Granted, it was over 40 years old, but hadn't seen that much duty. An
occasional pineapple, maybe a London broil twice a year....
I know I can get along without it, but if the urge to buy one erupts,
what would be a reliable knife? (Cuisinart is OUT, if you recall the
recalcitrant waffle iron.) Thanks.

I managed to finish the pineapple ok with a manual knife, but oh how I
wish someone would invent a small and very sharp 'baller' to remove
all those eyes. I tried my melon baller - not sharp enough, and a
curved grapefruit knife - nix on that idea. Would those zigzag edge
ballers do?

Kalmia wrote on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 13:37:55 -0800 (PST):

> Granted, it was over 40 years old, but hadn't seen that much
> duty. An occasional pineapple, maybe a London broil twice a
> year.... I know I can get along without it, but if the urge to
> buy one erupts, what would be a reliable knife? (Cuisinart is
> OUT, if you recall the recalcitrant waffle iron.) Thanks.

> I managed to finish the pineapple ok with a manual knife, but
> oh how I wish someone would invent a small and very sharp
> 'baller' to remove all those eyes. I tried my melon baller -
> not sharp enough, and a curved grapefruit knife - nix on that
> idea. Would those zigzag edge ballers do?

Pineapples can be expensive and it's hard to throw away edible portions
but perhaps those are best looked on as the cook's perquisites. I use a
device that screws down thro the pineapple and removes the core and
outside. I have to admit to chewing on the core and dissecting some of
the outside .

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Nov 21, 1:37*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> Granted, it was over 40 years old, but hadn't seen that much duty. *An
> occasional pineapple, maybe a London broil twice a year....
> I know I can get along without it, but if the urge to buy one erupts,
> what would be a reliable knife? *(Cuisinart is OUT, if you recall the
> recalcitrant waffle iron.) Thanks.
>
> I managed to finish the pineapple ok with a manual knife, but oh how I
> wish someone would invent a small and very sharp 'baller' to remove
> all those eyes. *I tried my melon baller - not sharp enough, and a
> curved grapefruit knife - nix on that idea. *Would those zigzag edge
> ballers do?

I have a Sunbeam with the twin oscillating blades that still works
perfectly and I got it as a wedding present
in ..............gasp..............1968. OMG.

Does Sunbeam even still exist????

On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 17:34:42 -0500, "James Silverton"
> arranged random neurons and said:

>Pineapples can be expensive and it's hard to throw away edible portions
>but perhaps those are best looked on as the cook's perquisites. I use a
>device that screws down thro the pineapple and removes the core and
>outside. I have to admit to chewing on the core and dissecting some of
>the outside .

Is your gizmo a Vacu Vin? I was eyeballing one of those a couple of
weeks ago. Googled it and was impressed with some of the reviews.

Never met a gadget I didn't like

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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On Nov 21, 4:37*pm, Kalmia > wrote:
> Granted, it was over 40 years old, but hadn't seen that much duty. *An
> occasional pineapple, maybe a London broil twice a year....
> I know I can get along without it, but if the urge to buy one erupts,
> what would be a reliable knife? *(Cuisinart is OUT, if you recall the
> recalcitrant waffle iron.) Thanks.
>
> I managed to finish the pineapple ok with a manual knife, but oh how I
> wish someone would invent a small and very sharp 'baller' to remove
> all those eyes. *I tried my melon baller - not sharp enough, and a
> curved grapefruit knife - nix on that idea. *Would those zigzag edge
> ballers do?

considering your track record with Hamilton Beach, I'd get another of
those. I have one, in fact. Maybe 10 years old. Gets used once a year.
Maybe. :-) But I have it in case I need it!

The one I have is a regular grip. You hold it like you would a knife.
The one I want is a bit more expensive ($25 vs. $15) but it has a
handle on top, so you basically just hold it facing down and gravity
takes it away.

anyway, I agree about Cuisinart's quality slipping on their electrics.
I wasn't happy with their Griddler, either.

