The Pampered Chef Kernel Cutter.......

[SKR8PN]

....is the CATS MEOW if you need to cut a LOT of corn off the cob and ain't got a lot of time to do it!!

 

[miss_thenorth]

Well, I didn't know pamppered chef ahd one!!!!! I had been searching for months and finally found one at a new high-end kitchen store. It's good but only does two rows at a time. The arthritis was acting up afte doing corn.

I also bought a bean frencher, but didn't get it in time for bean season.

Going to look up the pampered chef one now.

 

[miss_thenorth]

Just looked at it--it's just like the one I have.

 

[keljonma]

I got one from the Amish store near us. It cleans the whole cob at one time. It looks like this one...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B000SSX3O4/ref=dp_image_z_0?ie=UTF8&n=284507&s=kitchen

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000SSX3O4

 

[miss_thenorth]

Wow, I like that one even better! Is it easy to use? i found the one I have, while it beats using a knife, is still very hard on my wrists and fingers.

 

[keljonma]

MTN - We bought it last year, and I still haven't had a chance to use it. DH likes to strip the cobs, so I let him! He likes it better than the knife method. It seems to me that the fingers wouldn't get as cramped, because the grip is wider than a knife.

 

[patandchickens]

I haven't had good luck with the longevity of the few Pampered Chef things I've had; but if it is the type with the adjustable circle of metal, sort of like a bandsaw blade curled around, that you push down over the whole cob at once, that type in general does work well

Pat

 

[punkin]

Wow, I like that one even better! Is it easy to use? i found the one I have, while it beats using a knife, is still very hard on my wrists and fingers.

That's the type that our local hardware store sells. He said it works really good except you need something to brace the end of the cob. It gets slippery when you just put it on a flat surface. I think he said that he puts a screw through the bottom of a board with just enough of the tip coming through to push the end of the cob on. That way, the end would'nt slide out from under you as you push the cutter down.

 

[keljonma]

Wow, I like that one even better! Is it easy to use? i found the one I have, while it beats using a knife, is still very hard on my wrists and fingers.

That's the type that our local hardware store sells. He said it works really good except you need something to brace the end of the cob. It gets slippery when you just put it on a flat surface. I think he said that he puts a screw through the bottom of a board with just enough of the tip coming through to push the end of the cob on. That way, the end would'nt slide out from under you as you push the cutter down.

Good point, punkin. I think dh rigged up something similar last summer. I had just forgotten about it.

 

[Farmfresh]

I have the circle of metal corn cutter AND a flat bed slide the ear down cutter BOTH. I still prefer a VERY sharp knife and the old fashioned way!

I think the circle of metal works well but I tend to get corn flying EVERYWHERE. The flat slide the ear down one is slippery to use. With my sharp knife I have great control over how much I cut and where it goes. I usually cut on a flexible cutting mat which is placed on a half sheet baking pan. When I have a nice little pile of corn I transfer it, by scraping up on a second smaller flex cutting sheet, into a large mixing bowl. After the corn is all cut up I either freeze or can it.

I have arthritis as well, but keeping that knife sharp makes a world of difference!