How to Cut a Pineapple -- Method 2

In my previous post How to Cut a Pineapple -- Method 1, I mentioned that one can "eat more vitamin C" by eating more pineapples. I shared one method that I use when I cut pineapples, and I promised to share a second method that I like to use. Well, here is method # 2!

1. Lay the pineapple on its side and cut off the top and bottom
- Tip: using the tip of your knife, pierce into the rough and thick skin, then cut through the slit.

2. Stand pineapple right-side up and cut into quarters, lengthwise

3. From each of the 4 sections, cut off core, lenghtwise

4. Cut into chunks
- Working with one section at a time (with skin facing down), cut along the middle of the length, careful not to cut through the skin.
- Next, make ~ 1/2 inch cuts (bigger or smaller if you like) along the width-- again careful not to cut through the skin.
-Next, separate meat from skin by cutting into the length horizontally.

5. (Optional) Soak in salted water
- Pineapples are super sweet but also slimy, tart, and tangy. To remove the smile, tart, and tang, soak pineapple chunks in a big bowl filled with water and ~ 1 tsp. salt for ~ 1 minute. It's that easy! You can enjoy super sweet pineapples without the excessive slime, tart, and tang :)

Plate and serve!

* Notes: this method is less time consuming compared to method one, since you don't need to put much effort into removing the spiky parts that's attached to the skin and outer meat of the pineapple. However, to make that possible and effective, you might waste a little more fruit compared to method one, since you do need to cut off more meat with the skin. Of course, there are other methods, too, including a pineapple corer. The pineapple corer is a double-duty tool that also separates the pineapple meat from the skin. Its downside: it doesn't take into consideration the different sizes of pineapples, thus wasting more fruit on bigger sized pineapples. In addition, most of us do not already own a pineapple corer, but most of us do own knives, so we don't need to purchase any new tools to cut a pineapple. I say go with whichever method you find most convenient, easiest, and comfortable. If you are interested in a pineapple corer, $9-$10 should be a sufficient investment.

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♥ Yen