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

I never looked for a strawberry Top remover before. I finally decided to look for one and I found this to my surprise. This little thing is fantastic. It works like it should every single time and is a sturdy little feller. Buy one. You will not regret it. Dishwasher safe also.

What an efficient little gadget! Even my husband finds that it has made a world of difference to prepping and eating strawberries with ease! He used to find the task laborious previously. But not anymore! It’s easy to handle and works well.

I used this once on some fresh strawberries I purchased, and as someone who dislikes biting around strawberry cores, this little gadget is life changing. It's so cute and small but does the job so well (and fast!). I'm glad I went for the name brand!

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 stronger the 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 probably not crazy. : ) Just a note on the recipe, I had never seen strawberry shortcake on actual cake until I was in my 30's My mother always made strawberry shortcake on biscuits. My kids will probably never forget the day that I saw Emeril Lagasse making strawberry shortcake on biscuits on his show and I shouted out to my family "See, I'm not crazy!" : ) I like strawberry shortcake on biscuits because the less sweet taste of the biscuits keeps the fresh fruit flavor of the berries from being overwhelmed by the taste of cake. My favorite shortcake: 1 quart ripe strawberries. 1 package Pillsbury Grands Honey Butter Biscuits 2 to 4 teaspoons of sugar, brown, raw, or table adjust level of sweetness to your taste, I use less 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 areas with 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 with sugar, mix gently with a spoon. Bake the biscuits according to package directions Let 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 serving spoon 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 and mix 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 good at least in my opinion, as the whipped cream, but if I am feeling a bit wild and crazy I mix the Cool Whipped and real whipped cream half and half for my serving, so I don't envy everyone that gets to eat theirs with real whipped so much

A small tool you don't think about, but I find I use it every week for my breakfast cereal topping. The Stem Gem removes the strawberry stem completely and cleanly. It gives the fruit a very nice presentation without losing a lot of the berry when using a knife. Well made, functions as advertised, easy to clean. A good value.

This little strawberry huller is one of my favorite kitchen gadgets. It's just one of those inexpensive, indispensable little things that makes the task of preparing strawberries so much quicker and actually kind of fun.

This has to be the easiest little kitchen device ever ha-ha. I went in thinking this wouldn't work but it's great! Not time consuming at all and extremely easy to use and clean.

My wife loves these. The color reflects the red body and the green leaves of a fresh strawberrry. We buy a lot of these because she likes to feed them periodically to the garbage disposal and then they don't work so well….so we buy another. Repeat! Did you know that your strawberries might be covered with a lot of chemicals and/or pesticides? We have been informed that soaking them in a solution of baking soda can remove a significant amount of that nasty stuff. Then rinse well and get ready with your Stem Gem Huller It works very well to rapidly remove the stem and stuffunder the stem in a single swoop. It is not very durable, for the reasons I mentioned above, but should last a very long time for those of you who do not have garbage disposals. Maybe they might consider gifting us a free one for every five we purchase at full price…….