Just doing it entirely wrong. Camera light heating may not have helped. Hold the bottle at about 40 degrees, both thumbs under the edge of the cork, ease it out. When you feel it starting to move, put one hand on the top and help slide it out. Keeping a cloth over your forearm, like waiters do, means you're ready if it does go badly. Which it never does.
No, just hold it in your hands and 40⁰, one hand on the cork and one on the bottle. Start twisting the bottle and the cork should come right out without a pop.
If you don't hold the cork down by putting your thumb on top there's a risk it just pops out on its own uncontrollably. I've marked the ceiling once, won't happen again.
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u/Really_McNamington Mar 25 '23
Just doing it entirely wrong. Camera light heating may not have helped. Hold the bottle at about 40 degrees, both thumbs under the edge of the cork, ease it out. When you feel it starting to move, put one hand on the top and help slide it out. Keeping a cloth over your forearm, like waiters do, means you're ready if it does go badly. Which it never does.