Confession: the first time I bought a fresh pineapple I had no idea what to do with it, but trust me – it’s actually simple!
How to cut a pineapple:
1. I’ve found that selecting a pineapple which is light green/yellow in overall color yields the sweetest fruit. You also know it’s ripe when you pull a green “frond” from the top and it plucks out easily.
2. Lay the pineapple on its side on a big cutting surface. With a sharp knife, cut the bottom and top ends off.
3. Place the pineapple on the flat bottom.
4. Using a sharp knife, cut the rind off the fruit, following the natural curve of the pineapple.
5. Once you have all the rind off, go back over the fruit to remove any of the hard “eyes” that remain.
6. Cut your pineapple in half length wise.
7. Cut each half in half, so you now have 4 quarters.
8. Place the quarters flat side down then, placing your knife at an angle, cut out the tough core.
9. Cut the cored quarter into slices lengthwise, and chop!
See? It’s not so hard! It truly gets easier every time you do it too, so get to practicing!
Thanks for the pineapple tips! Nothing like fresh pineapple… not a thing.
Your smoothie sounds so good!
I’m going to have to get a pineapple soon!
I’m German and Swedish.
I just cut up a pineapple last night using the exact same method. I even thought about doing a how-to post about it but it was too dark in my kitchen! Looks like you beat me to it. :)
My mom is 100% English and my dad is German, Black Irish, Swiss & Scottish.
thanks so much for the pinneapple cutting lesson! I recently made a salad that called for pinneapple and (gasp) I used canned because I was too lazy to cut the real thing! I should get practicing!!
That salad looks awesome, and so does that fresh pineapple! I’m also with you on the DST – it’s fabulous!
Ahh! I love pinapples… and all this sun and light is making me want a pina colada now!!
That will have to wait… off to work!
Thanks for the tutorial! Whenever I cut up a pineapple its a total hack job and I lose half the fruit.
I’m about 75% Portuguese with a little Scottish and English thrown in from my grandfather on my mom’s side :smile: Actually, I’m going to put up a fantastic Portuguese recipe on St. Patrick’s day to show a little Portugues pride! Come on over and check it out on Wednesday!
Another tip: save your pineapple cores and freeze them. They are great thrown into smoothies!
I’ve never thought of freezing a smoothie so it’s like ice cream the next day…I am SO doing that, thankyou!
I’m a bit of everything – Dutch, Scottish, Italian, German, (plain old English..) – I’m very European! But I can’t speak any of those languages, bar a bit of GCSE German lol!
Thanks for the pineapple tutorial! I love pineapple & get it all the time but I STILL struggle chopping it
I am 50% Swiss :D
Another tip I heard about picking a ripe pineapple? The eyes/ round spots on the pineapple should be the same size and color, bottom to top, on the pineapple. Of course it should smell amazing, too!
That is a good idea having a bag right there – I usually end up with a giant mess. I am German, Irish and French!