Don't know much about Mangoes..maybe someone else will jump in here with advice!

Janet

Another way to slice a Mango from marthastewart.com ..maybe it will give you a way to use more tools

Slice A Mango

1. A ripe mango is firm with some give. Before slicing, peel with a vegetable peeler or paring knife. 2. Place peeled mango on its narrow side, and, using a sharp knife, cut to each side of the pit, slicing off as much flesh as possible. 3. Reserve the pit for its juice. 4. Slice the mango crosswise, not lengthwise.

 

well from someone who likes to keep it simple.....

 

Not sure if this is available where you are, but we can go refrigerated section in our supermarket and you can find already peeled, cut mango in a glass jar.

 

This makes things so simple, just drain off the juice and you are ready to go, but if you need it to show your tools then unfortuneately you will have to do it the hard way....LOL

 

Hope this helps you,

 

Flora

Mangoes are one of my favorite fruits, so I deal with them a lot. They are very easy to cut up. If you use the vegetable peeler it will go a lot faster than peeling with a knife. Then just slice as close as possible to the pit, it won't be purfect. You can also precut it if you wish. It seems a lot harder than it is, but once you get going it shouldn't be that difficult.

I love a wripe mango when I can find one. If they are squish don't buy them. I loook for one that is still firm but will give if i push on it with my thumb also look for one that smells sweet. You can peel them with the vegi pealer then slice the two sides off as the seed is flat and about 1/2 and inch wide in the middle running almost the whole length of the  fruit. I cut each side off and scrape the extra fruit off with my teeth when I'm eating it myself. The closer you get to the seed the more fiberous the fruit will be, this isn't bad it's just a different texture. You can then slice and dice each half if you want. I would do it at demo time as Mango does brown if left out in the open air. Sticking it in the chillzane bowl and covering with a little plastic wrap placed directly on the fruit should keep it for a while. It doesn't go bad when it turns brown from oxidation but it's certinly prettier fresh. Buy one for yourslef just to practice with and see if you like it.

HTH
Jenny

The cook's tips in the cookbook regarding cutting the mango really works!  I tried it for the first time at a show, and amazed myself as well as the guests! 

 

Julie 

I've found that there is no nice way to cut up a mango.  The seed doesn't come out looking like a seed.  It looks like a seed covered in mango.  You can't get all the mango off a seed like you can a peach.  So you'll feel like you aren't cutting it close enough, but you are.  Pretty much, like was said earlier, peel and just start slicing as close as you can to the seed. 

 

Love mangos!  But they are a messy fruit to cut up!  Slippery little things!

Michelle

You can cut up the first one in advance.  Just make sure to stick it in the fridge after it is cut up.  I would recommend you pratice on the first mango at home before the show.  And since they are slippery, I would say not to peel it first.  What I like to do is slice a tiny piece off the bootom so the mango will stand up by itself. It makes it more stable for cutting. Then I slice about 1/3 off on each side, leaving the seed in the middle.  Then I take my 4 slices and lay them down with the skin on the cutting board.  I slide the knife between the skin and the fruit to "peel" it.  Then I slice up the mango.  If I'm feeling greedy, I will try to slice more off the seed section.  It works well for me.

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From: <NOBR>Gigosunshine</NOBR>  (Original Message) Sent: 2/1/2006 8:37 AM Have you tried doing it like an avocado? Any you could use our avocado tool, as well. I love mango everything. I am allergic to raw tomato (too much acid). So, I even make mango salsa. Good luck.

well i did my best. shed never bought a mango either lol. so when i grabbed onto it i was very upfront with everyone and told them i had never done this before lol. actually she got a green mango but i used the veg. peeler and then cut most of the fruit off and chopped it up. it worked just fine!