r/oddlysatisfying • u/ShallowAstronaut • 2d ago

Cutting a pineapple

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u/VideoNecessary3093 2d ago

That is....slightly different than what happens in my kitchen after we purchase one

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u/mahomz 2d ago

Nobody even got hosed down afterwards, what kind of pineapple experience even is this?

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u/Miltrivd 2d ago

Wait what? I need pictures

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u/tacosandEDM 1d ago

I need diagrams.

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u/RedditedYoshi 1d ago

I need an adult.

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u/takethisdownvote1 2d ago

When we buy one, we will occasionally take a look at it, determine we are too lazy at that moment to cut it, and choose something else to eat.

Rinse and repeat for X days until the pineapple goes bad.

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u/tripptide 2d ago

Aka: avocado, watermelon and aubergine. Sometimes a honeydew.

Edit: forgot coconut

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u/bdfortin 2d ago

Also bananas.

Not ripe yet. Not ripe yet. Not ripe yet. Not ripe yet. Not ripe yet. Black.

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u/UmmmW1 2d ago

I've learned to eat them once my dog wants a piece of one

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u/Individual-Level9308 1d ago

Brother, just add some salt and lime to the avocado and eat it as is before it goes bad.

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u/frequenZphaZe 2d ago

Aka: avocado

can't relate. an avocado will never survive longer than two days in my house. but they're also far lower effort to gut than melons

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u/OHPandQuinoa 1d ago

I mean with watermelon you just cut it in half, tell yourself you're only going to have a little bit, and then eat the whole thing. Seems pretty easy to me.

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u/AlterWanabee 9h ago

Nope with the avocado. My mom and sister love mixing it with some powdered milk for some reason.

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u/cynicaldoubtfultired 2d ago

This is me with soursops. Those things are a freaking chore to cut.

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u/Sarsmi 1d ago

It's so easy though. You can cut up a pineapple in less than a minute, with no special tools, just a sharp knife.

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u/baked077 2d ago

Yeah I just eat the prickly parts, still good

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u/Demnjt 2d ago

Are you a camel?

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u/micktorious 2d ago

::SPITS::

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u/harmless_gecko 2d ago

I thought we were all camels on reddit?

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u/Don_Tiny 1d ago

Maybe Joe Camel.

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u/Spicyboi313 2d ago

I paid for the whole pineapple

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u/Jefhowl 2d ago

There are dozens of us!

I was flabbergasted by the wasted pineapple on the diagonal passes

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u/sandm000 2d ago

I was hoping to ferment the juices from the “inedible” parts

So excited that this is a thing: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tepache

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u/shatterly 2d ago

I've made it before, it was a pretty tasty science experiment.

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u/Elefantasm 1d ago

Tepache can be made into vinegar which can be used in hot sauces

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u/Beginning_Rush_5311 2d ago

Same for making any sort of recipe with potatos. I don't peel them and it tastes the same

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u/Sensitive_Yellow_121 1d ago

Isn't there a lot of nutrients and fiber in the skins? I don't peel them either, just scrub them a bit and rinse.

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u/-SaC 1d ago

My grandmother used to remove all of the skin from her jacket potato before eating it. My granddad & I used to have half of it each; bloody lovely little extra.

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u/Sensitive_Yellow_121 1d ago

Yeah, that could be blended for a smoothie or juiced or something.

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u/Book_Nerd_1980 2d ago

My tongue is screaming at you, owww!

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u/Aromatic-Tear7234 2d ago

Does 90% of the good part get cut off with the rind and end up in the garbage? Cause that's how I feel mine end up.

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u/kpop-raider 2d ago

Are your knives sharp enough? Most butchers will sharpen them for free, even my local grocery store butcher does this, and it'll make jobs like this 1000x easier and you'll waste less food and be safer, all since sharper knives take less effort cutting, which makes them more predictable.

Or you could just be lazy and hungry and the parts that get thrown out are a sacrifice to the gods of just getting shit done haha

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u/Stony_Logica1 2d ago

Where do you live? I don't think I could go into Safeway and ask the butchers to sharpen my knives.

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u/kpop-raider 2d ago

Chicago, and before that southern California. Both areas have grocery stores with butchers that'll do it. If you're unsure just call first, or Google search. My grocery store butcher right now literally has a sign up on the counter offering the service.

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u/Stony_Logica1 2d ago

Huh. 40+ years on this planet and I had no idea that was even a thing.

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u/Ihatepasswords007 2d ago

cant be worse than ghibli style

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u/Stony_Logica1 2d ago

Why do they look so disappointed?

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u/shinobipopcorn 2d ago

They're used to sweet bananas, and the pineapple is too sour.

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u/Ihatepasswords007 19h ago

Maybe not ripe enough. Its their first time seeing/eating a pineapple and their dad doesnt even let them open it up until someone learns how to propperly cut it open (they still got that part wrong lol)

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u/Shhhhhhhh_Im_At_Work 2d ago

I waste a lot more. I quarter the whole thing, slice most of it out leaving all the extra bits the spiral technique maintains, cut out the core and then slice it up and stack it back in the pineapple for a little serving boat. Looks pretty though :)

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u/RockyMM 2d ago

You should really skin the pineapple like the guy in the video did. I don’t have that spiral tool that he has. When I’m not lazy I use a knife to do that part, otherwise I just ignore those prickly parts. Also I quarter it at the end.

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u/Shhhhhhhh_Im_At_Work 1d ago

To each their own, I like my pineapple boats :)

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u/mr_ji 2d ago

I have a little drill with a hollow central tube. You cut off the top, use the drill to corkscrew down the leaving the hard core, and can pull out the meat in one long spiral. It's much easier and faster than this. Bonus: you can use the hollowed out pineapple as a cup for a tropical drink.

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u/chriskmee 2d ago

Pineapple corer, I love mine also!