Pinterest Challenge - Day 16 - How to cut a pineapple

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My Pineapple: 

I absolutely love fresh pineapple but usually opt out for the canned or pre-cut version. It time once and for all to figure out how to cut my own pineapple, I mean it cant be that hard, right?

Ok first things first, buying a pineapple: According to this video you can tell if a pineapple is ripe by pulling out one of the center green petals. If it comes out easily then the pineapple is ready

Prep work (also good info): Before cutting up your pineapple, turn it upside down and keep in fridge for 30 mins to let the juices and sugars redistribute throughout the pineapple. Little hint: Don't be dumb like me and try to balance the pineapple upside down on the green part, just cut the green stuff off. Trust me its much easier that way

 

After your pineapple has been upside down for 30 mins, set out at room temp for like 5 so that your not cutting through while its rock hard.

 

 

Cut off both ends and discard. Then stand the pineapple up in one end and slice off the skin by cutting straight down the side, I made about five downward slices to get all the skin off.

 

 

Once all the skin is off. Lay the pineapple on its side and make vertical slices, this cuts it in the rings that I wanted. All that left is to remove the cores. Take a small knife or if you have fancy coring supplies you could use those to to cut out the center circle of the pineapple.

 

 

You are left with rings to eat by itself or cooked and paired with something. I used mine with a teriyaki pork.