Kitchen Hack: Hulling Strawberries

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Hulling Strawberries can be a huge pain and just cutting the tops off
is a huge waste of the tastiest part of the strawberry. This kitchen
hack is a time saver and will save the flavorful part of the berry while
hulling the tasteless pith and stem.

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Hulling Strawberries

I have been trying to get my daughter more involved in the kitchen. I
have been putting together some of my favorite kitchen tips as I am
teaching her and I am so excited to share them with you.

Munchkin is a picky 6-year-old, and she doesn’t like the way certain
food looks or what it’s called. For example, if I say a recipe has
ground beef in it, she is bothered, so I call it “hamburger.” That makes
more sense to her. I have found when she is more involved in the
process, she is more open to trying new food.

This kitchen hack for hulling strawberries is not only perfect for my
6-year old, but it is my husbands preferred way to hull them too.

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I have been trying to get my daughter more involved in the kitchen. Munchkin is a picky 6-year-old, and she doesn’t like the way certain food looks or what it’s called. For example, if I say a recipe has ground beef in it, she is bothered, so I call it “hamburger.” That makes more sense to her. I have found when she is more involved in the process, she is more open to trying new food.

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We start from the planning phase. I begin by asking my daughter what she would like to cook this week. We start with our favorites. She is on a Mexican Rice Skillet kick right now, so that is usually on the menu. (It is amazing and simple. You can search for it on our blog). Next, we decide what flavors we are in the mood for. If I have been craving Italian food or my husband really wants a Midwestern-style meat and potatoes meal, we plan dinner using those flavor profiles. Then, I ask her what vegetables we should try. I add in the meat choices for each meal, and then we go shopping.

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She loves to pick out the groceries and put them in the cart. It takes some work on my part, of course; I have to teach her how to pick the best of each item, whether that is picking produce or checking dates on packages.

But, I am seeing her become more invested in the food we eat and that is an incredible journey for both of us.

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On the day we prepare the food, I have her in the kitchen with me and have her help with the prep work. I have found little tricks to make it easier and safer for her to help; like this hulling strawberries hack.

I ‘m very excited to share our kitchen hack for hulling strawberries. It is so simple, and you probably have the one tool that you need for this shortcut already in your kitchen.

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What you will need: Strawberries and a firm straw (I love to use a plastic straw from one of my travel tumblers or a stainless straw that I keep for smoothies and milkshakes) but any firm straw will do (fast food restaurant grade is excellent).

I hope that this time-saving kitchen tip is as useful for you, as it was for me.

Enjoy!

With love from our simple kitchen to yours. 

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Kitchen Hack: Hulling Strawberries

Donna Elick
Hulling Strawberries can be a huge pain and just cutting the tops off is a huge waste of the tastiest part of the strawberry. This kitchen hack is a time saver and will save the flavorful part of the berry while hulling the tasteless pith and stem.
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Ingredients
 

  • fresh strawberries

Instructions
 

  • Wash your berries as normal. I place them in a bowl and add water and a splash of vinegar. Then I quickly rinse again with clean water.
  • Simply hold a strawberry between your fingertips and hold the straw against the bottom of the strawberry. Line up the straw, so when you press the straw through the strawberry, it will go through the pith (the flavorless center) and come out the stem where the green is removing the entire cap of the strawberry and taking some of the pith with it.
  • Repeat until all of the strawberries are hulled.

All nutritional information is based on third party calculations and is only an estimate. Each recipe’s nutritional value will vary depending on the ingredients used, measuring methods, and portion sizes.

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Originally published July 2016, updated and republished August 2021

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3 Comments

  1. Read your hack on hulling strawberries which I also do by the way but does the vinegar do when washing the berries?
    Thank you

  2. I have done this for over 40 years
    The best part is that the bottom of the part removed by the straw is perfect to bite before discarding the pith and stem/leaves lol

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