Thursday, April 23, 2009

The Dole way to cut up a pineapple

I personally am afraid of pineapples because they will either bit me or make me sick, but for those of you who like them or just have to cut them up yourself, here is what Dole has declared the best way to get one into pieces. I'd take their word for it; those guys know their pineapples.

1) Hold the body of the pineapple in one hand and the leaves in the other and twist your hands in opposite directions to remove the top.
2) Cut the pineapple in half the long way, then in half again to make quarters.
3) Place a quarter cut-side down and cut out the core. Do this but making a diagonal cut to remove the core as a wedge.
4) Turn the pineapple so it is parallel to you. Place the knife and cut down and around the flesh, essentially scooping it out of the rind.
5) Remove the flesh from the skin and cut into smaller pieces as you see fit.
6) Repeat with the other sections.

Some people take the skin off first, but that ends up being very messy. Doing it this way makes less of a mess and makes the pieces you're dealing with more structurally sound for the longest amount of time so you are less likely to send slippery pineapple chunks shooting off in all directions.

Eat a nice, juicy chunk for me, okay?

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