#culinary technique

[mediander]

"In the early days of TV cooking shows, hosts Julia Child and Graham Kerr were quirky and entertaining as they guided audiences through everyday mishaps (burnt poultry) and triumphs (fluffy soufflés). Chefdom today seems focused more on celebrity than cookery. While Rachael Ray’s cheesecake poses distract from her sloppy culinary technique and Anthony Bourdain chews into colleagues with as much relish as he does food, the heat seems to be everywhere but the kitchen."

Cook Off! | Mediander | CultureMap

[brandonmartinez]

How to Properly Peel a Pineapple

Today I finally cut up a pineapple that had been sitting atop my fridge for the last three days.

"So what," you say; "it's just a pineapple," you say? Well, the reason this is exciting is that I learned the proper way to peel and cut a pineapple in the process. Thanks to this video that I found via a Google search, I'm on my way to become a pro-pineapple peeler:

And now, presenting my first attempt at this method:

Not too bad; obviously I can work on my technique, but that takes practice.

As far as actually eating the fruit, it was just a matter of quartering it and chopping it into bite-sized pieces once it had been peeled.

And now you know the proper way to peel a pineapple; give it a try!

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