A baked good interior removal device facilitates removal of a soft interior of a baked good from an outer crust. The device includes a handle and an axle extending from the handle. A motor positioned within the handle selectively rotates the axle relative to the handle. A head is coupled to the axle. The head includes a cylindrical wall and a plurality of scoops extending outwardly from the cylindrical wall for engaging and removing an interior of a baked good from an exterior of the baked good as the head is rotated.

A baked good interior removal device facilitates removal of a soft interior of a baked good from an outer crust. The device includes a handle and an axle extending from the handle. A motor positioned within the handle selectively rotates the axle relative to the handle. A head is coupled to the axle. The head includes a cylindrical wall and a plurality of scoops extending outwardly from the cylindrical wall for engaging and removing an interior of a baked good from an exterior of the baked good as the head is rotated.

A baked good interior removal device facilitates removal of a soft interior of a baked good from an outer crust. The device includes a handle and an axle extending from the handle. A motor positioned within the handle selectively rotates the axle relative to the handle. A head is coupled to the axle. The head includes a cylindrical wall and a plurality of scoops extending outwardly from the cylindrical wall for engaging and removing an interior of a baked good from an exterior of the baked good as the head is rotated.

A strawberry core removing assembly and method includes a tube having a first end, a second end and perimeter wall extending between the first and second ends. The first and second ends are open. A bulb is in fluid communication with the tube. Air is forced out of the bulb, through the tube and outwardly of the first end when the bulb is compressed. The first end is receives a tip of a strawberry such that the tube is extended through the strawberry and a core of the strawberry is retained within the tube. The bulb is configured to be compressed to eject the core from the tube.

A strawberry core removing assembly and method includes a tube having a first end, a second end and perimeter wall extending between the first and second ends. The first and second ends are open. A bulb is in fluid communication with the tube. Air is forced out of the bulb, through the tube and outwardly of the first end when the bulb is compressed. The first end is receives a tip of a strawberry such that the tube is extended through the strawberry and a core of the strawberry is retained within the tube. The bulb is configured to be compressed to eject the core from the tube.

An apparatus for preparing fruit includes a main housing with a cutting area containing a cutting assembly and a drive assembly, a removable cup assembly for inserting the fruit into the apparatus, and a removable drawer and tray for removing cut pieces of fruit from the apparatus after a cutting operation. The apparatus includes a rinsing assembly for cleaning the fruit and the cutting assembly, and a deflector configured to route cut pieces of fruit into the tray and waste material through a disposal outlet. The cutting assembly is configured to perform one or more cutting operations depending on the type of fruit detected in the cup assembly: wedging for apples, lemons, limes, and pears, and cutting/peeling for oranges and grapefruits. The apparatus quickly prepares various fruits for consumption without requiring an operator to touch the cut pieces of fruit.

In one respect, the invention is a coring machine for removing portions of food item blanks, the coring machine including a plate assembly for holding the food item blanks and a pair of coring assemblies, each having a plurality of coring bits that are aligned with passages in the plate assembly.

A rotating blade food preparation device (10) for cutting, shaving, slicing, and peeling, vegetables and fruits, cheese, tofu, pizza, meats and other food products, includes a handle (12), a frame element (16) connected to the handle (12), and a rotating blade assembly (28) operably occurred to the flame with a wick release mechanism (33) and having dual or multiple functionalities and interchangeability with other rotating blade assemblies.

A rotating blade food preparation device (10) for cutting, shaving, slicing, and peeling, vegetables and fruits, cheese, tofu, pizza, meats and other food products, includes a handle (12), a frame element (16) connected to the handle (12), and a rotating blade assembly (28) operably occurred to the flame with a wick release mechanism (33) and having dual or multiple functionalities and interchangeability with other rotating blade assemblies.

A cutting device for spiral cutting a vegetable includes a mounting surface that engages the vegetable and is rotated using a motor, which causes rotation of the vegetable. The mounting surface may be moved toward a cutting surface using a lever arm that transmits only a portion of a manual force applied to the lever arm in a direction toward the mounting surface, facilitating precise movement of the mounting surface and a consistent size and shape of the resulting vegetable strands. Movement of the vegetable relative to the cutting surface may pass the vegetable through a slotted blade and a secondary blade. The spacing of cutters in the slotted blade determines the width of vegetable strands produced by the cutting apparatus, while the placement of the secondary blade determines the thickness of the strands. The position of the secondary blade may be adjustable to control the thickness.