The Super Fast Hack That Makes Cutting Bell Peppers Effortless - Chowhound

To start, pick up your bell pepper and place your thumbs on the stem bed at the top center. If your pepper has a particularly long stem, feel free to cut it shorter; it's not necessary, though. Then push with your thumbs, using enough force that the core pops out and drops down into the pepper's hollow interior. At this point, you can either reach in and pull out the stem and core with your fingers, or you can…