Creative Ideas for Using Your Apple Divider

Apple dividers aren’t just for apple season. There are so many ways you can use them year-round for slicing all kinds of produce and making your cooking and cutting that much easier.

Yes, fall is great—colorful orchards and apple picking, pies laced with cinnamon, all sorts of cozy smells coming from ovens, sweaters galore. But don’t say goodbye to your divider during other months. Discover five ways to use your apple divider beyond the traditional apple.

How to Use an Apple Slicer

But first, learn how to properly use your handy dandy apple cutting tool. Simply line up the circle in the center of the divider with the apple’s stem. Then, hold onto the handles and firmly press down. Voila! Perfectly cut wedges of apple, pear, potato, you name it.

Onions for Kebabs (and More!)

If you tend to get extra-teary when slicing and chopping onions for braises, stir-fries, or salads, try using an apple divider; this will give you thicker wedge-like onion slices that you can cook as is—this size is particularly good for fajitas and kebabs—or quickly chop down to a smaller size. Try kebab those onions with boneless, skinless chicken chunks, and mint, and serve with a Greek yogurt dipping sauce.

Don’t Forget About Pears

Apple’s good buddy the pear is also easy to slice with this divider. Throw those slices into a spinach salad with goat cheese and toasted walnuts, or top with a slice of sharp cheddar for a quick snack.