A pineapple cutter is a hand-held cylindrical
kitchen utensil
A kitchen utensil is a small hand held tool used for food preparation. Common kitchen tasks include cutting food items to size, heating food on an open fire or on a stove, baking, grinding, mixing, blending, and measuring; different utensils a ...
with a circular blade at the end designed for cutting
pineapple
The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuri ...
s. A
knife
A knife ( : knives; from Old Norse 'knife, dirk') is a tool or weapon with a cutting edge or blade, usually attached to a handle or hilt. One of the earliest tools used by humanity, knives appeared at least 2.5 million years ago, as evidence ...
is required to open the top of the pineapple before using the pineapple cutter. The cutter will cut the flesh of the pineapple into a spiral and also removes the core. Different sizes are available so as not to cut into the skin of the pineapple or cause too much to be wasted.
A simpler version known as a ''pineapple corer'' removes only the core of the pineapple. These appear identical to the pineapple cutter but do not include the cutting blade.
See also
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Apple corer
An apple corer is a device for removing the core and pips from an apple. It may also be used for similar fruits, such as pears or quince.
Some apple corers consist of a handle with a circular cutting device at the end. When pushed through the ...
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Pineapples
Domestic implements
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