We LOVE fresh fruit at our house, and one of our favorites is pineapple! Actually, pineapple is good for much more than eating, too! Did you know that pineapples…
- Help to fight off colds
- Help strengthen bones
- Promote good gum health
- Aid in digestion
- Prevent hypertension
I’m sure there are many other uses, too…but those are the ones I can spout off the top of my head! (OH! The pineapple is also a symbol for hospitality!)
But the one thing about pineapples are that they are pretty hard to “get to”. The fresh ones, that is. And I’m referring to slicing them. Now, I’ve been slicing them up for years, but the other day, my friend saw a fresh pineapple I had sitting on my kitchen counter, and she informed me she would never buy a fresh one because she had no idea how to cut it. I was a bit surprised, and then I started to think, how many people don’t know how to slice one? Hence, this post!
So, you need a pineapple (I know, I’m hilarious), a cutting board (pineapple is actually good for keeping up wooden cutting boards, so I grabbed my bamboo one) and a very good knife.
I slice off the top and about two inches below it…
…and you’ll see what I do with THAT at the end of the post!
Then off comes the bottom…
…and then I slice it in quarters.
I find it’s easier to finish off when it’s quartered up. Because then the core and the rind both can be sliced off with no problems!
If there are any spores left, I grab my peeler and pop them out!
Then I slice up what’s left!
And sometimes I like to leave some large slices with the rind still on!
Once it’s all sliced up I seal it all into some food storage containers and right into the fridge. We like it cold the best!
Now, remember the top of the pineapple I sliced off at the beginning? I’m building a pineapple garden!
Because you know you can plant the tops of pineapples and they grow a whole new plant! Cool, huh? And I can’t wait until I can just walk out into my backyard and cut a fresh pineapple from my pineapple garden!
So there you have it. How to slice a pineapple. How do YOU slice yours? And what’s your favorite fresh fruit?
This is a really great post, actually, I hate to admit this, but I threw out a pineapple once because I had no idea how to cut it (hangs head in shame).
Oh dear 🙁 Well it’s certainly not easy! But it’s well worth it! **Munches on pineapple breakfast** 🙂
I slice mine exactly the same way! I love fresh pineapple, too and just had a fresh one last week.
They’re one of my faves! Even makes the kitchen smell lovely while you’re slicing…and for long after!
Hum I usually buy pineapple already sliced-a bit more expensive but I never knew how to do it! Well now I do–thank you!! As for growing a pineapple plant-I definitely have to tell my Mom about that one-she is the green thumb in the family!
I buy it already sliced sometimes, too…or canned. But there’s just something about slicing it up yourself…I don’t know what it is!
We love pineapple but i always struggle with taking the peel off, thanks so much for sharing, my family will be proud
Yeah, it’s definitely a tough one to get at, for sure! Hope you enjoy some fresh pineapple soon!
I do it almost the same, I quarter it after I cut off the peel but pretty much the same thing. I had a neighbor say the same thing about not knowing how to tackle one yesterday. I will point her in this direction. I will try planting the top of the one on my counter….very cool!
Well, they ARE a bit intimidating, aren’t they? I almost felt dumb posting this, but I was hoping there were more like my friend who just didn’t know! Hope this helps your neighbor!
That is how I always cut my pineapples. I grew a pineapple back home for just over a year, it was getting to where it would actually grow a new one. I purposefully put it in a pot in case we had to move and then we had to move out of state and I could not take it – I was so disappointed to have to leave it behind. My friends said it was the best pineapple they ever had, lol.
Oh dear! It does take a while for them to grow! I hope you’re able to try it again!
I slice mine the same as well. I am currently on a watermelon kick, so I guess that would currently be my favorite fruit. I’m happy to have anything with strawberries and blueberries in it as well. Love fresh fruit season!
Now, my hubby loves watermelon – I do not. A texture thing, I guess. I love strawberries and blueberries, though! U-Pick blueberries are HUGE around here right now!
I learned the hard way how to slice a pineapple. I slice the dang thing whole! I like your directions much better!
Well, that would work too, Ashley! LOL
You did a great job. I have never cut a pineapple before!
I think you should give it a shot, Rosey! 🙂
Good job! Glad you started your pineapple garden.
I’m excited about it! 🙂
Great pictures and step by step instructions. I usually just have them core it at the store for me for free.
Oh, I had no idea they would do that, Diane!
So funny, my husband just asked me the other day if we can get fresh pineapple, my answer was no because I didn’t know how to core it. I would have never thought to cut it into quarters as you did!! Thanks! We can get pineapples now 🙂
I know, this is the only way I know how to core it LOL Hope you enjoy some fresh pineapple soon!
Great tutorial! I especially like the planting part! Will try this!
Oh yes, do, Anna! I’d like to see how it does up north!
