cutting a pineapple-the horror

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I'm a bit traumatized. Surely there must be a better way? What's the right knife? (I used my new
santoku knife, which cut the pineapple like butter, but is perhaps too big.) -Jen Half the people
you know are below average. -Steven Wright

I never have a lick of trouble. Cut the top off, then cut a slice off the bottom so that the fruit
will stand flat. Then I run my knife down the entire whole fruit in strips to get the skin off. I
finish by cutting the pineapple into 8 wedges which allows me to slice the core out easily. I love
to grill fresh pineapple. 🙂 Goomba

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I'm one of those people who is usually too lazy to buy a whole pineapple and cut it up. So when I
bought a pineapple with plans to do so, I was very proud of myself. However, pride was quickly
replaced with frustration and disappointment when I cut myself trying to follow the directions. A
big, sharp knife and a slippery pineapple, I discovered, do not cooperate.

I followed the directions on the label, which briefly went as follows: Cut the head off. Quarter
the pineapple, and remove the quartered core lengthwise from each portion. Then, use the knife to
slide just under the skin, freeing it from the meat. The rest is easy.

I got as far as quartering the pineapple before I cut myself. Removing the core was not as
straightforward as it looked....the way I was holding the piece down while de-coring put my hand
right in the way of the knife. After taking a time out to recover, I had to continue with the
process, although I wasn't able to properly hold anything down with my left hand due to the cut.
(Pineapple juice stings, by the way.) Also, perhaps because my knife was too big, I couldn't really
follow the curve of the skin to free it without losing a lot of rounded meaty bits.

I'm a bit traumatized. Surely there must be a better way? What's the right knife? (I used my new
santoku knife, which cut the pineapple like butter, but is perhaps too big.) -Jen Half the people
you know are below average. -Steven Wright

I use an electric knife .. works perfectly every time ~Kat

What did my hands do before they held you? Sylvia Plath (1932 - 1963)

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I'm one of those people who is usually too lazy to buy a whole pineapple

and

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cut it up. So when I bought a pineapple with plans to do so, I was very

proud

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of myself. However, pride was quickly replaced with frustration and disappointment when I cut
myself trying to follow the directions. A big,

sharp

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knife and a slippery pineapple, I discovered, do not cooperate.

I followed the directions on the label, which briefly went as follows: Cut

the

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head off. Quarter the pineapple, and remove the quartered core lengthwise

from

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each portion. Then, use the knife to slide just under the skin, freeing it

from

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the meat. The rest is easy.

I got as far as quartering the pineapple before I cut myself. Removing the

core

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was not as straightforward as it looked....the way I was holding the piece

down

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while de-coring put my hand right in the way of the knife. After taking a

time

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out to recover, I had to continue with the process, although I wasn't able

to

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properly hold anything down with my left hand due to the cut. (Pineapple

juice

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stings, by the way.) Also, perhaps because my knife was too big, I

couldn't

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really follow the curve of the skin to free it without losing a lot of

rounded

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meaty bits.

I'm a bit traumatized. Surely there must be a better way? What's the right knife? (I used my new
santoku knife, which cut the pineapple like butter,

but

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is perhaps too big.) -Jen Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright

I've found that the best way to trim a pineapple is to cut off the top AND the bottom and sit it
upright on a cutting board. Take your sharp knife at the top and slice the "skin" right down the
side. Just keep slicing until the pineapple is fully "skinned". It will have an almost octagonal
look. (If you have a pineapple corer, use it at this time, if not, we'll deal with the core in a
minute.) Then lay the pineapple on its side and make your slices. To remove the core, you can do
several things at this point. You can try to cut a hole in the center of the slice (which is not
very *entertaining*) or you can do what I do, simply quarter the slices and make a diagonal chop at
each center point.

Viola!

Of course, mine usually goes right into the juice extracter and the remaining fluids are mixed with
rum. But that's just me.

kilikini

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I'm one of those people who is usually too lazy to buy a whole pineapple and cut it up. So when I
bought a pineapple with plans to do so, I was very proud of myself. However, pride was quickly
replaced with frustration and disappointment when I cut myself trying to follow the directions. A
big, sharp knife and a slippery pineapple, I discovered, do not cooperate.

I followed the directions on the label, which briefly went as follows: Cut the head off. Quarter
the pineapple, and remove the quartered core lengthwise from each portion. Then, use the knife to
slide just under the skin, freeing it from the meat. The rest is easy.

I got as far as quartering the pineapple before I cut myself. Removing the core was not as
straightforward as it looked....the way I was holding the piece down while de-coring put my hand
right in the way of the knife. After taking a time out to recover, I had to continue with the
process, although I wasn't able to properly hold anything down with my left hand due to the cut.
(Pineapple juice stings, by the way.) Also, perhaps because my knife was too big, I couldn't
really follow the curve of the skin to free it without losing a lot of rounded meaty bits.

