How to pick a ripe pineapple and carve out slices

Color and smell: To pick a good-to-eat pineapple, look for a nice golden hue all around the fruit, especially the base. It is still good and ripe if it has green on the upper portion. Sniff the bottom of the pineapple for a fresh, sweet aroma. Pineapples are sweeter toward the base of the fruit and this is a great indication of how ripe the fruit is.

Perfectly ripe pineapple

Trimming and carving in 7 easy steps:

Step 1: Chop the crown and the stem. Slice the stem as straight and even so it will stand. Preferably use a knife that is broad and flat knife. Do not twist the crown to remove it, slice it as close to the top as possible. 

Step 2: Shave the outer skin of the pineapple, till the eyes are from 2 mm-3 mm in diameter. The eyes are skewed in one direction but we will cut along the straight side of the eye.

After One Day

Step 3: Hold the pineapple and cut along the eye’s direction, first from left to right, then right to left, making a “V” and removing the thorns while preserving most of the fruit in the process. 

 Step 4: After the “V” cuts all along, the pineapple should appear like as in.

Step 5: Set aside the pineapple for a bit to allow the juices to settle.

Step 6: Grip the pineapple lightly between fingers and slice discs of 5 mm -10 mm each.

Step 7: After two slices are cut, place the slices down to act as support for the pineapple from sliding. 

 Place the slices on a tray or dining plate , as shown. Enjoy!!!

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Rangarajan Ramaswamy Bangalore 27.01.2013 03:30 pm