You may consider yourself a gadget aficionado of sorts, or maybe you're just one of those people that love going to your local cooking store in search of the latest and greatest to add to your junk drawer. Whatever niche you may fall under, I promise you will love this.
I myself fall under the aficionado category. I consider myself a 'tool Sommelier' of sorts, if you will. No, I do not have a background in gourmet cooking and I did not attend 'Le Cordon Bleu'. I do, however, have a little over 5 years experience working as a merchandiser for one of the top Gourmet cooking stores which allows me first hand experience with all of the new kitchen lovelies.
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My newest favorite and the entire purpose of this post is the 'Stem Gem' by Chef'n. Maybe you've heard of it, maybe you haven't. Their products are sold at retail locations all over the country and all well designed and most importantly, affordable. They pride themselves on innovative designs that are visually appealing and also functional.
The Stem Gem's fun design- a strawberry of course!- makes it fun to use, and really easy to spot in a drawer. I don't care how organized you are, most often times tools fall under the same blah design category which makes things almost impossible to spot in the heat of your cooking moment.
Now onto the usage- There is a lever at the top that you push in which releases the claws at the opposite end, which you place over and push into, the top of the strawberry. Do a simple twist to either side and pull out. What you are left with is an amazingly clean, stem-less strawberry. Long gone are the days of wasting almost half of your precious fruit by maiming it, or yourself for that matter, with a plain old paring knife. The basic scoop design of the 'huller's' of the past are basically obsolete now as well- save those for your citrus garnishes people. The Gem also works superbly on tomatoes! Save some precious minutes the next time you're making homemade pasta sauce. This little gadget is also dishwasher safe although it's so easy to clean, a dishwasher run is hardly necessary!
With the Stem Gem priced at around .00, you can afford to get one for yourself, get a gift for that person that has everything, or save it for a stocking stuffer!
The Stem Gem Is a Diamond in the Rough!CORDON
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