Norpro Stainless Steel Apple Corer with Plunger, 10 IN, Silver

Lovely item that saves a lot of work and mess!

Use this daily. I poke out the middle of the apple easily fill it with peanuts butter mixed with granola and take on the go. Great tool good quality for daily use

Got this one for my granddaughter for Christmas as she and her new husband love my dried apples. I have one of these and use it to core my apples for drying and pie making. I do have to admit I am glad it is well built, as sometimes I have to exert a lot of pressure to get it through the apple, especially the larger ones. And, my husband is actually the one who does this part. At times it is difficult to get the plunger to push out the core on the harder apples. It still works better than any other kind I have used.

Works great!

I bought this because I wanted to be able to easily and quickly core apples before steaming them for my son. This works quite nicely, I have to say. It effectively and efficiently removes cores from both hard and soft apples and the core ejector slide smoothly into the corer to make cleanup a breeze. I can't really complain about the product, except I do wish the end of the corer was just a touch sharper. It's not enough to fuss over though, so if you're looking for easy to use and easy to clean, this is the corer for you.

I absolutely love this and it is easy to use. One of the main complaints is that it is hard to push out the core once inside the tube. Another reviewer posted that you are supposed to smack it to make it come out and that is absolutely true! Other reviewers didn't "like the idea of smacking" but it is by no means a hard "hit" just a quick tap on the top and the core will come right out! It's just the way to use it. I'm not sure why some are so upset about it...A good purchase! Oh, and by no means am I strong, so again, quick tap and out comes the core - and you can't beat the price!

I have been looking for an apple corer for awhile that would core an apple without breaking or twisting over time. I have used this a couple dozen times already and I don't see it breaking anytime in the near future. The edges are sharp enough to break through the skin of the apple and tube is long enough to go through even the biggest apples. I love that if I run it through the apple one time and I need to get more out I can just aim down one side of the core and "shave off" the extra core. It is a little tricky to push out the core from the tube requiring some muscles to get it out. But, I have figured out that if you spray the edge and inside of the metal tube with pan coating it helps it glide out much easier. In any case, I love this corer!

I've used different apple coring devices over the years. most are light duty. what i like about this deisgn was its full cylindrical shape which i thought would add to structural integrity. it did, but the weak link is the cutting edge. it requires a lot of downward pressure to core an apple. you are likely on a cutting board. if you are anything but vertical, the cutting edge starts to fold or bend. can be pressed back to original shape, but eventually with wear down.