Our neighbors bought pumpkins for all of the neighbors close around one year, along with the small cutlery tool bag that's out there for decorating them. Not doing pumpkins for a couple of years because of arthritic hands, I was amazed at the little saw that comes in the pack. Every time I have squash now, it's what I use. I cut the squash at the stem end and cut the stem away first with the little saw. Then, I insert the saw blade into the hole and saw it around so we have a half for both of us. For larger ones, I M/W the squash a bit and once again use the little saw.