Best of all the scoop-styles, thanks to its smooth edge as opposed to serrated, which gives a nice clean cut and reduces strawberry leaf bits. The only fault we could find with this model is in the ease of cleaning since there are more opportunities for food particles to build up around the edges—though it does earn points for being top-rack dishwasher safe. If you’ve ever used a regular plastic straw to hull strawberries, this tool proposes a practical upgrade. OXO began life when Sam Farber, an entrepreneur in the housewares industry, saw an opportunity to create comfortable kitchen tools that could be used by everyone. The plunger design is one popular variety of berry huller, as it relies on a spring loaded “claw” to essentially reach in, grab hold of, and extract the stem and core of each berry.

Once your berries are thoroughly cleaned and hulled, place them in the slicer and push gently, easily creating a ton of perfectly sliced berries for yogurt, salads, and dessert toppings. Please note: Stoneware, glass and electrical items can only be delivered to UK addresses (including UK Offshore). I’ve always purchased the type of Huller that you press the top, and found it to be a little tough to do, but I persevered and replaced it with the same year after year, but no more!

One thing that we worry about with this tool however, is some safety issues regarding those sharp metal tips. The rounded blades and hinge design made it simple to target the stem and core regardless of size—we used it successfully on large, medium, and small berries—without losing any of the precious red fruit. After spending over 6 hours hulling tray after tray of strawberries we can safely say that the Chef’n StemGem is the best all-round strawberry huller. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging .

Although the simplicity of the tool—no fancy buttons or hinges—means it may take some getting used to, it will last a long time. Established in 1990 with the development of an arthritic hand-friendly vegetable peeler, the OXO brand of kitchen tools has become synonymous with both quality and ergonomics.

A single motion sees the strawberry cleanly pierced and the leaves and hull removed, and a press of the button on the strawberry stem remover handle ejects the unwanted stem.

This strawberry huller incorporates a tong-style design with tapered blades that grab onto the berry’s stem and core to remove with a slight twist of the hand. The sharpness of the metal tips renders this tool unsafe for kids, in our opinion, and unfortunately the tool does not come with any sort of guard for storage. It is worth mentioning that scoop hullers leave the most flesh behind when removing the stalk of the strawberry.It may not be reproduced in any way whatsoever without the prior consent of Waitrose Limited nor without due acknowledgement. Apart from writing and editing, Katherine has 10 years of experience in the restaurant industry (and always looks forward to strawberry season). For a set that includes everything you need to hull and slice your strawberries, consider the Joie Strawberry Huller and Slicer.