
- We would skip it if
- You find the twisting and levering of a waiter's key awkward and would be better served by OXO's winged or vertical designs, or you need published data on screw length, weight, or synthetic-cork performance, none of which OXO provides.
Reasons to consider it
- Two-position lever: OXO says the second lever 'retracts for easy cork removal' after the first has started the pull
- Stainless steel body with a non-stick coated screw, and a soft non-slip handle that also houses the bottle opener and a fold-out foil cutter
- Covered by the OXO Better Guarantee, which promises replacement or refund for defects in material or workmanship under normal household use
The compromises
- The spec rows list only SKU, brand line, dimensions and materials; weight, screw length, and any statement about synthetic corks are absent
- At 5.25 inches long and 1.5 inches wide it is a pocket tool, so it offers none of the mechanical assist of OXO's $49.99 Vertical Lever Corkscrew
- A receipt from the original place of purchase is required for a refund under the guarantee, and the page is silent on whether the non-stick coating on the screw is covered as normal wear
What we have not verified: The dimensions are read from a JavaScript-rendered specification table and were captured in a browser; the plain-fetch version of the page did not include them. Weight, screw length, and the number of turns in the spiral are not published by OXO. The page links to a required California AB1200 disclosure, which was not opened, so its contents are unconfirmed. Color is described from the product photograph, since the page text names only the materials.
The things in this guide
A closer look at the products, who they may suit, and what to check before buying.
OXO Steel Double Lever Waiter's Corkscrew
It is the lowest-priced waiter's-style option OXO offers, folds to 5.25 inches, and puts the foil cutter, bottle opener and two-stage lever in one stainless steel body under the same guarantee as OXO's pricier pullers.
Before you buy: A waiter's key still asks you to twist the screw in by hand and lever in two moves; OXO's winged and vertical corkscrews exist for people who would rather not, and OXO gives no data on how this one handles synthetic corks.
Price checked September 11, 2026. Retailer prices can change.The $19.99 Listing And Its Four-Row Spec Table
The current price on oxo.com is $19.99, shown once in the product header and again in the page's schema.org offer, which also marks the item in stock in USD. The published specifications have four rows: SKU 3110200, Brand 'Steel' (OXO's stainless product line, as distinct from Good Grips), Dimensions 0.625 by 1.5 by 5.25 inches, and Materials 'Stainless steel, Non-stick coating'. Two feature icons sit under the description, one for Soft Non Slip Grip and one for Stainless Steel. That is the entire technical record OXO provides for this product.
The description block is short and functional. OXO says the design 'combines slim, compact form with no-fuss function', that the non-stick screw 'glides smoothly into corks, then the second lever retracts for easy cork removal', that the bottle opener 'is integrated into the comfortable, non-slip handle', and that the foil cutter 'folds out of the handle'. A link labeled as a required California AB1200 disclosure sits below the description; it was not opened for this article. The page also notes that OXO commits 1% of annual sales to environmental nonprofits, which has no bearing on the tool but appears on the listing.
How A Double Lever Waiter's Corkscrew Is Meant To Work
A waiter's corkscrew of this type has three folding parts on one handle: a spiral screw, a hinged lever arm that braces against the bottle lip, and a small blade for cutting foil. OXO's version adds a second notch to the lever, which is what 'double lever' means in the product name. The user twists the screw into the cork, sets the first notch of the lever on the bottle rim and pulls the handle up to raise the cork partway, then moves to the second notch to finish the pull. OXO describes the second stage as the lever that 'retracts for easy cork removal', which matches the two-step sequence in the brand description in the page's structured data: 'Designed to remove corks in two simple motions'.
The product photograph shows the lever arm in brushed stainless with a stepped profile, the screw as a black coated spiral, and the handle as a curved black grip with the bottle-opener hook at its base. The non-stick coating is the one material claim OXO makes about the screw itself, and the page does not say how long the spiral is or how many turns it carries, which are the numbers that would tell you whether it reaches the bottom of a long cork. Those figures are unpublished, so they are left as unknown here.
Materials, Size, And The Grip
OXO lists the materials as stainless steel and a non-stick coating, with the Soft Non Slip Grip icon indicating the handle is the same kind of soft-touch material OXO uses across its lines, though the page does not name the polymer. Closed dimensions of 0.625 by 1.5 by 5.25 inches put it in the same size class as a standard waiter's key, so it will fit in an apron pocket or a drawer organizer slot. Weight is not listed anywhere on the page, and the structured data carries no weight property either.
Because the specifications on oxo.com is rendered by JavaScript, it did not appear in a plain fetch of the page; the dimensions above were read from the rendered page in a browser session. Anyone comparing this corkscrew against a competitor's published weight or screw length should note that OXO simply does not supply those numbers, so a comparison on those points cannot be made from manufacturer data. The California AB1200 disclosure link suggests the coating or handle material falls under that state's cookware chemical disclosure rules, but the disclosure itself was not read and its content is not asserted here.
The OXO Better Guarantee And The Other Four Corkscrews
The warranty tab on the listing links to the OXO Better Guarantee, which states that if you are not satisfied with your purchase OXO will 'replace it or refund you'. The fine print narrows that to 'defects in material or workmanship under normal household use and when cared for according to the Use & Care guidelines'. A receipt from the original place of purchase is required for refunds, and the guarantee excludes OXO Brew appliances, select OXO Tot items, bakeware, cookware and knives. A corkscrew falls in none of the excluded groups, so the general guarantee applies; whether wear on the non-stick screw coating counts as a defect is not addressed in the text.
The corkscrew search on oxo.com returned five products when we checked: this Steel Double Lever Waiter's Corkscrew at $19.99, the Good Grips Winged Corkscrew with Bottle Opener also at $19.99, the Good Grips Winged Corkscrew with Removable Foil Cutter at $29.99, the Steel Winged Corkscrew at $37.99, and the Vertical Lever Corkscrew at $49.99. The winged designs use two arms that rise as the screw goes in and are pushed down to lift the cork; the vertical lever pulls in a single stroke. The waiter's key is the only one of the five that folds flat, and the only one at its price with a foil cutter built in.
When To Skip This Corkscrew
Pass on it if the twist-then-lever motion of a waiter's key is the thing you are trying to avoid; OXO's Good Grips Winged Corkscrew with Bottle Opener costs the same $19.99 and works by pressing two arms down, and the $49.99 Vertical Lever Corkscrew removes the twisting altogether. Set it aside as well if you open many bottles with synthetic stoppers and want a manufacturer statement about them, because OXO makes no such claim for this screw, or if you need a published weight or screw length to compare against another brand.
Buyers who want a foil cutter that detaches for cleaning have the $29.99 Good Grips Winged Corkscrew with Removable Foil Cutter instead, since the cutter on the waiter's key is fixed in the handle. For everyone else, a $19.99 stainless waiter's corkscrew with a two-stage lever, a non-stick screw and OXO's replace-or-refund guarantee is a low-risk purchase, with the understanding that its published specifications run four rows long.
How we put this together
Built from the product pages and listings below, without test scores or results we have not measured. Specifications and prices change, so check the original page for the exact model, current price, delivery, and returns.
- OXO: OXO Steel Double Lever Waiter's Corkscrew (opens in a new tab)
- OXO: Corkscrew search results (opens in a new tab)
- OXO: The OXO Better Guarantee (opens in a new tab)
