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Default pineapple slicers: anyone have one?

merryb wrote:
> On Jan 6, 6:06 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> Kalmia wrote:
>>> I have to admit I'm tempted, and you know how I feel about kitchen
>>> gadgetry. Do they work well? Is this a lot of waste vs. the hand
>>> cut method? I've seen some which core and spiral cut the meat. Any
>>> brand recs? TIA

>>
>>> I buy maybe a dozen pineapples a year, but would buy more if it
>>> weren't such a bear to process.

>>
>> No because, I have found that some of the stores here sell freshly
>> sliced pineapples in juice that when on sale don't cost any more
>> than a whole pineapple. My husband, having lived in Hawaii for a
>> time can quickly process up a pineapple with no problems. I wind up
>> struggling and cursing and then having a who lot of useless bits
>> that I have to deal with. Plus a sticky mess. So I just won't do it.
>> I also can't eat fresh pineapple because it blisters my mouth.
>> Husband is the one who eats it.

>
> Jesus H M Christ- you seem to be having some kind of melt down!!!


Why do you say that?