I love pineapple, it’s by far my most favorite fruit!
So I’m sure YOU knew how to slice it already 🙂
Love pineapples! My dad used to grow lots of them (not sure if he still does because I moved away)…I have a fresh cut one in my fridge right this moment – partially cut! Great tutorial. I usually do a similar technique like yours but I live to suck on the core inside after I slice them up!
Oh, I’ve never tried that! It must be juicy, then!
I mean, I Love to suck on the core not live (lol)
HA!!! I gotcha LOL
I make my husband cut them! I’ve been too intimidated until now.
Ah! How does HE cut them?
Well, if I am being honest, I usually buy the canned chunks, since there is no sugar added. 😉 I have cut them before and I like your method and will try it out! My sister-in-law planted a top like that, not sure if she every got a new pineapple out of it. Hope you have better luck!
Oh yes, I buy the cans sometimes, too 🙂 And I hope I get pineapples, too!
Very cool that was easy enough to do and I love the pineapple garden idea.
Yes, quite easy! I like easy! LOL
I just recently learned how to a cut a pineapple. It always intimidated me before!
Well, they’re definitely intimidating!
I sliced a pineapple yesterday! This is one of our favorite treats! When we lived in Hawaii, we’d go to the Dole Farm and buy fresh pineapples.
Oh, how fun!
I eat pineapples everday. I also add them to my green juice to make them a little sweeter
Oh, they’re a good sweetener!
This is fun to see because I cut mine differently! I slice it into rings with the core intact, then quarter and trim. I save the tops, too, but my dog started eating the pineapple plants!
Oh, good, now we have more than one way! And now I’m gonna have to watch MY doggy to make sure she leaves them alone!
This is a great tutorial because I’ve always been afraid of cutting a pineapple because of fear of cutting myself. This process makes perfect sense.
They are definitely monsters to cut – but you can do it!
This makes it all so much easier than most people make it. Fresh pineapple is amazing!
I know, I LOVE fresh pineapple!
Thanks for the how-to! I love that you’re trying to grow your own. I wonder if there are any climates that WON’T grow a pineapple.
Probably somewhere very cold LOL Since they’re a tropical fruit and I live in Florida, I’m hoping I’m safe in assuming they will be good!
Great post on How to cut pineapples.I have never cut a pineapples as I don’t like it.After reading your post I am rethinking about tasting it again !! 🙂
Oh, yay!!! 🙂
I will have to use these directions the next time I buy one. My one son just loves pineapple and sometimes I don’t buy it because it is so messy to cut. Thanks!
Well, there is always the canned version 🙂 But the fresh is so yummy!
Love how you cut up that pineapple and then planted it…I’ve never thought about planting it!
I sure hope it works! LOL
We planted ours too! But it takes a long time to grow! I have a pineapple cutter I got on Amazon and it takes about 30 seconds to do. (Plus I think it was like $3!)
Well, that’s no fun, Amanda! LOL But I must admit, I didn’t know there was such a thing!
Nice tutorial. Hope you grow a big pineapple! 🙂
I hope so too, Angel!
I wish I would have seen this last week. I don’t know how I sliced the pineapple but there was crying involved lol
OH! I’m sorry! No more crying for you! Except with slicing those durn onions!
Your slices look WAY better than mine! I probably waste a good amount the way I do it. I had heard you can grow your own, but you’ve inspired me to designate a small portion of my garden to pineapple!! YUMMM!!!
Oh, yay! You should totally blog about it!
I have always bought the canned pineapple– for this exact reason, it’s kind of a pain to slice. But fresh is so much tastier.
Yes, definitely a give and take situation!
GET OUT!! you can plant your own pineapple?!! Of course that’s my favorite part of this post! How long before you have a grownup pineapple? I’m thinking that may not work here in New England but now I’m super curious and just have to know if I can do this too!!! and impress the heck out of my gardening fool husband! Love the tips for cutting too, but back to the plant.. ???
HA! Well, supposedly so! We’ll see if it works for me or not. It takes about a year to a year and a half…but I know it can be done because my mom is doing it right now! She’s got new pineapples growing!
This is the best tutorial! I am so intimidated by a fresh pineapple! I’m seriously trying it!
Please do, Erica! Your kitchen will smell so good and your mouth will love it, too!
I always bought the cored pineapples until my Mom told me how easy it is to slice yourself. Now I buy the whole ones and do it myself!! You get so much more too. Thanks for sharing at Wake Up Wednesday Linky 🙂
Yes, you really do get much more! Thanks for the linky party! 🙂
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Thanks for this, I plan to buy a pineapple this weekend for Father’s Day as part of our spread…definitely going to try growing my own, too! Pinned this and now following on Twitter!
Thanks, Bernadyn! I hope you all enjoy your pineapple and your Father’s Day weekend! 🙂