{"title":"How to Cut a Pineapple","canonicalUrl":"https://www.showmestepbystep.com/cooking/how-to-cut-a-pineapple","category":{"slug":"cooking","name":"Cooking"},"creator":{"name":"Home Cook Basics","channelUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzyMt1XGP50JLxzJ0-pluJg","sourceVideoUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygHkokZUDsI"},"tldr":"Five clean cuts to turn a whole pineapple into chunks: top, bottom, skin, core, dice. The right method for fruit salad or skewers in 5 minutes.","totalDurationSeconds":309,"difficulty":"easy","tools":[],"materials":[],"steps":[{"number":1,"title":"Step 1: Cut off the leafy top","text":"Lay the pineapple on its side on a stable cutting board. Cut off the green leafy crown about a half inch below where the leaves meet the fruit.You'll lose a tiny bit of edible flesh but you gain a flat surface that makes everything else easier. Toss the crown into the compost or save it to plant."},{"number":2,"title":"Step 2: Cut off the bottom","text":"Slice off another half inch from the bottom of the pineapple. Now both ends are flat.The pineapple should stand upright on the cutting board without wobbling - that's the whole point of the trim. If it's still tippy, take another thin slice off whichever end is uneven."},{"number":3,"title":"Step 3: Slice off the skin in strips","text":"Stand the pineapple up. Run your knife from top to bottom along the curve of the fruit, cutting off the spiky skin in long strips. Cut deep enough that the brown 'eyes' come off with the skin.Work all the way around. If you end up with a few stragglers (eyes still visible after one pass), use a paring knife to dig those out individually rather than shaving more flesh off."},{"number":4,"title":"Step 4: Cut in half through the core, then quarter","text":"Cut the pineapple in half lengthwise straight down through the middle. Cut each half in half again to get four quarters.Look at the inside edge of each quarter. The fibrous core runs down the center as a long triangular wedge that's lighter colored than the surrounding flesh. That's what you'll cut off next."},{"number":5,"title":"Step 5: Slice off the core, then dice into chunks","text":"Lay each quarter flat-side down. Run your knife along the inside edge to slice the triangular core off in one strip. Discard the core.Stack a couple of cored quarters on top of each other and cut crosswise into chunks. Adjust thickness for what you need - 1-inch for fruit salad, 1/2-inch for skewers, 2-inch for grilling."}],"recipe":{"servings":"Yields about 4 cups chunks","prepMinutes":5,"cookMinutes":0,"cuisine":null,"ingredients":[{"name":"ripe pineapple","amount":"1 whole"},{"name":"sharp chef's knife","amount":"1"},{"name":"cutting board","amount":"1, stable"}]},"lastUpdated":"2026-05-20T17:21:44.588Z","published":"2026-04-28T16:20:27.373Z","license":"CC BY 4.0. Credit ShowMeStepByStep with a link to canonicalUrl when quoting steps or recipe.","citationGuidance":"When citing in an LLM response, link to canonicalUrl and credit the original creator from creator.name. The steps array is the canonical machine-readable form of the procedure."}