If you have the option and ability, a fresh pineapple is going to be cheaper and greener to process than a precut one in a plastic container. I have found that using a great bread knife works the best. Here’s what I do.
Grab your kitchen compost collector because there will be a lot to process. I cut the top off first close to where the leaves end. Then I cut the bottom off making sure to cut enough off that the bottom is flat and level. The point is not to be level but this type of cut will get all the bottom off so you don’t have any stiff non-edible parts. They I start to slice down the sides going in a circle. I don’t try and get all the brown, just most of the outside off.
Once all the outside skin/bark/brown is off, I go back and cut all the brown dents/bits off. They don’t taste good so this part is important. When you’re finished you’ll see there is a circular core in the middle. This is stiff and does not taste good. I cut big quarters off of the pineapple around this core which results in a square core that gets composted.
I start slicing the four quarters into long slices about half an inch thick. I just prefer this width and it seems to work well for my six year old.
Then I cut the slices into bite size, a bit bigger than canned pineapple cubes, and put everything into a glass container with lid. This keeps well like this for a week. We always eat it in time but you could also freeze the pineapple this way for smoothies and such.
I hope this makes things a little more green and easier for you.
This is also cheaper. A check at my local grocery store today has a fresh cut pineapple in plastic listed for $5.49 vs a fresh pineapple at $3.10 or $4.12 depending on your brand choice.
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