Review on Dritz Ergonomic Design Large Ripper by Carol Merkley

This is a great little tool with a very comfortable grip (thumb grip is soft silicone). Much better than cheap ones with tiny plastic handles that are awkward to maneuver. No giggles, it's not actually used for sewing; We bake a lot around the holidays and this is great for slicing vanilla beans. I'm tired of chopping them up with a knife - when you scrape out the seeds, you also scrape out the fibers, which look ugly in whipped cream. Use the long, pointed end of the tool to make a small slit in one end of the bean, flip it over, insert the shorter end with the red bead into the slit and "rip open".