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I was sent Chef’ns StemGem for review and was instantly smitten! Anna eats a ton of fruit and that number will ramp up even more in the next few months before reaching a critical mass during the summer fruit season. Plus, we have lots of great pick-your-own farms in this area where you can pick incredible strawberries and, now with Anna a year older (and, therefore, less likely to mount an escape attempt in public), I’m sure we’ll hit those places pretty hard once they open. So, we have Anna’s love of fruit and impending nice weather – both of which make the StemGem an attractive gadget for me – but she has also developed a real interest in cooking. I can’t even stir my coffee without her screaming “Wait for me! Wait for me!” as she drags her foot stool over to the kitchen island. The problem is that most of the kitchen tools are too big and unwieldy for Anna’s little three year old hands to use and she ends up just standing there, frustrated, while I do most of the work.

The StemGem changed all of that! Not only is it extremely simple and easy to use, but it made us both happy: Anna could use it with ease and I thought it was adorable! Here are the directions:

-Push button on top of StemGem

-Push “claw” part down through the top (stem) of strawberry about halfway through berry

-Release button, twist and pull StemGem out of strawberry

And there you have it! One perfectly hulled strawberry! Plus, because of the StemGem’s unique design and similar look to a strawberry, it’s super easy to find in the drawer. And it’s even dishwasher safe! What more can you ask for?

Chef’n carries a variety of unique and innovative kitchen tools and gadgets, which can be found on Amazon.com and Cooking.com as well as retail stores near you! Plus you can check out Chef’ns blog to keep up with new products and assorted Chef’n news.

WIN IT! One lucky winner will win their very own StemGem from Chef’n (ARV $8)!!! To enter, please tell me another Chef’n product (other than the StemGem) that you’d love to have AND become a subscriber of this site (if you aren’t already) You MUST confirm your subscription for it to count! I check all entries and if you are not a subscriber, your comment will be deleted. That’s it!

I have received compensation in the form of Chef’n products in exchange for this post, but the views and opinions expressed are solely my own and no other compensation – monetary or otherwise – was received.

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