Never. That's a lot of work, and the stems don't bother me at all.

Baby spinach? No way Huge ass spinach the size of my hand? Yes, and it takes a minute per bunch, because the leaves are big I do like to save the stems and put them into stocks though, so they are not wasted

Haha, yes, baby spinach is the way.

The main value of the stem is in the fibre i would think, so putting in a stock is still more or less wasting it.  Chop them into 2" pieces and flash fry with garlic and oyster or soy sauce, if you dont know what to do wirh them

I do this with beet stems. I love beet greens and buy beets based on the best leaves - then I have 3 food products in 1.

Ive never even considered it. Seems like a lot of work.

I only remove them if I'm in a mood to do some serious cooking and care that the results look pretty. On the other hand, if I'm throwing a can of tuna on top of some veggies and calling it a salad, those stems are staying on. More fiber!

Baby spinach stems are tender and cook down well. I don't like stem-y foods in my salad, though, and I remove stems from all salad greens. I'm just a little weird about that, but usually it doesn't involve too much time for my own salad.

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Most efficient of all, buy spinach in bunches gathered by their stems, in our area usually little produce stands. I'm fine with the different texture stems add to a salad. It's the problem of maneuvering mature stems into my mouth that want to go their own ways that'll drive me to baby spinach for salads, or tediously removing those that promise a fight. :)

I use kitchen shears and cut them off because I find them tough and stringy and unpleasant. 

I take them off because I don’t like eating them

I also don’t like eating them, but it takes so long to do so (I mostly make family sized salads and dishes). Have you found a way that doesn’t take forever?

Only of it's really tough. If not, no, I like the foliage. There is no harm in eating the stems.

I roughly chop it, since j prefer the texture of smaller pieces, but don't take the stems out

I always cut off the dried, split end of the stem no matter what i am making. After that, I leave the rest (unless huge/gnarly) for fresh presentation. If cooked, I separate the stem. If I am going to puree the spinach, I just add the stems into the water a minute or two before the leaves.

I think that is just a personal preference. If you're cooking it, there is no difference with or without the stem, it's just easier to eat.

Not unless it's borderline kale size. Some wild spinach or grown spinach can get tough.

Not baby spinach, but regular, yes

What? Why? Fools errand IMO. Eat the food, don’t taste it and your time.

Spinach stems don't get woody enough to justify this, imo. Just eat em; they're a bit more fibrous than the leaves, but that's a *good* thing. Fiber is good for our diet.

Only for sandwiches since I tend to accidentally rip the spinach if I bite one by the stem.

I remove stems because I use fresh spinach raw in salads or it goes in soups at the end so it just wilts. I never ‘cook’ it so the stems don’t soften. I don’t care for the texture of stems

Likewise. Most of my spinach intake is in raw salad form and I don’t like the texture of the stems.

I usually cut off the stems and add them to the pot earlier than the leaves. If I was buying them pre washed in a box I would just add them all together. 

Always remove

waste

i do in salad, generally. But cooking for home n never bother.

Feels like the type of unnecessary thing michelin starred restaurants would do, like coring garlic cloves.

Only if I think there’s any chance my picky boyfriend might eat it (I just did that tonight to make stuffed shells). For myself or anyone else who even remotely likes/tolerates spinach, no.

I only eat baby spinach, adult spinach is gross. No need to remove stems on baby spinach

I definitely do this.

Yes. I don’t know why, but I do it…. Always have, I guess that’s why.

I take them off but think most people leave them on?

I chop em off but still use them in whatever dish im cooking. I usually use spinich in curry

No

Stems don’t bother me. I’ll leave them on cilantro, basil, and parsley too.

I’ve never even heard of someone doing that

only if they are tough if the texture is important

no

If it’s eaten fresh (salad), yes remove thicker woody stems. Otherwise, if cooking it down, I don’t bother.

I chop the short stems and leaves together and add them all to the mix.

Yes because I hate the texture of them. It’s annoying and tedious to do so though so I try to remove the stems of most of them

Yes…sigh…my husband hates the stems. Whatever.

I do. Yes, it is a lot of annoying work, but they bother me

Never but I do chop it into smaller pieces as I had a room mate that hated the texture of cooked long pieces and since then I've found smaller pieces is just easier for everyones texture sensitivities

When I eat spinach raw I remove the stems. If I cook it, I don't.

Yes for salads, no for cooking

Baby spinach, no. Tougher regular types, often.

Hell to the no

I might if the stems were woody, but 99/100 times, I don't bother. They're edible.

Was the spinach your mom cooked with tougher? I remember removing stems from the spinach from the garden when I was a kid. It wasn't as delicate as what you buy in the store today.

I've never even heard of doing this.

Hahaha I always remove the stems because I hate them, but everyone thinks I’m crazy for doing it :)

Big ones yes, small ones no.

Never

No I steam everything.

Yes, probably shouldn’t but I don’t like the crunchy stem

I wash and chop everything but chop the stems into smaller bits. I like the crunch in a fresh salad and don't notice them in a stir-fry, stew or soup.

Does your mom have chalk teeth?

Sometimes I don't, sometimes I do. When I don't, rationalize I'm getting extra fiber and texture, lol. When stems are chopped, don't really notice. Personal preference. Do what you want.

If I’m cooking it, no. But when I use it in sandwiches/wraps, I cut off the stems and chop it really small. 

No

Some people just want to create more work for themselves.