Grapefruit 101: How to Cut Grapefruit

There’s more than one way to eat grapefruit, and different methods will require different types of preparation and cutting. The good news is that each of these methods is pretty simple; it isn’t hard to cut a grapefruit!

No matter how you approach it, you’ll need a sharp knife and a cutting board. You may want to use a grapefruit knife or grapefruit spoon, but they aren’t required. Keep reading to learn more about how to heel and cut this tasty fruit.

Cutting Grapefruit Halves

The first method for cutting grapefruit is to cut it into halves. This method is ideal if you want to eat a grapefruit plain, or if you want to squeeze some grapefruit juice. This is the least time-consuming way to cut a grapefruit.

1. Start by positioning your grapefruit on its side on the cutting board.
2. Using your knife, cut the grapefruit in half down the middle.
3. Using your small grapefruit knife with its serrated edges, you can free the edges of each segment.
4. Juice your grapefruit, or place your grapefruit in a bowl and enjoy one segment at a time.
5. You can drizzle with honey or maple syrup for extra sweetness!
6. You can save the empty membranes for things like aromatherapy or candied grapefruit peels.

Supreming a Grapefruit

Next, a common way that grapefruit is cut for recipes of all kinds is known as supreming. To supreme a grapefruit, you cut it into neat slices with as little of the fruit’s white pith left as possible.

1. Start by positioning the fruit on its side on the board.
2. Cut off the top and bottom of the fruit, exposing the grapefruit flesh.
3. Put the fruit on one end, and carefully cut away the peel from the fruit in small strips, taking care to remove as much pith as possible.
4. Holding the fruit in one hand, cut along the inside of the membrane of one segment, and then cut along the inside of the opposite membrane of the same section, freeing it.
5. Repeat for all the sections.

Peeling a Grapefruit

Last but not least, we can explain how to remove the peel from a grapefruit without supreming the fruit. This method is great for most types of recipes that don’t call for supremed grapefruit segments. You can use a knife to slice a little slit in the peel, then use your fingers to free the peel from the flesh of the fruit. Once the skin has been removed, you can cut your fruit into pieces, or pull it apart into segments. 

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