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Remember That Post About Cutting Tomatoes Along the Valleys So the Lobes Separate Cleanly?

Posted on 1/22/21 at 9:59 am
Posted by Stadium Rat
Metairie
Member since Jul 2004
10247 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 9:59 am
Turns out it works for peppers, too.

See the creases in the shape of the pepper here?



If you cut them right in there,



You get a piece free of seeds and very little light tissue.




Posted by mmmmmbeeer
ATL
Member since Nov 2014
10189 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 10:06 am to
I make four cuts on my peppers. Hold the pepper upright, cut straight down each side, leaving just the stem and core in my hand. No seeds on the usable pieces and, depending on the pepper and how far from the stem I cut down from, very little membrane.
Posted by RonFNSwanson
1739 mi from the University of LSU
Member since Mar 2012
24368 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 10:09 am to
That’s what I do also. Sometimes 3 cuts if the shape works for it
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8840 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 10:15 am to
Cut off the bottoms & tops, then vertical cuts down each side.

Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
89339 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 10:20 am to
I just cut the top and bottom then roll.



Posted by puffulufogous
New Orleans
Member since Feb 2008
6391 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 10:31 am to
I find I get less membrane when I hold it vertically and carve the segments off similar to supremeing an orange. It also preserves a little more of the flesh at the top and bottom by not topping and tailing it.
Posted by BottomlandBrew
Member since Aug 2010
30182 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 10:47 am to
I cut around the top to pull the stem and seeds out. Then I cut it in half. Once in half, I'll run my knife along the inside down the membrane and end the cut my taking a chunk out of the bottom. Maybe there's a better way, but it works form me.
Posted by Centinel
Idaho
Member since Sep 2016
46661 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 10:49 am to
I cut my peppers the same way the dirty hippy does.

Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
17833 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 10:56 am to
I just cut the top off and pull any seeds and white parts off with my hands. Quarter and then slice from the outside. I find that the pepper stays in place better and a sharp knife has no trouble cutting skin first.
Posted by Datfish
Member since Sep 2018
794 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 11:04 am to
Are people really struggling cutting up bellpeppers???
Posted by shawnlsu
Member since Nov 2011
23682 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:51 pm to
Its a rough world out there
Posted by Prosecuted Collins
The Farm
Member since Sep 2003
7356 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 1:57 pm to
Guidrys makes a living somehow, now I know.
Posted by SammyTiger
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2009
79833 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 4:08 pm to
I saw Isaac Toups do this in a video.

Works pretty well.

You get less of the pepper, but it’s pretty quick and you can get the rest of it quickly too if you really want.
Posted by BigDropper
Member since Jul 2009
8840 posts
Posted on 1/22/21 at 9:23 pm to

The roll cut is what all the T.V chefs do because it looks fancy and what is taught in culinary school because it's what classical French chefs did back in the day.

It's real cute but such a big waste of time. The pepper keeps wanting to roll up on itself and there's not a good safe place to hold the pepper. Look at the gif. That process is slow and cumbersome. Also, seeds inadvertently fall on the pepper and you still need to remove the ribs.




After knocking off the tops and bottoms, stand the pepper up and cut as close to the flesh as possible, focusing on removing the ribs vertically. No waste. The tops and bottoms get processed along with the rest of the pepper and the ribs, seeds and stem base are all attached, making it easier to throw away.

Trust me, I do this for a living and this is the most efficient and cost effective way to cut a pepper.



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