Twist off bottles?

Hi all, newbie here,
Are twist off bottles suitable for recapping? Do I need a special capper? thanks in advance, Harry

twist-offs are evil and should be avoided at all costs, go for a poptop any day, gotta keep bottle opener companies in business somehow

what`s wrong with using twist caps for home brewed beer..???? I just did 70 bottles the other day....!!!!

I agree with GD, there is absolutely nothing wrong with using twist tops, ok you have to use a little more force but that doesn`t make any difference.
Personally I have been using them for a while now since the crown seals one`s have been all used up, not a single problem.

Forgot to mention.
When I go here there is a capper which just does crown seals and another does both crown seals and twist top.
The combo capper I paid about $60 AUD.

normal capper, tops are great pity about the beer from my first brew, sweet and very frothy

I use disposable (twist off) bottles and have not had a problem with them. I use a two handle capper, not a bench capper, and normal crown caps. The bottles I use come from Yuengling Breweries, and have a similar shape to returnable (pop top) bottles. They are not quite as heavy or thick and the neck is just a bit shorter than standard 12 ounce returnable bottles. I think (IMO) that if you were to try recapping the tapered type of disposable bottles (Budweiser shape) you would need a bench capper. There isn`t much of a neck on them for a two handle capper to grip on. But I`ve never tried them, so can`t say for sure.
Put on a twist off bottle, crown caps will twist off. It takes a bit more force than most of the commercial breweries caps though, so I use an opener to pop them open any way. For Barleywines, and anything else like that that I plan to bottle age for longer than normal times, I still use returnable bottles. The glass tends to be thicker, and darker brown, which lets less light in. I also use Oxygen retardant caps for those. Not sure if it really makes a lot of difference, but that`s the way I do it.
Hope this helps. Mike

How about 32 or 40oz. screwtop quart bottles. Have been using them for a long time and never had a problem. Just breifly boil the screw tops before puting them on. (of course you have to drink the swill out of them first unless you have friends who like swill!)

...twist caps works fine on my bottles....!!!!!!!