It's officially pomegranate season, and these beauties are popping up everywhere. Which means there is a lot of questions about how to cut a pomegranate. POM Wonderful usually offers a great little booklet about "How to Cut a Pomegranate" near where there pomegranates are being sold. I used their method, but always seemed to have an insanely large red mess ALL over my kitchen. This is when I came up with the following method of how to cut a pomegranate. It leaves little to no mess!
First I begin to make a slit down the side of the pomegranate
all the way to the bottom
I repeat this step five times around the pomegranate
Your pomegranate should now have five sections
Now at the top of the pomegranate you want to create a box
Your pomegranate should now look like this.
grab a section and begin to pull downward.
Repeat all around the pomegranate 
Voila! Simple and hardly any mess!!!
xo
Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI love pomegranates. They are one of the healthiest foods on the planet. So delicious, too.
Have a great weekend!
Great instructional! :) You're a brave one... I always make a big mess, so I open mine in a bowl of water.
ReplyDeleteI will def need this when I try cooking with one!
ReplyDeleteGreat tutorial!
ReplyDeleteI use the bowl/water method too since I tend to be messy
this is a waay better method than what i was using! lol
ReplyDeleteI have never actually eaten a fresh pomegranate because I've been too intimated by cutting it/not knowing how to eat it. Thanks for the how-to...I'm going to take advantage of pom season this year!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip! I'll try this next time. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Friday Erica :)
ReplyDeleteYou know I have never had a fresh pomegrante! Maybe I will buy one this weekend!
Hope you have a great weekend!
xo
gi gi
i second the bowl of water comment!! the seeds sink to the bottom, the waxy stuff rises, and you just have to skim it off the top then strain. it's great!
ReplyDeleteYou did a much better explanation of how to cut open a pom than I did :)
ReplyDeleteI love pomegranates but always make such a huge mess, thanks for this awesome tutorial! :)
ReplyDeleteI have never eaten a pomegranate before! It looks crazy inside! haha
ReplyDeleteHi! Lovely blog! New follower! I hope you'll follow you back! ;) kiss
ReplyDeleteThanks for the pom cutting tips. I always seem to make such a mess when cutting a pom. I'll def try your way next.
ReplyDeleteThat's great! I've seen several ways but not this one yet. I'll definitely have to try it. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteSo that's what they look like on the inside!!! I usually buy just the seeds in a package at Trader Joe's.
ReplyDeleteJen
http://jenslosinit.blogspot.com/
Great pics! Love those babies. So many uses.
ReplyDeleteGreat tips!
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thanks for sharing ;) Have a great weekend! xo
ReplyDeleteGenius! I love, LOVE pomegranates -- fabulous!
ReplyDeletexo Josie
http://winksmilestyle.blogspot.com
I love how your fingernails are a sexy red to go with the sexy poms. ;)
ReplyDeleteOh this is so helpful! I've never actually cut my own pomegranate because I've been too intimidated but I love eating them! :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! You make it look so much easier than it is when I try :)
ReplyDeleteOnce it's open though, I can't stay out of those tasty little gems...they're perfect on my lunch spinach salad (similar to the one you served for your POM dinner!).
Happy Saturday to you!
That's a cool way to cut them- I always use these instructions that you have to put them in water to pull the pomegranate apart. This looks simpler!
ReplyDeleteI will have to give this method a try as I always make a mess and have resorted to buying them already shucked(?) Peeled(?) clened(?) uhh... Ready to eat! yeah! Thats the ticket! Ready to eat!
ReplyDeleteBut I prefer to be able to do it myself its much more ecoPOMical :)
Thanks for the tip, Erica!
ReplyDeleteMmmmmm, I just love sweet potato fries!
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