Chef'n Original Stem Gem Strawberry Huller, Red/Green - 102-138-005

Makes hulling strawberries quick and easy. Comfortable to hold and works better than a knife. Great little gadget for the kitchen.

When you press the button, be sure to insert up to the bend in the extractors. Running water cleans it easily. Insert and twist a bit. You end up with a clean strawberry. It seems to be very sturdy. Chrome plating keeps the extractors clean, so it won't rust.

Wonderful tool to quickly remove the stem & core of strawberries. Love it! Well-made small tool for coring fruits.

I have to admit to liking kitchen gadgets, but when I first saw one of these I thought it was a little silly, I only bought because I did not have prime and I was bringing up my cart to enough for free shipping.Once I started using this, I wonder how I ever managed to get a quart of strawberries prepared before I owned one of these.It works well on all sizes of berries, occasionally I might have to "stem" a berry twice to get all of the stem off, but usually it only takes one try. As my hands have gotten "older" I find using this not only saves time, it is easier on my hands.With this and the strawberry slicer I can prepare strawberries for shortcake in only a few minutes, and the mostly even slices from a strawberry slicer make for a nicer looking presentation when I serve dessert.When choosing strawberries, I go by appearance first, and the aroma second, the strongerthe aroma of the berries, the better they will taste, and the less sugar needed to sweeten them. So if you see someone in the grocery "smelling" the strawberries, they are probablynot crazy. : )Just a note on the recipe, I had never seen strawberry shortcake on actual cake until I was in my 30'sMy mother always made strawberry shortcake on biscuits. My kids will probably never forget the daythat I saw Emeril Lagasse making strawberry shortcake on biscuits on his show and I shouted out tomy family "See, I'm not crazy!" : )I like strawberry shortcake on biscuits because the less sweet taste of the biscuits keeps the fresh fruit flavorof the berries from being overwhelmed by the taste of cake.My favorite shortcake:1 quart ripe strawberries.1 package Pillsbury Grands Honey Butter Biscuits2 to 4 teaspoons of sugar, brown, raw, or tableadjust level of sweetness to your taste, I useless of the sugar if I am adding the brown sugar.Real whipped cream. I usually use the refrigerated type in a can,for a lactose intolerant version use Cool Whip, thawed for about half an hour (see note at end)when preparing strawberries, I cut off any discolored areas, or any really mushy areaswith a paring knife once they have been washed and drained, and had the stems removed.Sometimes it is almost impossible to find almost perfect berries.I slice the strawberries directly into a medium sized mixing bowl, lightly sprinkle withsugar, mix gently with a spoon.Bake the biscuits according to package directionsLet the biscuits cool slightly after removing them from the oven.Split the biscuits in half, I generally use a total of 4 half biscuits per servingspoon the sliced sweetened berries over the biscuits and top with the whipped cream.Serve and enjoy!For toddlers and preschool age children, I break the biscuits into bite sized pieces andmix with some of the berries in a bowl and then top with the whipped cream.(note) I have gotten more lactose as I have gotten older, the Cool Whip is not as goodat least in my opinion, as the whipped cream, but if I am feeling a bit wild and crazyI mix the Cool Whipped and real whipped cream half and half for my serving, so I don'tenvy everyone that gets to eat theirs with real whipped so much

Great surprise at how well and quickly this little tool works! Bought several for others as well! Wonderful tool! Everyone should have this great tool!

I highly recommend this little gadget to remove core of my strawberries every morning. It really works well.

Sometimes when you’re not expecting much you get a surprise. Looking at this item on the Amazon site it didn’t strike me as anything special, especially at the cheap price. But surprise, surprise! This strawberry corer is a five star winner. Easy for elderly hands to operate it does a clean, neat job on berries of every size. And it doesn’t over core. You get every bit of usable berry.To paraphrase Cole Porter…”It’s the Top”.

It works as designed but it’s no easier than digging with a knife or just slice the top off