There are many ways to quickly peel and slice fruit and vegetables. On sale we find more and more tools that help us in this operation that can sometimes seem a bit boring. But what if we only have a knife and cutting board available and we have to peel and slice particular fruit and vegetables or in large quantities? Here are many useful tips to quickly clean and cut fruit and vegetables.
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There are so many ways to peel and slice quickly fruit and vegetables. On sale we find more and more tools that help us in this operation that can sometimes seem a bit boring. But what if we only have a knife and cutting board available and we have to peel and slice particular fruit and vegetables or in large quantities?
Here are many useful tips and videos from the web to quickly clean and cut fruit and vegetables, some of which are truly bizarre and brilliant at the same time.
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Cherry tomatoes
You have to cut the cherry tomatoes to dress pasta, pizza or rice salad? If you don't want to waste time and get a perfect result, just stack two plates between which to put the cherry tomatoes and have a well-sharpened knife with a blade larger than the diameter of the chosen dishes. Cutting the cherry tomatoes in half will now really be a game, like in this one video.
Ananas
On sale you will find some tools that help us peel the pineapple and to remove the central part, but what if you have a normal kitchen knife available? Remove the top and bottom, then remove the peel trying to preserve the pulp as much as possible with a serrated knife. Complete the cleaning of the pineapple and finally slice, as this shows video. Do not throw away the top with the pineapple leaves. You will need it to grow it in pots.
Read also: How to grow pineapple in pots
Mango
Who has tried at least once to peel and slice a mango he knows it is no easy feat. You risk ruining the fruit and having a hard time removing the pulp, especially when you get close to the stone. This video, which was filmed in Cambodia, shows you how to peel and slice mangoes effortlessly.
Garlic
Peeling garlic can really become an operation simple and fun. There is no need for knives and there is no risk that your fingers will remain in contact with the garlic for too long, so as to preserve the skin from its persistent odor. It will come in handy when you have to peel a lot of garlic. You can press it towards the kitchen top and shake it slightly. Then put the garlic in a pot with a lid and shake. The game is done! Watch the video.
Onion
How peel and slice the onions quickly? With a very sharp knife remove the lower part of the onion, divide it in half and remove the peel from one of the two parts obtained and then from the other. Then you can quickly slice it, as the following video shows. To avoid "crying" rinse the onion or dip it briefly in a bowl with cold water.
Read also: Onions: how to peel them without crying
Potatoes
There are at least 3 ways to slice potatoes easily. If you want to get cubes or sticks, you can cut them with a knife after leveling the base, to keep them in place more easily. Otherwise you can use a round scoop, a perfect idea for roast potatoes, or alternatively you can use a mandolin to create thin slices, as shown in this one. video.
Mele
In common supermarkets and home improvement stores you will find several useful tools for peel and slice the apples. For example, a hand-cranked "peeler" that removes the peel and core and cuts the apples into round and thin slices. Alternatively, there is a radial tool that allows you to slice the apples into wedges and remove the core, but in this case you will have to peel them by hand. How to do if there are so many apples? This very funny video shows like peeling apples with a drill.
Melanzane
You will have to cleanse and slice the aubergines not long before their use, as they tend to blacken easily. As the following video explains, you will first need to remove the green stalk. There eggplant peel it is usually not removed, but some recipes may require it, so proceed with the utmost care and then divide the aubergines into slices, sticks or cubes as needed.
pomegranate
To properly peel the pomegranate you'll have to patiently remove the top and then the bottom so that you can see the beans. At this point you can make grooves on the outside, sink the knife inwards and divide the pomegranate into wedges. Then you can remove the beans,. To prepare pomegranate juice, on the other hand, just cut it in half and squeeze it like a lemon with a juicer.
carrots
Peel the carrots it will be easier if you use a potato peeler or a small knife peeler, with a well sharpened blade. How cut the carrots into julienne strips without effort and without losing your fingers? If you don't have any special tools at your disposal, rely on the kitchen knife, like a real chef. Cut the carrots lengthwise and then slice them thinly. The same trick also applies to zucchini and onions, as this shows video.
Marta Albè
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