How to select and cut a fresh pineapple

26May10

“Just smell the bottom!  If it smells of a strong pineapple smell, it’s ripe!”

Ok, well, I’ve stood in the grocery store, nose pressed against the bottom of a pineapple, smelled the strongest pineapple smell ever, and consequently, cut into a hard, dry pineapple.  They pretty much all smell like a pineapple because, coincidentally, that IS what they are!

If, however, you smell a fermenty, old smell, don’t pick that one.  In fact, alert your produce guy, so someone else doesn’t pick that one, either!

Also, try to pick the pineapple up at the store the day you’re going to use it-if you can’t, store it in the fridge until you can, rather than leaving it on the counter for days!

Look for a bright gold, yellow fruit, with no red and minimal green.

Once I’ve selected my perfect pineapple, here’s what I do to cut into the sucker!

Enjoy the video!

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