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Rabbit Automatic Electric Corkscrew vs Rabbit Electric Corkscrew (Houdini)
Which should you buy? Our verdict on both, pulled from our full The Best Electric Wine Openers: 4 Compared (and One to Skip) comparison.
The Rabbit Automatic is the opener to gift: set it on the bottle and it pulls and ejects the cork with no buttons - rechargeable, 30+ bottles per charge, $80. The Houdini is the $31 battery classic. The Chefman set is the budget it-depends. Skip the Rabbit 3-in-1 - $123 for a bundle that's mostly the same opener.
Rabbit Automatic Electric Corkscrew
Buy itNo buttons at all - set it on the bottle and it pulls and ejects the cork itself. Rechargeable, 30+ bottles a charge, $80.
- Fully automatic: place it on the bottle and it pulls and ejects the cork - no buttons to hold, no technique.
- Rechargeable, rated for 30+ bottles per charge - no battery drawer to raid.
- The premium gift form factor - a sleek cylinder that lives on a counter.
- Rabbit is the wine-tool brand - the recognized name in corkscrews.
- $80 is the premium price - you're paying for the hands-off convenience.
- Rechargeable means it needs a charge - dead the day you forget.
- One job only - no sealer or preservation, just the opener.
Rabbit Electric Corkscrew (Houdini)
Buy itThe classic battery-powered opener - press a button, cork comes out - for $31.
- $31 for a Rabbit - the brand's battery-powered classic at a third of the Automatic's price.
- Two-button operation: press down to pull, up to eject the cork - simple and reliable.
- Removes natural and synthetic corks in seconds - the effortless open it promises.
- Compact and battery-powered - toss it in a drawer, no charging base needed.
- Runs on AA batteries - buy them, and it dies mid-party when they drain.
- You still hold a button - not the hands-free magic of the Automatic.
- Plastic feel - a tool, not a display piece.
Side by side
| Rabbit Automatic Electric Corkscrew | Rabbit Electric Corkscrew (Houdini) | |
|---|---|---|
| Our verdict | Buy | Buy |
| Best for | The real gift pick - the opener that does the whole job itself, for a wine drinker who hosts. | The value pick - a real Rabbit corkscrew for under $35, for the wine drinker who doesn't need it rechargeable. |
| Price tier | $$$ · premium | $ · budget |
The bottom line
Our overall pick is the Rabbit Automatic Electric Corkscrew - No buttons at all - set it on the bottle and it pulls and ejects the cork itself. Rechargeable, 30+ bottles a charge, $80. Choose the Rabbit Electric Corkscrew (Houdini) instead if the value pick - a real Rabbit corkscrew for under $35, for the wine drinker who doesn't need it rechargeable.
Want the full picture, including the other options we compared and the popular one we'd skip? Read the complete The Best Electric Wine Openers: 4 Compared (and One to Skip).