I'm a bit traumatized. Surely there must be a better way? What's the right knife? (I used my new
santoku knife, which cut the pineapple like butter, but is perhaps too big.) -Jen Half the people
you know are below average. -Steven Wright

Do not listen to what I'm posting, my instruction is most certainly all wrong. I do the pineapple
backwards per the directions. I've got a big meat cleaver that I use and it is very sharp. I leave
the head on the pineapple so I have something to grab onto. Then I just work around the sides from
head to bottom to peel it. Works good for me. When finished, use the knife as you would a guillotine
and lob off the head of the pineapple and then chunk the body.

Michael
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knife? (I used my new santoku knife, which cut the pineapple like butter,

but

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is perhaps too big.) -Jen

Jen, I found a gadget that makes coring and cutting a pineapple a snap. I got one quite by accident:
my grocery store offered the corer/slicer for free (usually runs about $8USD) with the purchase of a
fresh pineapple. I was amazed at how easily this tackled the job. Last year I found one for just 50
cents at a thrift shop and gave it to my mother, who couldn't believe how easy it was to use.

I found a web site that sells these gadgets - here's the link so you can at least see what the c/s
looks like: tesco-shopping.comPineappleSlicer detail.htmOpen ↗ Note: I'm not recommending that
you buy from this web site; I've never ordered anything from them and so can't vouch for them.

Your local grocery store may even stock the corer/slicer, so check with them first.

Karen

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I followed the directions on the label, which briefly went as follows: Cut the head off. Quarter
the pineapple, and remove the quartered core lengthwise from each portion. Then, use the knife to
slide just under the skin, freeing it from the meat. The rest is easy.

I cut the bottome off, leaving the leaves on as a handle, use a long flexible knife like a slicer,
and shimmy it down the sides, going as deep as I need to get the "eyes" out. Making narrow cuts
means you don't have to go has deep. I then cut the top off half way, lay it on it's side and cut it
lengthwise but off center so that you miss the tough center pole. This frees about a third of it. I
then cut off the top, lay it on it's flat side and liberate the rest of it from the center pole. No
tears, no cuts, no problems. If you use a pot fork or carving fork you it's like rubbers *and* foam.
HTH blacksalt

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I don't get how this thing works. How does it get the center free from the skin? I take it that you
push it down the center and it eliminates the core.

Please explain, Thanks 🙂 -Jen Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright

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I don't get how this thing works. How does it get the center free from the skin? I take it that
you push it down the center and it eliminates the

core.

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Please explain, Thanks 🙂 -Jen

OK, I'll do my best to explain how it works...bear with me! :-)

Paraphrasing the written directions:

First, cut the leafy top off the pineapple. Next, center the slicer on top of the cut pineapple.
Turn the slicer clockwise, into the pineapple (essentially you're screwing it into the fruit).
You'll feel less resistance when you reach the bottom of the pineapple. Pull the slicer out of the
fruit without rotating it, moving the handle back and forth a bit to break the vacuum.

Remove the grip (handle) by depressing the black spring buttons and then slide the fruit off the
post (the pineapple will be in a continuous spiral). For individual rings, just slice the spiral
lengthwise.

My note here: It's best to do this in a shallow bowl to catch any juice drips when you pull out the
fruit. If you've ever seen someone use a post-hole digger and know what that tool is, this
corer/slicer works in a similar way.

I hope this explains clearly how this (really neat!) gadget works.

Karen

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I cut the bottome off, leaving the leaves on as a handle,

Ah! That's brilliant. No slippage!

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I'm one of those people who is usually too lazy to buy a whole pineapple

and

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cut it up. So when I bought a pineapple with plans to do so, I was very

proud

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of myself. However, pride was quickly replaced with frustration and disappointment when I cut
myself trying to follow the directions. A big,

sharp

Quoted message said:

knife and a slippery pineapple, I discovered, do not cooperate.

I followed the directions on the label, which briefly went as follows: Cut

the

Quoted message said:

head off. Quarter the pineapple, and remove the quartered core lengthwise

from

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each portion. Then, use the knife to slide just under the skin, freeing it

from

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the meat. The rest is easy.

I got as far as quartering the pineapple before I cut myself. Removing the

core

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was not as straightforward as it looked....the way I was holding the piece

down

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while de-coring put my hand right in the way of the knife. After taking a

time

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out to recover, I had to continue with the process, although I wasn't able

to

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properly hold anything down with my left hand due to the cut. (Pineapple

juice

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stings, by the way.) Also, perhaps because my knife was too big, I

couldn't

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really follow the curve of the skin to free it without losing a lot of

rounded

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meaty bits.

