This beautiful fruit sure can make an ugly mess, and picking out the juicy, ruby red seeds (called arils) can be a painstaking job. This tool promises to change that.
Gadget name: Shoham’s ART (Arils Removal Tool)
Price: $14.99
It looks like: It’s a red or white plastic bowl with steep sides, a little grid that rests inside the bowl, and a soft, thick silicone dome.
How it’s supposed to work: You cut a pomegranate in half, put it cut-side down on the grid in the bowl, cover it with the silicone dome, and then whack it with the back of a heavy spoon.
How it actually works: It takes just a few seconds for the arils to pass through the sieve and land intact in the bottom of the bowl. The dome and bowl corral any spraying juice, and a small spout lets you drain the juice away, while the sieve catches most of the white membrane and pith.
Good to know: We get similar—albeit, not quite as tidy—results with our preferred (and free) pomegranate-seeding method.
Best for: Keeping your clothes and kitchen stain-free.
Overall: All in all, it’s a good tool. It squashes fewer arils than the old-fashioned method of simply holding the fruit over a bowl and thumping it with a spoon—and without any messy red splatter.
About the Author: Lisa McManus
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My favorite way is to have a large bowl of water. Score the pomegranate. Hold the fruit under the water and pull it open. With the fruit under the water turn the fruit inside out or pull the arils with your fingers. The yellow membrane floats to the top and the seeds sink. If I am doing a lot of them, I just fill the sink with water and put a strainer in the bottom to catch the fruit. I was able to process a bushel (really) of them in a reasonable amount of time. Made great homemade grenadine. The yellow membrane will stain the sink but cleans up with Comet.