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Chef’n strawberry Stem Gem rocks, who’da thunk it?

July 4, 2012 4 Comments

I am so ashamed.

Shamefully I scoffed at this kitchen gadget for years.  Years!  “Silly, silly, silly strawberry gadget,” I would smugly muse to myself.  “Look how corny-campy you are, trying to be all look-at-meeee-I-am-a-strawberry.”

Let me redeem my shameful self by letting you in on a secret.

This strawberry huller, the StemGem, from Chef’n rocks.

Yes, ROCKS!

Recently we were at Alicia’s, my sister-in-law, house.  “Hey, Lyndi, want to use this strawberry huller and prep the strawberries?”  She innocently asked.

The mean-girl voice inside of me started silently mocking.  “Silly, silly, silly strawberry gadget.  She fell for its cuteness trap.”

No longer a shameful mocker, I am a convert.

I drank the cool-aid and I am obsessed!

You may be thinking a paring knife is fine and dandy and does the trick well enough.  You may think that but you are wrong, dead wrong.

As was I.

With a quick pump release of it’s prong, you easily slip it in and twist off the stems to reveal a perfectly presentable and uniform fruit.

After dinner at Alicia’s, I went to Williams-Sonoma at Pinnacle Promenade the very next day and bought it.

It is so simple and wonderful and at just $7.95 it will not break the bank.

I will be less skeptical in the future.

I promise.

Here, check out the how-to video from the Chef’n website.

Happy 4th of July!

 

Eat well, my friends.  Eat well.

Lyndi

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Might I propose a toast? Or perhaps a sip? Ever wonder what the “Customer Pick Up” sign at Williams-Sonoma means? Binge watch the Chef’s Table series on Netflix. It’s awesome.

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  1. Kevin says

    July 4, 2012 at 4:54 pm

    I really want one of these…like…now!

    Reply
    • nwafoodie says

      July 4, 2012 at 6:33 pm

      … jump on over to Williams-Sonoma and get one already!! Happy 4th Kevin!

      Reply
  2. Blake S Clardy says

    July 4, 2012 at 11:07 pm

    I've seen it but just couldn't bring myself to adding another gadget to my kitchen utensil junk drawer. With this glowing review I might just have to give it a shot. Until then I'll stick with my drinking straw method.

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    • nwafoodie says

      July 5, 2012 at 1:52 am

      I was the same way! It is great for tomatoes, too. It might make that coveted spot in the drawer, after all!

      Drinking straw method? Tell, tell!

      Reply

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