I'm a bit traumatized. Surely there must be a better way? What's the right knife? (I used my new
santoku knife, which cut the pineapple like butter,

but

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is perhaps too big.) -Jen Half the people you know are below average. -Steven Wright

Jen I have 2 words for you: Filet Knife. Use a filet or boning knife to release pineapple from the
skin. It follows the curve, and get closer than any other knife I've tried. Here's what I learned
from the roadside pineapple stands on Oahu (though, granted I don't use a machete!): Lay the
pineapple on it's side and slice off the ends. Stand it up and slice the skin off in strips, top to
bottom. If there are any "eyes" remaining, use the tip to remove. Like I said, I do this with a
boning knife and it is easy and quick and I don't cut myself anymore!

kimberly

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I'm a bit traumatized. Surely there must be a better way?

Maybe you should stay out of the kitchen?

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(JLove98905) said:

I'm one of those people who is usually too lazy to buy a whole pineapple and cut it up. So when I
bought a pineapple with plans to do so, I was very proud of myself. However, pride was quickly
replaced with frustration and disappointment when I cut myself trying to follow the directions. A
big, sharp knife and a slippery pineapple, I discovered, do not cooperate.

I followed the directions on the label, which briefly went as follows: Cut the head off. Quarter
the pineapple, and remove the quartered core lengthwise from each portion. Then, use the knife to
slide just under the skin, freeing it from the meat. The rest is easy.

I got as far as quartering the pineapple before I cut myself. Removing the core was not as
straightforward as it looked....the way I was holding the piece down while de-coring put my hand
right in the way of the knife. After taking a time out to recover, I had to continue with the
process, although I wasn't able to properly hold anything down with my left hand due to the cut.
(Pineapple juice stings, by the way.) Also, perhaps because my knife was too big, I couldn't
really follow the curve of the skin to free it without losing a lot of rounded meaty bits.

I'm a bit traumatized. Surely there must be a better way? What's the right knife? (I used my new
santoku knife, which cut the pineapple like butter, but is perhaps too big.) -Jen Half the people
you know are below average. -Steven Wright

Probably the knife...

Personally, I take a chefs knife and cut off the head, then cut the pineapple into 8ths, not
just quarters.

I then switch to a lighter fillet knife to core and peel. A large knife is too bulky to finish the
delcate work.

HTH? :-)

K.

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knife? (I used my new santoku knife, which cut the pineapple like

butter,

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but

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is perhaps too big.) -Jen

Jen, I found a gadget that makes coring and cutting a pineapple a snap. I got one quite by
accident: my grocery store offered the corer/slicer for free (usually runs about $8USD) with the
purchase of a fresh pineapple. I was amazed at how easily this tackled the job. Last year I found
one for just 50 cents at a thrift shop and gave it to my mother, who couldn't believe how easy it
was to use.

I found a web site that sells these gadgets - here's the link so you can

at

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least see what the c/s looks like: tesco-shopping.comPineappleSlicer detail.htmOpen ↗ Note:
I'm not recommending that you buy from this web site; I've never ordered anything from them and so
can't vouch for them.

Your local grocery store may even stock the corer/slicer, so check with

them

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first.

Karen

I also have one of these corer/slicers and I LOVE IT. Great invention and so easy to use too,
definitely recommend it to everyone...🙂

Nadine

To peel/core a pineapple -

I skin mine the way other people have described - cut off the bottom, use the leaves as a "handle"
and then slice down the sides with a chef's knife to take out the skin.

If I want just chunks, I just lay the pineapple on the side and cut around the core.

BUT! If I want pretty rings (for pineapple upside down cake, ham, etc.) I take my handy-dandy melon
baller and scoop out the core, then slice the pineapple into rings. The melon baller makes pretty
holes, and it reduces the need for another gadget around the house.

HTH, Sophia

To trim a pineapple, I lay it on its side, slice off the top, and carefully cut it in half
lengthwise. Then I cut it into narrower wedges. The center core can then be easily removed from each
piece. With a small flexable serrated knife, I scoop each lengthwise piece out of the shell. Works
very well. Nancree

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To trim a pineapple, I lay it on its side, slice off the top, and carefully cut it in half
lengthwise. Then I cut it into narrower wedges. The center core can then be easily removed from
each piece. With a small flexable serrated knife, I scoop each lengthwise piece out of the shell.

I mostly buy canned pineapple. Unless you live in Hawaii, Cental America, the Philippines, or some
other pineapple growing region you've never tasted plantation ripened pinapple. Field ripened
pineapple doesn't ship well at all. The stupidmarket pineapples sold on mainland US are not ripe,
not even close, they're picked green and once picked pineapple does not ripen... it's sugar content
does not increase... instead it ferments. If your pineapple is soft or you're permitting it to sit
around to get soft thinking it's ripening, it's not, it's beginning to rot. Canned pineapple is
harvested field ripened at the very peak of ripeness and processed right there in the field. Some
fancy schmancy restaurants (the type serving USDA Prime) have field ripened pineapple flown in but
those are very expensive. Canned is not fresh but neither is stupidmarket pineapple and between the
two canned is better. Unless you've eaten fresh picked field ripened pineapple you've no concept of
how pineapple is supposed to taste.

The best thing to do with stupidmarket pineapple is to roast/grill it... at least caramelized it
will taste decent.

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