I had a Waring before that wore out.  I bought the Cuisinart because of the Cuisinart name and reputation and I have other Cuisinart products in my home.  This is slow and I was worried it would even work on the artificial corks.  It finally did remove the artificial cork, but it took several attempts.  It works fine on real corks.  I don't think this is as good as other Cuisinart products I have and use.  And I have quite a bit.