A while back, my Scottish Stepfather gave me a very strange kitchen utensil. I'd never seen one before and, frankly, it was slightly terrifying with it's circular-saw bottom and unforgiving teeth. He explained that it was a pineapple core-er and that it was THE BEST way to cut a pineapple.
When Marc and I took the hour-ish drive to Saint John's Costco on the weekend, they had $2.99 pineapples! In April! I did the ole pull-the-leave-out trick and, lo and behold, they were ripe! I have an AMAZING pineapple-curry chicken recipe, so in the cart it went.
When we brought it back home, I rummaged around until I found the AMAZING pineapple core-er.
Here's why it really is THE BEST:
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As you can see, it's just about as tall as the pineapple, which is pretty crucial. You'll see as the pictures progress. |
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The second step (the first being the actual FINDING of the core-er, it's not every day that I need it...) is cutting the top off and then shoving in the toothed-bottom as hard as you can. |
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Oh, also, you want to make sure that it's as centred as possible. |
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This is what you're left with. A craftier person would probably incorporate this into some type of food display. I wasn't in the mood. |
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Ooooo, spiraly. I like to cut it into chunks while the spiral is stacked. It's easier. Whoever invented this is a GENIUS. |
So there you go! That whole process took less than THREE MINUTES!! No fuss & no muss, just delicious, juicy pineapple.
If you're a pineapple enthusiast, I'd TOTALLY recommend getting one of these. I have no idea where Scottish Stepfather got it, but I'd guess that it was some type of fun kitchen store. I will admit that they're kind of a nightmare to clean, but it's worth it!
And supper was DELICIOUS, by the way.
Wow I'm a freak for weird gadgets and I love pinneapple so that's awesome!
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