Here’s A Foolproof Way To Open Your Champagne Bottle Like A Champ

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Oh, to be Cameron Diaz in “What Happens In Vegas” when she smoothly slices off the top of a champagne bottle and shows up everyone in the room. Yeah. Must be nice.

Hey, that can be you! And if you can gracefully open a champagne bottle without injuring anyone around you, people will give you some serious props. Plus, it makes for a pretty kickass party trick.

Confidence is key here. And with a few simple steps, you’ll be able to safely pop your favorite bottle of bubbly in no time.

Start by loosening the tab of the wire cage six half turns. Loosen it enough so that it still fits over the lip of the champagne bottle. Keep your hand on the cork and cage since you’ve loosened it.

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Turn your bottle so it’s at a 45-degree angle and rotate the base of the bottle. Keep the bottle at the 45-degree angle for a few seconds so the pressure can slowly escape. Keep holding the cork down in place the entire time.

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As you’re rotating the base of the bottle at an angle, let the cork out little by little, increasing your pressure on the top as it starts to push against your thumb. Let it release slowly. It should come off smoothly with just a little bit of a fizzing noise.

And there you go! No one will get hurt, champagne won’t spray all over your living room and you’ll feel like a champ.

In honor of all those wins, here’s Drake chugging some champagne like a boss.

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