For many years, people have recognized kale as a versatile vegetable that packs a major nutritional punch. One issue some people have when cooking with kale is that the stalks are hard, meaning it can be time-consuming to strip the more tender leaves from these central ribs.

The Modern Nonna has an Instagram video from March that demonstrates how to easily strip kale — use kitchen tongs with a loop on the end (or anything you can find with a smallish hole), then simply slide kale stalks through the loop from the root end. As the loop slides up, it will strip away the tender leaves and leave you with a clean stem.