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Chef'n is a company that makes kitchen gadgets - everything from an avocado slicer (like the one we saw earlier this year, available from Williams-Sonoma) to barbecue tools painted with hot rod flames. This is Chef'n's Grapefruiter, a tool used to section grapefruits and other citrus.

It looks scary - strangely futuristic, yet medieval. Even though I read the description of the product, I can't figure out how the thing works. You're supposed to insert the tool into a halved grapefruit or other citrus, then squeeze the handles together, which magically sections the fruit.

The Chef'n Grapefruiter is available at stores like Bed, Bath & Beyond, Linens N' Things, and Sur La Table.

I don't know anyone who likes peeling potatoes, so this little gadget called the Palm Peeler might make the hated task a little easier. You slip it onto your middle finger like a ring, then simply wave your hand, and magically, the potato is peeled. The Palm Peeler pretty much works for any fruit or vegetable that has broad, somewhat flatter surfaces like apples and carrots. It comes pretty colors, too.

[via: PopGadget]