Core an Apple

This week's post is actually not a recipe, but still has to do with food. I came up with this nifty trick when K was younger and started to really enjoy eating apples. I don't know about you but I absolutely hated to core an apple. And sure, you can use those tools that are supposed to core and slice the apple at the same time, but each apple is made slightly different and you never get a straight cut. There's nothing I hate more than eating an apple slice and biting right into some of the left over core that didn't get cut. It might be just me though, I'm kind of funny about texture sometimes and if I know it's not supposed to be there, it ruins whatever I'm eating.

I remember as a child watching my mom core an apple with nothing but a knife. I thought she was so talented. I could never cut out the center as well and as pretty as she could with my knife. Then I would end up with a hacked up center on my apple and it just wasn't the same. So, one day it just occurred to me. Kind of like those V8 commercials where they get hit on the forehead. How did I not think of this before!! All I needed all those years was a melon baller. Now, follow me on this... you still need the knife to get the upper and lower part out, but for the center you just line up the melon baller and scoop it out! It was one of those rare genius moments I had and I've been sharing with everyone. When I showed my mom and sister they were both so impressed and their immediate comment was "Did you find this on Pinterest?!" NO! That was all me, baby! So here's what you do:

Get your apple, knife, and melon baller.

Slice your apple in half, then scoop out the middle!

Then with your knife cut in a triangle the upper and lower part of the core.

And voila! A perfectly cored apple. K likes to eat them whole like this so this is where I end my cutting, but they slice up very nice too with this coring technique.