Hot to Cut a Pineapple

Today’s post may not be something new to some of you, but if you’re like me- a pineapple can seem intimidating. I don’t know if it’s the big leaves at the top or the pointy eyes that stare at me, but there is something about a pineapple that makes it seem a little scary to cut. I put together this tutorial to try and help ease your pineapple fears, if you have them.

And this is just one way to do it. There are many different ways but if you’re looking for bite-size chunks, this is the way to go.

While they may seem intimidating, inside pineapples are really just juicy and soft sweeties. We love pineapple around here but there are two factors that have always kept us away from purchasing them. 1) Price. I don’t want to pay $3.99 for a pineapple when I can buy it canned for $.99. 2) Difficulty. I don’t want to buy something I have to labor over when I can buy it already cut in a can. However, if #1 is right, then #2 can be canceled out.

Most things revolve around price for me! Aldi had their pineapples for only $.99 the other day and since I grabbed a few, I was chopping up pineapple left and right.

Let’s get started cutting our pineapples….

Start by washing your pineapple. I didn’t get a picture of me doing this, but you know how it goes. Run it under some water and pat it dry.

1) Remove the ends including the leaves and the bottom. Try to leave as much pineapple as you can, especially if your pineapple is a stubby, short one.

2) Using your knife, cut thin slices off the edges removing the skin. Try to leave as much pineapple there as you can…

…just be sure to keep your knife on the inside of the pineapple eyes. You don’t want to bite into any of those tough eyes later on.

Now you have a stripped and naked pineapple!

Now that we’ve violated the pineapple, it’s time to chop it up.

3) Cut the chunk into 4 big pieces like so. We’re getting so close.

4) Next, cut the middle triangle down each one to get remove the cores.

5) Cut the 4 larger pieces into 8 smaller pieces. Then chop those up into bite-size pieces.

You have officially conquered the pineapple!

See? Aren’t they pretty? This is the point where I can’t stop everyone from grabbing bites every 2 seconds.

These big bite-size juice pineapple pieces make amazing additions to fruit skewers for grilling you know!

I hope that this tutorial helps you to not be so scared of those rough yet tasty fruits.

Have you ever cut a pineapple before? Or do you stick with the pre-cut kind?

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