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If you are planning to drink a little, or perhaps a lot, of Champagne during the holidays here is an essential instruction guide on opening a Champagne Bottle with a Saber courtesy of The Wired.com Wiki.

1. Choose your weapon and gather your gear. If you’ve purchased a pricey ornamental champagne saber, whip it out. Otherwise, a solid butcher’s knife will do just fine. And have some glasses (and maybe a couple of towels) handy.

2. Remove the foil wrapper and little wire cage. This will make for a clean break, although some people say it’s not necessary to remove the packaging.

3. Grasp the bottle properly. That would be firmly, by the base, and pointed away from any onlookers. UrbanDaddy recommends a 30 degree to 45 degree angle, and a close inspection to “locate one of the two vertical seams running up the side of the bottle” to the lip. That intersection is where you’ll aim your saber.

4. Do the deed. Run your saber or knife (blunt edge toward the bottle’s lip) back along the neck toward your body, then quickly and firmly thrust it back toward the bottle’s tip, striking the lip sharply. (UrbanDaddy recommends a solid follow-through.)

5. Enjoy. If you’ve performed the task properly, the cork (with a little ring of glass around it) will fly off the end of the bottle. You’ll then commence pouring the bubbly, and offer a witty toast.