A few months ago I wrote an article regarding “The Chili Twister” and how I felt it was one of the best tools I’ve ever used. Well a couple of weeks ago I was contacted by David Fillmore of Iron Desert (irondesert.com) who disagreed with my article. David was polite with his criticism but at the same time to the point stating that he had a tool that was far more superior to “The Chili Twister”.To me it was like the battle of the burger, who has the better burger out there and why?

I told David that it was easy to say his tool was better then “The Chili Twister”, but until I tested it and used it I couldn’t agree with his claim of supremacy. With that David sent out the Jalapeno Corer for my opinion.        First off I could tell this was a tool that a lot of thought went into its design and feel. One of the comments that David had made was that compared to “The Chili Twister”, the Jalapeno Corer made little or no mess when preparing Jalapeno’s. I was also told that in his opinion The Chili Twister tore Jalapenos, were the Jalapeno Corer did not do this as often because of the design.With that said I put the Jalapeno Corer to the test. Here are a couple of pictures of my experience with it:     So did it live up to the hype? The Jalapeno Corer did in fact live up to the claims that David stated. I was able to core my Jalapeno’s with little effort and little or no mess. I did how ever have a couple of Jalapeno’s that tore during the preparation, which I contribute to my inexperience in using the Jalapeno Corer.I guess the bottom line is which is the better tool? I think like my analogy in the beginning of the article of which hamburger is better is probably the best answer I can give. In this case both tools do exactly what they claim to do. Both are great tools. But in using both tools, putting them to the test and seeing what they can do, I have to agree with Dave, the Jalapeno Corer did the job with less mess and was more effective in my opinion, in coring out he Jalapeno’s for preparation of ABT’s for the smoker.  

Just as I found the Chili Twister and thought I found the answer, along comes Iron Desert providing a product that I found to live up to its creators claims and, in my opinion is the better of the two.

 I would highly recommend that you take a look at the products Iron Desert offers including The Jalapeno Corer. You can order it from Iron Desert (irondesert.com) direct in either a wooden handle or stainless steel handle for a cost of $4.00 plus shipping and handling.

Chuck Marting (Bossman)