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Home / Tutorial / How to Cut a Pineapple

How to Cut a Pineapple

By: 👩‍🦳 Linda · Published: 🖨 August 6, 2016 · Updated: 💻May 8, 2021 · 🗨 1 Comment

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A quick tutorial on How to Cut a Pineapple with minimum wastage. You only need a pineapple, sharp knife, cutting board, and a little patience.

How to Cut a Pineapple

In this tutorial, I will show you How to Cut a Pineapple with minimum wastage. There is no need for any special gadgets. Simply use a cutting board and your sharpest santoku or chef’s knife.

Steps on How to Cut a Pineapple

1. Remove the Skin

Place the pineapple lying down on the cutting board. Cut ½ inch off the bottom of the pineapple. Holding the crown, cut off the skin in strips from top to bottom following the contours of the pineapple. Do not cut too deep into the flesh but just enough to expose the eyes. You will see that the eyes line up in diagonal rows on the pineapple.

Remove the skin and eyes of the pineapple.
Remove the skin and eyes of the pineapple

2. Remove the Eyes

Once all the skin is removed, place the pineapple back to the lying down position on the cutting board. Remove the eyes by cutting V-shape trenches into the flesh along the diagonal, rotating the pineapple as you go along. Patiently work your way around the pineapple.

3. Cut Off the Crown

Once all the eyes are removed, cut off the crown.

Cut off the crown.
Cut off the crown

4. Remove the Fibrous Core

Place the pineapple back to the upright position. Cut into two halves vertically. Then cut each half into quarters. Remove the fibrous core from all 4 quarters.

Cut off the fibrous core.
Cut off the fibrous core

5. Cut into Bite Size Pieces

Pineapple quarters can now be cut into chunks or bite size pieces as desired.

Cut into bite size pieces.
Cut into bite size pieces


How to Cut a Pineapple

How to Cut a Pineapple

A quick tutorial on How to Cut a Pineapple with minimum wastage. You only need a pineapple, sharp knife, cutting board, and a little patience.
Author : Linda Ooi
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Cook Time20 minutes minutes
Total Time20 minutes minutes
Cost$3

Equipment

  • A Knife
  • A Cutting Board

Materials

  • 1 pineapple

Instructions

  • Place the pineapple lying down on the cutting board. Cut ½ inch off the bottom of the pineapple.
  • Holding the crown, cut off the skin in strips from top to bottom following the contours of the pineapple. Do not cut too deep into the flesh but just enough to expose the eyes. You will see that the eyes line up in diagonal rows on the pineapple.
  • Once all the skin is removed, place the pineapple back to the lying down position on the cutting board. Remove the eyes by cutting V-shape trenches into the flesh along the diagonal, rotating the pineapple as you go along. Patiently work your way around the pineapple.
  • Once all the eyes are removed, cut off the crown.
  • Place the pineapple back to the upright position. Cut into two halves vertically. Then cut each half into quarters.
    Cut off the crown.
  • Remove the fibrous core from all 4 quarters.
    Cut off the fibrous core.
  • Pineapple quarters can now be cut into chunks or bite size pieces as desired.
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About Linda

Linda is a food writer and photographer who hails from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She now lives in Wyoming, USA. Her other blogs are Roti n Rice and Tea Tattler.

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  1. clara says

    August 8, 2016 at 6:33 am

    great way to cut the delicious fruit

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