Updated onMay 20, 2024
Lush with tropical sweetness, pineapples are also armored with spikes and prickles.
Here’s how to cut a fresh pineapple to get the most out of your fruit.
I love a ripe, juicy pineapple.
In a perfect world, Ideat pineapple like a TikTok creator, plucking out the chunks one by one.
How to Cut a Pineapple into Chunks
This method creates ready-to-eat chunks of fruit.
Use the chunks to make afresh fruit salador sprinkle withTajinfor a spicy snack.
If you want a smoother taste,soak the pineapple in salt waterfirst.
Turn the pineapple on its side.
Working carefully, cut off the crown of the fruit (the top with the spiky leaves).
Then, cut off the base to make a flat surface for it to sit upright.
Take your time, you dont want to rush it and hack off a big chunk of fruit.
Step 4: Remove the core
Its time to cut out the hard core of the pineapple.
Slice off the hard, pointy end of each wedge.
Dont cut too much of the pineapple, though.
Just cut off the parts that are hard and discard.
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Lay each wedge on its side and slice away.
you might also cut the pineapple into cubes or spears for dipping into asweet fruit dip.
But while vacationing in Hawaii, I watched a demonstration at theDole Pineapple Plantationand now Im a pro.
I find it easier to chop the top off with my knife.
While youre at it, chop off the bottom, too.
Chop off part of the core of each quarter.
If you dont have a pineapple knife, achefs knifeworks fine.
Cut lengthwise until you reach the end.
Step 5: Serve
Nudge every other piece to one side to form a zigzag pattern.
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