On 21/11/2010 4:37 PM, Kalmia wrote:
> Granted, it was over 40 years old, but hadn't seen that much duty. An
> occasional pineapple, maybe a London broil twice a year....
> I know I can get along without it, but if the urge to buy one erupts,
> what would be a reliable knife? (Cuisinart is OUT, if you recall the
> recalcitrant waffle iron.) Thanks.
>
> I managed to finish the pineapple ok with a manual knife, but oh how I
> wish someone would invent a small and very sharp 'baller' to remove
> all those eyes. I tried my melon baller - not sharp enough, and a
> curved grapefruit knife - nix on that idea. Would those zigzag edge
> ballers do?


We were given an electric carving knife as a wedding present 37 years
ago. I don't know if it works. I think that I have used it twice.

Electric knifes are the best tools for cutting foam rubber. Probably
more than you wanted to know.

Terry wrote on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:21:21 -0800:

>> Pineapples can be expensive and it's hard to throw away
>> edible portions but perhaps those are best looked on as the
>> cook's perquisites. I use a device that screws down thro the
>> pineapple and removes the core and outside. I have to admit
>> to chewing on the core and dissecting some of the outside .

> Is your gizmo a Vacu Vin? I was eyeballing one of those a
> couple of weeks ago. Googled it and was impressed with some of
> the reviews.

> Never met a gadget I didn't like

Yes, it is a Vacu-Vin. It is stailess steel and I bought it at
Williams-Sonoma but I think there are less expensive plastic versions
available.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Dave Smith wrote:
> On 21/11/2010 4:37 PM, Kalmia wrote:
>> Granted, it was over 40 years old, but hadn't seen that much duty. An
>> occasional pineapple, maybe a London broil twice a year....
>> I know I can get along without it, but if the urge to buy one erupts,
>> what would be a reliable knife? (Cuisinart is OUT, if you recall the
>> recalcitrant waffle iron.) Thanks.
>>

>
> We were given an electric carving knife as a wedding present 37 years
> ago. I don't know if it works. I think that I have used it twice.



We received two of them as wedding gifts in 1966. Gave both of them
away. The dual blades hacked things rather than slicing. YMMV.

gloria p

On Nov 21, 6:05*pm, ImStillMags > wrote:

> I have a Sunbeam with the twin oscillating blades that still works
> perfectly and I got it as a wedding present
> in ..............gasp..............1968. * *OMG.
>
> Does Sunbeam even still exist????

I am not sure - but my Sunbeam Oskar has been going strong for over 25
years. Now, watch it die tomorrow. : ))

On Sun, 21 Nov 2010 18:42:24 -0500, "James Silverton"
> arranged random neurons and said:

>Yes, it is a Vacu-Vin. It is stailess steel and I bought it at
>Williams-Sonoma but I think there are less expensive plastic versions
>available.

Thanks. I just found one online for $16US. That sound about right?

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

--

"If the soup had been as warm as the wine,
if the wine had been as old as the turkey,
and if the turkey had had a breast like the maid,
it would have been a swell dinner." Duncan Hines


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James Silverton wrote:
> Terry wrote on Sun, 21 Nov 2010 15:21:21 -0800:
>
>>> Pineapples can be expensive and it's hard to throw away
>>> edible portions but perhaps those are best looked on as the
>>> cook's perquisites. I use a device that screws down thro the
>>> pineapple and removes the core and outside. I have to admit
>>> to chewing on the core and dissecting some of the outside .
>
>> Is your gizmo a Vacu Vin? I was eyeballing one of those a
>> couple of weeks ago. Googled it and was impressed with some of
>> the reviews.
>
>> Never met a gadget I didn't like
>
> Yes, it is a Vacu-Vin. It is stailess steel and I bought it at
> Williams-Sonoma but I think there are less expensive plastic versions
> available.
>


We were introduced to that type of gadget in Hawaii a few years ago by
our host. It did a nice job even though there was quite a bit of waste
on large pineapples. We saw them in various stores afterward, the
plastic models, selling for ~$5 each. I don't buy pineapple all that
often because it's hard to find a good, ripe one. They are either
too hard and green or overripe and starting to get that fermented flavor.

gloria p