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I saw this on here and read the reviews and thought I would give it a try. This Thanksgiving we got one as a gift and I cut it up. I have always shyed away from buying fresh Pineapple because of the mess and waste of cutting one up. This thing is an amazing invention. Everyone raved about how great it was and how it is so much better than canned Pineapple. We started buying fresh ones but I felt like we were wasting so much of it. A few twist's and a quick yank and out comes all the fruit and leaves everything you don't want still intact with the shell of the Pineapple. We have told our frineds about it and slowly but surely everyone is now a new owner of them.
This slicer is really easy to use and within seconds it's cut and pulled from the pineapple. It really is amazing.
The core comes out clean and I slice it for my dog he loves it. I love pineapple so this seemed like a good idea for me, it is somewhat compact. It works like a charm, it is a bit tough to get through at first but with a little practice it is fine. The rest goes in the compost heap, no waste and no mess. I would do it in a bowl since it does drip with the juice, just drink that.
I was concerned about plastic breaking, but this product really does a great job. The only thing is the problem with many kitchen gadgets, where do you keep them. For as often as I use it, can I afford the storage room.
In other words I am pretty damn good at cutting fruit. Why not just cut the entire thing by hand to begin with. One of my jobs was cutting up the fruit salad. Looking at all of the positive reviews for these I figured I would give it a try.
If you love pineapple and have trouble cutting it or just hate cutting it then you should definitely give one of these a try. Why. Usually 3 per week in the summer months and 2 per week in the winter months. Even with that being the case if there is a kitchen utensil out there that can make cutting fruit easier then I am all for it which is exactly why I chose to buy one of these. Anyways the plastic version doesn't have this problem so I decided that this was more important than build quality.I received my cutter a couple weeks ago and I openly admit I was impressed.
Overall I cant really think of anything negative to say about it. It usually consisted of 8-10 Pineapples, 4 Watermelon, 4 Honeydew, 6 Cantaloupes, 40-50 Oranges, and so on and so on. I chose the plastic version over the Stainless Steel version because there are a lot of negative reviews for the Stainless cutter because, according to the reviewers, it has a smaller diameter than the plastic version which leaves a lot of good pineapple left attached to the skin after cutting. I can cut an entire pineapple in less than a minute so I just don't see any real advantage in using one of these.
We eat a lot of pineapple in my household. It required more effort than I though it was going to but not so much effort to make it difficult. You just have to put some muscle behind it. With that being said, I myself am going to continue to cut Pineapple by hand. Well the whole reason I decided to get one of these was so I wouldn't have to cut them by hand. I though it would be faster and easier but it wasn't. Its important to note that I worked at a first rate deli/restaurant for close to 10 years.
While most people will find it faster and easier, those who are good with knives and know how to cut fruit will probably just continue to cut it by hand.Overall its a great gadget that many people will find extremely useful. So you either have to accept that your going to get less usable fruit or you have to go back and cut the rest out by hand. If I have to go back and cut out the rest of the fruit then whats the point in using it at all. Because I have been cutting fruit for so long that I can do it practically blindfolded. Even so I am sticking with a knife.4 stars
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