Chef'n Zipstrip Herb Stripping Tool and Measuring Cup, Easily Strips, Collects and Measures Herbs, Green, 60 ml

Every year for Christmas dinner I spend hours preparing thyme and rosemary, so I thought I would buy this gadget and see if it could speed the process along. First thoughts are, it is much smaller than expected! However, after trying it out with some rosemary and thyme, I have found that it works really really well. You just thread the stalk through one of the holes and the herbs fall into the dish. Definitely works a lot better than expected and reduced the time that it usually takes to prepare herbs! I'd give it a solid 9/10, the -1 being that with rosemary the top half of the stalk can be a bit soft and break off as threading it, but other than that I highly reccomend this gadget!

Great product - it really does work well. Saves a great deal of time that I used to spend picked individual leaves off fresh herbs.

I like using fresh herbs, but herbs with woody stems and little needle like leaves can be difficult to prepare - rosemary and thyme are particular challenges, trying to prise the needles free from the woodYou fit the stem to its nearest 'hole' in the stripper, and pull the stem through the hole, in theory all the leaves will drop into the bowl, which also acts as a measure so you can easily get the 'teaspoon of fresh herbs'In practice, sometimes the herbs are left sticking to the handle, but as this is just plastic, rather than the sharp blades of kitchen herb scissors, a swift tug to free them will not lead to bloody accidents. Those multi bladed herb scissors may do the job faster, but this little device will strip wood from leaf without needing recourse to the first aid box!Not to mention, a much easier and safer cleaning operation.

Handy for those woody stemmed little bastards like rosemary and marjoram- cheap and efficient. Expect it to be lost at the back of the kitchen drawer when you get a new favourite gadget....

Tried it with rosemary and thyme. The leaves either are pulled through the holes or if you use a smaller hole the stem just snaps before pulling any of the leaves off. If you try it the other way, starting from the top of the stem you have to strip some leaves from the top of the stem and thread the stem through the hole, by which time you may as well have done the whole thing by hand.One star for the measurements, the solidity (it's nice rigid plastic) and the lovely green colour. As a herb stripper it's rubbish.

Such a handy little tool for those fiddly herbs like thyme, when you're running behind on the recipe and realise you haven't yet picked the leaves this definitely speeds up the process! So good that I ended up buying another as a present for my mum!

I got this for my dad, and was slightly worried after reading reviews about it not working, but so far it's been fantastic every time we've used it (mostly on rosemary and thyme), and I really like the bowl for catching the herbs as it makes it so much neater to add them to meats/sauces without the usual cleanup after having to pull off the leaves.

Very cute object, and works well to strip and collect the leaves. Great time-saver. Sometimes you have to put the stalk through several times and through different holes.

Are use a lot of fresh herbs when cooking. These save so much time and encourage me to use more fresh herbs.

Me gusto mucho el producto, apenas lo he usado y aún no se utilizarlo de manera correcta.

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Wenn man oft mit frischen Kräutern kocht, erleichtert dieses kleine Gerät die Arbeit. Bei Thymian oder Rosmarin z.B. muss man nicht mehr mühevoll die einzelnen kleinen Blättchen oder Nadeln von Stiel entfernen, sich mit Teeeiern behelfen oder ganze Zweige ins Essen legen und hinterher wieder umständlich herausfischen: man zieht den Zweig einfach durchs gerät und hat schnell die Gewürze von Stiel getrennt.

Whenever possible, I like to use fresh herbs in cooking. For the last couple of years, I’ve grown my own herbs in pots on my patio and look for recipes to use them. Some herbs are easier to chop than others, and I am always looking for a new way to get the herbs off the stem and into my dish.Herbs like rosemary, thyme, and tarragon can be removed from their stems by pulling the ‘branch’ backwards between two fingers. This works, but it can take some time and so many leave stick to your fingers when you use this method. Other herbs like parsley can just be chopped off the stems, but it is hard to keep from getting any of the stem in the mix.I found the Chef'n Zipstrip Herb Stripper on Amazon and was intrigued enough to order it. This gadget is supposed to easily strip the flavorful leaves from the herb stems, and also measure the herb in the little receptacle attached to it. Great idea!Having now used it, I can say it is a pretty useful tool. I make an herbed tomato dish that has fresh parsley, oregano, thyme, and chives in it. Obviously, I didn’t need this gadget for the chives – I just took my herb mincer straight to them. But the rest of the herbs worked very well. Simply find the hole that best matches the thickness of your herb stem, and pull the stem through. It will strip the leaves as it pulls them through. If you are lucky, all of the leaves will fall into the attached bowl, but I recommend setting it on a cutting board or plate to catch the pieces that would otherwise fall on the counter.The oregano worked extremely well, as did the parsley. I almost didn’t use it for the parsley, but tried it just to see and was amazed at how well it worked for the parsley. It pinched the leaves easily off the stems and for the first time I didn’t end up with lots of little parsley stems in the dish. Not a huge deal, but I’d rather have more leaves than stems. The thyme was a little trickier. Most of my thyme sprigs had pretty delicate stems that broke easily as I tried to pull them through the hole on the herb stripper. I ended up using my fingers for the thyme.I’ve since made Bearnaise sauce with fresh tarragon and some roasted potatoes with fresh rosemary and found this tool works really well for both of those herbs.The Chef'n Zipstrip Herb Stripper will be a staple in my kitchen’s arsenal from now on. I highly recommend it to anyone who cooks with fresh herbs, unless you have a sous chef to prep for you.