Stainless Steel Apple Corer

Apple Corer in Stainless Steel with a Comfortable Handle

Coring apples with a paring knife means cutting around every seed pocket and throwing away more fruit than you meant to. An apple corer takes out the whole center in one push, and if you're baking a pie or a tray of baked apples, that saves a lot of time.

This is a stainless steel apple corer with a round, sharp-edged cutting tube and a sturdy black handle that fills your hand. Press it down through the middle, pull it back out, and the core and seeds come with it. One push, and the whole core is gone.

How do you core an apple?

1. Set the apple upright on a cutting board, stem side up.
2. Center the tube over the stem.
3. Press straight down until you reach the board, twisting slightly if the apple is firm.
4. Pull the corer back up, and push the core out of the tube with a butter knife if it stays inside.

What can you make with a cored apple?

Whole baked apples with cinnamon and oats, apple rings for dehydrating or frying, slices for pie, and easy after-school snacks. Leave the apple whole and slice it crosswise for rings with a clean hole in the middle.

Does it work as a pear corer?

Yes, on firm, medium-sized pears. Center it carefully, since a pear's core sits lower and it narrows toward the stem. Very ripe pears can split, so use one that's still a bit firm.

Corer or apple slicer?

A corer leaves the fruit whole, which is what you want for baking and rings. If you only want wedges for snacking, a slicer is quicker. For everything else, the corer is the more useful tool.

Care

Rinse it right after use so juice doesn't dry inside the tube, and clean the edge with a brush rather than your fingers. It's sharp. It's also slim enough to slip into any drawer, which a crank-style peeler and corer isn't.

Apple season is a good excuse to finally own one. Add it to your cart, or see more fruit tools.