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    Do you cut a pineapple from the top or bottom?
    Ed Kuoha
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    Ed Kuoha is a Chef and the Owner of Kuoha Culinary based in Aiea, Hawaii. He has more than 20 years of experience in various culinary kitchens and settings such as Morimoto Waikiki, where he received hands-on training from Iron Chef Morimoto. Chef Ed specializes in small catering events and private chef requests. He holds an Associate’s degree from The Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Kapiolani Community College.
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    You always want to cut from top to bottom in one continuous slice. The idea is to clear the eyes of the pineapple without going in too deep, or you'll waste the fruit.
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    How do you peel pineapple skin easily?
    Ed Kuoha
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    Ed Kuoha is a Chef and the Owner of Kuoha Culinary based in Aiea, Hawaii. He has more than 20 years of experience in various culinary kitchens and settings such as Morimoto Waikiki, where he received hands-on training from Iron Chef Morimoto. Chef Ed specializes in small catering events and private chef requests. He holds an Associate’s degree from The Culinary Institute of the Pacific at Kapiolani Community College.
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    Cut off the top and the bottom to create a stable base. The first cut is always the hardest one, especially since the idea is to cut it like a slice. Then, just cut it from top to bottom. If you're new with a knife, know that you probably won't have a nice clean cut at first and that's okay.
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    How do you peel a pineapple without cutting it?
    wikiHow Staff Editor
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    This answer was written by one of our trained team of researchers who validated it for accuracy and comprehensiveness.
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    This is not as easy as the viral videos might make it seem, but it can be done! You may need to use an easy peeling variety, such as the Tainung no. 4. Make sure your pineapple is nice and ripe as well. Firmly roll the pineapple over a flat, hard surface to loosen the connections between the sections. Grab the base of the leaves and twist hard to remove them. Apply a little pressure at the base of each section, or fruitlet, to loosen it and pull it away from the core. If you’re having trouble, you may need to “cheat” and cut off the crown with a paring knife to get the process started.
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    Can you eat the core of a pineapple?
    wikiHow Staff Editor
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    It depends on the variety of pineapple. Some types have a sweet, soft core that’s easy to eat. Even the harder, more fibrous cores are edible, but they may be a bit tough and not as tasty as the outer sections.
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    What color is a ripe pineapple?
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    The outside of the pineapple should be mostly yellow when the fruit is ripe. A perfectly ripe pineapple may still have some green borders around the scales, but the centers should be nice and yellow.
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    In some pineapples, the core is not hard but instead it is sweet. Here in the Caribbean you eat the whole pineapple, just thought the readers might like to know this.
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    Thanks for letting us know this useful information. In this case, the reader would happily be able to enjoy eating the core as well as the flesh!
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    Can I eat it without peeling it?
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    No. Eating the skin of a pineapple won't kill you, but you may experience severe mouth pain, skin or throat irritation, vomiting, or diarrhea.
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    Do I have to remove the eyes?
    Caeiia
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    Yes, they are tough and inedible.
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    What is the difference between a regular knife and a chef's knife?
    Ollieoxenfree
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    A regular knife like a butter knife, steak knife, or paring knife is too small to cut pineapples with. A chef's knife is big and sharp, which makes cutting fruit like pineapples easy.
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    May I throw away the waste at the end?
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    Yes.
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