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The Best $20 I’ve Ever Spent?

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We were in the farmers market when my daughter spotted something shiny she just had to bring to my attention.  What the heck?

I was very quickly informed the little gadget in question was spectacular, and we just had to have it.  The strange contraption was meant to slice apples, and was quite obviously the “coolest thing ever”.  One of her friends had one had one “and it just makes life SOO much easier…and your apples don’t go brown cause it cuts the apples so fast,….and you get your snacks ready faster.”  Blah, blah, blah.  Oh my goodness. Shh child.  Fine.

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I put the crazy contraption in my basket just to make her SHUSH.

Then we took it home, and that kid of mine chopped up her first apple.

And she hasn’t stopped since.  And child number two chops up apples.  Even the SassyHubby chops up a ridiculous number of apples….and they eat them!

That $15 or so bucks?  Best money I ever spent.

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More apples have been sliced, diced and consumed in my house since the purchase of that Apple-Corer-Slicer thingy than I ever dreamed possible.  Huh.  Wonder what that kid of mine will talk me into buying next.

    • Comments

    1. I’ve seen them, they look pretty cool. Well anything that gets them eating fresh apples is awesome in my books 🙂

    2. I’ve seen these but never bought one, reading this makes me want to go buy one right away! Lol Thanks for sharing :o)

    3. Ha ha. Too funny! My daughter saw one of these in store and, as an apple fanatic, she wanted one. So, my mom bought her one. It seems like Mommy is the one using it as my daughter can’t seem to push it through the apples.

    5. I have had one of these for years. I can’t imagine living without it. We have 4 apple trees.

    6. Same here! My husband NEVER ate apples, but once I bought this, that’s his go-to snack. It’s like magic! lol

    10. 2nd best invention for apples? This Starfrit apple peeler thingie where you place the apple on it and turn a handle with turns the apple and peels it for you… If you have an apple tree and bake pies/crisps/etc it is a life saver.

    11. We have one. It’s a happy colour green and it is delightful!

      If you are in Canada, Home Sense always seems to have a variety of them in their kitchen gadget section.

      You will not be disappointed! Especially as fall draws nearer. Apples will be abundant again soon.

      And you just reminded me of a blog post I wanted to write. Thanks!
      (Now if my blog host would just work for more than 17 minutes at a time, I could whip that post up post haste!)

    15. These things ARE amazing! I’m on the hunt for a stainless steel one as our plastic one is cracked from so much use.