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7 Brilliant Fruit Hacks That Will Radically Simplify Your Life

These tricks take the hassle out of food prep—so you never have to say, "F#*k it, I'm getting cheese fries" again.

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Fastest Way to Peel Kiwi
Ethan Calabrese

Using a peeler? That's a JV move.

1

Keep Apples Fresh Using a Rubber Band

Summer Fruit Hacks
Ethan Calabrese

Once you've sliced the apple, put a rubber band around it to hold the apple together. It'll keep the apple from oxidizing, AKA turning that dingy brown color.

2

Hull a Strawberry Using a Straw

Summer Fruit Hacks
Ethan Calabrese

It's no opening Champagne with a saber, but hulling a strawberry with a straw makes for a pretty decent party trick: Slide it through the berry like you would skewer a kebab, and the stem pops right off.

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3

Peel a Kiwi Using a Spoon

Summer Fruit Hacks
Ethan Calabrese

Slice off the ends of the kiwi, then slide a spoon just under the skin. Move the spoon all the way around the kiwi, and the flesh will come out cleanly.

4

Preserve Bananas' Freshness With Plastic Wrap

Summer Fruit Hacks
Ethan Calabrese

You know you can brown bananas faster by placing them in a paper bag (a moment, please, for the wonder that is banana bread), but did you know you can slow down the browning process by wrapping the stems in plastic wrap? It can make them last 3-5 days longer, according to LifeHacker.

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5

Segment an Orange in Seconds

Summer Fruit Hacks
Ethan Calabrese

It doesn't get easier than this: Lop off the top and bottom of the orange. Align the tip of the knife with the white center of the orange, and slice all the way down (as shown in the photo). Open up the orange as if you're unraveling a roll-up makeup case, revealing each ready-to-eat orange segment.

6

Pit Cherries Using a Pastry Tip

Summer Fruit Hacks
Ethan Calabrese

Just remove the stem, then stick a star tip through the top—the serrated edge of the star tip cuts through the fruit easier—and the pit will pop out of the bottom of the cherry. You could also use a sturdy straw or paper clip.

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7

Peel a Mango Using a Drinking Glass

Summer Fruit Hacks
Ethan Calabrese

As proven in Hack or Wack, you really can take a mango cheek and scoop out the flesh using a drinking glass. It takes a little shimmying to use the lip of the glass to carve into the mango's flesh, but once you get going, it scoops out easily.

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