The problem with cooking with this spiky fruit is that fresh pineapple can be irritating to peel, cut, and core -- the rind ...

Its size gives you a firmer texture than chopped or crushed pineapple, letting you slice off bite-sized pieces to accompany your pillowy cake. Using canned crushed pineapple to make jammy fillings ...

Burke does this by "laying the pineapple on its side again and cutting across it [with a chef's knife] to create 1-inch-thick slices." You can then remove the core from each slice with a pairing ...