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How to Carve a Pineapple — Spring Baking Championship

Use tricks inspired by the show to cut up a pineapple easily and efficiently.

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Start with a pineapple. Turn it on its side.

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Cut the top off. A serrated knife is good for this.

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And cut the bottom off. 

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Turn it back upright.

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Use your serrated knife to carefully carve the outside away, following the curve of the pineapple.

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Continue until all of the outer peel is off. A little brown is still totally fine.

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See all these dots? 

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Start carving little diagonal lines out of the pineapple to take out all those dots (technically they’re called “eyes”) ...

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... until they’re all gone.

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Then cut the pineapple in half vertically

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And then cut it into quarters.

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Cut the top of each quarter off — it’s fibrous and tough to chew.

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Then slice each quarter into chunks.

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Beautiful!

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