how to strip the leaves off herbs easily?

[Standandwait]

I am sick to death of having to strip the leaves off thyme, rosemary, cilantro (coriander), etc by hand. Anyone have a tip or a gadget for a quicker method?

[Polter]

Rosemary - pull them off backwards down the stalk.

Thyme - pick soft stemmed ends only

Coriander - use the stems

[Polter]

You can just put the whole twig in with rosemary and thyme and pull it out before serving.

[theaveragewife]

Yy to pp

Coriander stems are brilliant to fry with initial curry ingredients!

[dobbyclub]

OP I thought I was the only person that got pissed off doing this! It takes an unnecessarily long time. I get DH to do it.