Does putting a spoon in a bottle of fizz actually stop it going flat?
The moment you open a bottle of Champagne or Prosecco is a wonderful one, but even if you’re sharing it around you won’t always finish the bottle.
But unlike a classic bottle of red or white, a flat bottle of fizz isn’t so tasty without the, well, fizz.
Then there comes the age-old question; if we put a spoon in the neck of the bottle, will it stop the drink going flat?
As with all of the most difficult questions in life, it’s still being hotly debated.
For example Francoise Peretti, director at Champagne Bureau, told the Metro: “We have conducted research into this, and I can tell you that this idea is technically untrue.
“I have no idea where the myth came from. It is a romantic idea, but sadly it does not work.”
But before we lose hope, The Huffington Post team did their very own spoon test and found different results.
They opened two bottles of Prosecco, tested their bubbliness, then left them both open for 24 hours – one with a spoon, and one not.
Both of the bottles’ contents had become flatter, but the one with the spoon was marginally more fizzy. (Marginally is an important word here, though.)
We’re not sure what kind of research Peretti directed, but The Huffington Post‘s method certainly needs more looking into.
And there’s only one way to find out.
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