The "foil" they're referring to is the tinfoil (real tin, not aluminum) "capsule" that encloses the cork end of most wine bottles. There are such blades on most waiter's style corkscrews- so it goes hand-in-hand with the corkscrew. It's not that hard to remove the foil without a tool, but it's a convenience. Ironically, it's one of the few places where a dull edge makes more sense than a sharp one. A dull edge still cuts the foil fine, and, since you're bearing down on glass in cutting the foil, a fine edge will be dull very quickly anyway.

I did notice that on my XE6, one of the handles is just a bit thicker than the other. I think the XE6 has every blade that any of the others in the "Juice" line have, and I'll bet the "Pro" came from speculation on what they could include that wouild just take up enough room to make the two handles the same thickness.. so it wouldn't add to the overall dimensions at all.


Haven't been in Costco in ages. I used to, but in this area the checkout lines threaten to become a lifestyle.