This Viral $12 Tool Cuts Grapes and Cherry Tomatoes in Seconds

Oxo Grape Cutter Bes — Photo:
AllRecipes / Reese Herrington

One of the most tedious kitchen tasks is cutting small, round ingredients such as grapes or cherry tomatoes. They’re tiny, roll around easily, and take forever to slice—but they make such nice salad toppers and toddler-friendly snacks that we put in the effort anyway. But what if there were an easier way to quickly slice up those olives, small berries, and other small treats?

Well, TikTok and Instagram may have found the solution in a viral $12 tool. Enter: the kitchen-darling Oxo Tot grape cutter. Over 10,000 shoppers have purchased this Amazon best-selling gadget in the past month, and customers swear that it “makes meal prep easier and safer.”

Oxo Tot Grape Cutter

$12 at Amazon $12 at Walmart $12 at Oxo

Whether or not you have kids, this plunger-style grape cutter is a kitchen game changer. Simply place the grape in the chamber, press down, and voilà—you’ve got quartered grapes. But it works on so much more than grapes: sliced cherry tomatoes to top a salad, quartered olives for a homemade pizza, slivered grapes to feed a toddler, garlic chips for pasta dishes, you name it. It can even work on strawberries, blueberries, pineapple, and cheese chunks.

With over 12,000 five-star Amazon ratings to its name, this gadget is comfortable to hold, which is a relief if you need to cut up a bunch of ingredients at once. Two wings provide leverage and grip onto the sides of the shaft, while four serrated blades sit at the bottom of the chamber in a cross shape to quickly quarter ingredients when pushed down by the plunger.

This Oxo grape cutter is “effortless and so fast,” raved one shopper, and we like that it comes with a convenient snap-on cap for when the cutter’s not in use, keeping fingers safe from the sharp stainless steel blades. It's also dishwasher-safe for easy cleanup and “fits perfectly in my kitchen drawer, making it easily accessible whenever I need it,” according to one fan on Amazon. Some reviewers did note that the blades could rust after prolonged exposure to water, so make sure to dry the cutter quickly after washing.

Other Grape Cutters to Consider

It’s worth noting that the Oxo Tot is Amazon’s top-selling fruit and vegetable corer, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the best model for you. Below, we’ve rounded up a few similar tools, including one that can handle larger produce, a model that slices multiple grapes at once, and more from $7.

GoodCook Everyday Fruit and Veggie Divider

GoodCook Everyday Fruit & Veggie — Amazon

$10 at Amazon $7 at Walmart

As its name suggests, this tool can handle larger ingredients such as carrots, Brussels sprouts, kiwis, and plenty more. You could even split a hard-boiled egg. Like the Oxo model, this divider has a plunger to push ingredients down a chamber and onto crossed stainless steel blades to be split into fourths. You can easily make carrot and cucumber sticks for a veggie board, quarter fingerling potatoes before roasting them, or dice up strawberries and bananas for a yummy, kid-friendly fruit salad.

Progressive International Zip Slicer

$10 $9 at Amazon

This slicer has such a unique design that it almost feels like a novelty. Plop several grapes or cherry tomatoes down the clear tube, fit the cylinder in its slot, and zip! The stainless steel blade will travel down the track and cut the ingredients in half with one swipe.

Unlike the other models, it can handle multiple ingredients at once. It also halves items instead of quartering them, which is nice if you want bigger pieces. You could top your yogurt parfait with split blueberries, or halve cherry tomatoes to roast with some green beans. When you’re finished slicing, you can clean the tool in the dishwasher.

WhiteRhino Grape Cutter and Slicer

$11 at Amazon

Last, but certainly not least, is the WhiteRhino grape cutter. It’s a streamlined lever-style slicer that holds ingredients in a half-opened chamber. With a press of the lever, the non-slip plunger pushes ingredients through the two serrated blades below. You could even it to make some fruity cocktail (or mocktail) garnishes.

At only 6.5 inches long, this device is easy to store in a drawer. It’s available in three pastel colors—pink, light blue, and dark green—and the brand recommends washing this device by hand.