#OXO PINEAPPLE CORER SKIN#

The only drawback was waste: These corer/slicers left significant amounts of fruit still attached to the shell (as much as 1/4 inch in places), particularly if the tool was inserted at a slight angle. To extract the slices, we detached the handles and slid the fruit off. When the corkscrew models had spiraled to the bottom of the pineapple, we simply lifted the tool out, holding a neat stack of evenly sized rings. These hollow, serrated tubes with a spiral-shaped blade at one end simultaneously slice and separate the fruit from the core and rind with several clockwise turns of a handle. We preferred the corkscrew-style corer/slicers, all of which worked nearly effortlessly. Another “stab-and-push” style tool with two concentric circular cutters required too much effort and wasted a lot of fruit.

#OXO PINEAPPLE CORER SKIN#

One tube-shaped model removed only the core, and while it did so quickly and cleanly, we still had to pare away the pineapple’s diamond-patterned skin and “eyes” with a knife. It was a bit frightening, too, since it was impossible to use without having one hand in the way of its blades. The least effective design-a pair of thin, steel half-circles attached to a short plastic handle-required an awkward rocking motion to force its flimsy blades through the fruit. To find out whether any of them are worth buying, we rounded up six brands in a range of styles (priced from less than $10 to about $30, all dishwasher-safe), bought a case of pineapples, and got to work. Specialized pineapple cutting tools separate the core, or the core and skin, from the flesh with some time-saving pushes or twists of a handle, and some even slice the fruit into rings at the same time.

But removing the fruit’s spiky rind and tough core takes a sharp chef’s knife and patience, not to mention time and skill. Canned pineapple-or even precut supermarket wedges-can’t compare with a fresh, whole pineapple for juicy, tart sweetness.

Oxo pineapple corer