JRC Jalapeno Corer Tool

This tool is worth it, you can use a knife but this thing is more blunt than a knife and won't go through the peppers and cut you when you're swirling inside to get the core out. The tip helps a lot to scoop. Love it

This is a great tool! The first time I tried to core jalapeños, I tried a variety of knives and any other sharp pointy tools I could find in the kitchen. In the end, my best option was a Swiss Army knife, but it was far from ideal. It took me forever, made a huge mess, and no matter how careful I was, I still tore the tops of the jalapeños. I was determined to find a better way to core a silly jalapeño. I read reviews on Amazon for several different jalapeño corers, and I am SO glad I chose this one! It works great!! In just a short time, I had 14 perfectly cored jalapeños, with 14 intact cores. (See photo.) I highly recommend this tool!!

This is a must for coring jalapeños Very sturdy and well made Gets to the very bottom of the pepper

There are a surprising number of jalapeño corers for sale on Amazon and I had a really hard time knowing which one to choose. Many of them are more or less at the same price point, too, so that didn't help me either. Because I've never owned another one, I also don't have any way to compare different types of tools. I'm really under-selling my review, aren't I?Here's how I use the tool: I run the serrated blade between the core and the flesh of the jalapeño and then scrape the dislodged core out with the blade. That takes out most, but leaves some membrane and seeds behind. At that point, I scrape the remaining membrane and seeds out with the blade. I'm sure this is essentially the same method everyone uses and that I'm not contributing much with this description, but without reading instructions or advice on how to core a pepper, this is what was most intuitive.Formerly, I used a small knife, and that was really ineffective and imprecise. This fits well inside the pepper and makes the job considerably easier and faster. Also, the seeds don't stick to the blade nearly as much as they stick to an ordinary knife. There's a large opening in the middle of the blade, as you can see, and so many of the seeds fall through. The gap also discourages the seeds from sticking. I'm not having to constantly wipe my blade before coring another jalapeño.Another corer on here pulls out the center with sort of a curled piece, and I can't speak to the effectiveness of that, but I don't think it's necessary based solely on my experience with this one. Once you cut around the center, it comes out with issue. This is a very simple design, but as such, it can be better adapted for a variety of uses and pepper sizes. I like it.Like others, I make jalapeño poppers, but low-carb ones - I soften cream cheese, add cilantro, garlic, and other spices, as well as a little shredded cheddar, and stuff, then bake. No breading. Before this corer, my method was to cut in half and scrape seeds and membranes, but they look so much prettier whole. And now that coring them is so easy, I'm making this recipe a lot more.I guess what I need now is a way to more easily stuff my whole peppers.

I do a lot of canning and cooking with all sorts of hot peppers. This tool is a game changer. Cuts the de-seeding time in half. Best use I've found is on jalapeños and hungarian hots. Some peppers are too slim for the tool to fit into. Great addition!