If you buy a whole pineapple, you need to cut and trim it. Trimming and cutting a pineapple may seem like a daunting task, but a pineapple cuts up pretty easily:
Lay the pineapple on its side on a cutting board, then cut off the top and bottom.
![Lay the pineapple on its side on a cutting board, then cut off the top and bottom.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/88701.image0.jpg)
You want to remove the fronds from the top, and just take a slice off the bottom.
Set the pineapple upright and cut off the eyes.
![Set the pineapple upright and cut off the eyes.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/88703.image2.jpg)
Be sure to use a sharp knife when cutting a pineapple.
Cut the pineapple in half.
![Cut the pineapple in half.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/88705.image4.jpg)
Cut it lengthwise, down to the cutting board.
Place a pineapple half on the cutting board and cut that half in half, lengthwise.
![Place a pineapple half on the cutting board and cut that half in half, lengthwise.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/88707.image6.jpg)
Repeat this step with the other half.
With the pineapple quarters together, cut them perpendicular to the length.
![With the pineapple quarters together, cut them perpendicular to the length.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/88709.image8.jpg)
You end up with quarter slices of pineapple.