Bev Key 3-in-1

Open Any Cold One in a Snap with the Bev Key

In summer when the barbecues are smoking merrily away and friends come together for backyard soirees, the coolers filled with chilled beverages are always a mixed bag. There'll be some aluminum cans for kids, designated drivers, and diehard dometic beer drinkers; a scattering of twist-offs for fans of wine coolers; and the old-school pry-off caps for the microbrew crowd. You don't need a collection of openers to fit the different hands and different caps, though, you just need to supply one small, simple tool: a Bev Key.

A Bev Key is capable of opening any single-serve glass or metal beverage container that doesn't have a cork: if you prefer your Diet Coke from a plastic bottle, you're on your own. It's a little donut-shaped recycled aluminum doodad that can double as a keychain fob, which you can use three ways: •   one side of the hole in the donut is toothed, so it can grab the projecting points of a twist-off cap, which doubles your grip. It's especially useful if the bottle is wet and cold •   the opposite side of the donut hole is squared off, so you can use it like a "church key" for prying classic caps. You do have to have good hand strength to make this work •   a slot in the edge fits over pull-tabs and pop-tops, increasing your leverage. Those with pricey manicures find this most useful.

A Bev Key packs all this punch into a two-ounce package, not to mention that it will also keep your keys