If you’ve ever cleaned out your kitchen drawer and stumbled upon a strange little tool you don’t remember buying, you’re not alone. Many of us inherit kitchen gadgets from relatives, receive them as gifts, or buy them with good intentions—only for them to disappear into a drawer and remain a mystery for years.
So what is that odd-looking item taking up space in your kitchen?
A Common Kitchen Mystery
The tool most people ask about is usually:
Small and handheld
Made of metal or plastic
Has a spring, claw, or pointed ends
Doesn’t obviously cut, stir, or scoop
At first glance, it looks useless. But once you know its purpose, it suddenly makes sense.
The Most Likely Answer: A Strawberry Huller 🍓
One of the most commonly forgotten kitchen tools is a strawberry huller.
This gadget is designed to:
Remove the leafy green top (the hull) of strawberries
Do so cleanly without wasting the fruit
Make prepping strawberries faster and neater
You simply pinch the top of the strawberry, twist slightly, and pull—the hull comes out in one piece.
Why So Many People Don’t Recognize It
It’s a single-purpose tool, so if you don’t prep strawberries often, it never gets used
It doesn’t look like a typical utensil
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