apple corer
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An apple corer is a device for removing the core and pips from an apple. It may also be used for similar fruits, such as pears or quince.{{cite book |last1=Viard |first1=André (17-1834) Auteur du texte |title=Le cuisinier impérial, ou L'art de faire la cuisine et la pâtisserie pour toutes les fortunes, avec différentes recettes d'office et de fruits confits et la manière de servir une table depuis vingt jusqu'à soixante couverts / par A. Viard,... |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k110705g/f395.image.r=%22vide%20pomme%22?rk=42918;4 |language=EN |date=1806}} An apple corer is often used when the apple needs to be kept whole, for example, when making baked apples,{{cite web |last1=wikiHow staff |title=How to core apples |url=https://www.wikihow.com/Core-Apples |accessdate=29 October 2020 |website=wikiHow |publisher=wikiHow, Inc.}}{{Better source needed|date=February 2022}} or when a large number of apples need to be cored and sliced, for example, when making an apple pie or similar dessert.{{cite book |last1=Waggoner |first1=Shea |title=Homemade in Half the Time: Smart Ways to Cook Delicious Meals Every Time |date=2006 |publisher=Rodale |isbn=1594863652 |edition=1st |location=Emmaus, Pa. |page=22}}
Some apple corers consist of a handle with a circular cutting device at the end. When pushed through the apple, it removes the core to the diameter of the circular cutting device. The core can then be removed from the apple corer.{{cite web |title=Küchengeräte - Alles über Küchengeräte |url=http://www.netzwissen.com/kuechentechnik/apfelteiler-kerngehaeuseausstecher.php |website=Netzwissen |language=de-DE |date=4 December 2008}} Another type of apple corer can be placed on top of the apple and pushed through, which both cores and slices the apple. This is also often called an apple cutter{{cite book |last1=Jagmohan |first1=Negi |title=Food Presentation Technique (Garnishing and Decoration) |date=2013 |publisher=S. Chand |isbn=978-8121935753 |location=New Delhi |page=42}} or apple slicer.{{cite book |last1=Traverso |first1=Amy |title=The Apple Lover's Cookbook |date=2011 |publisher=W. W. Norton & Co. |isbn=978-0393065992 |edition=1st |location=New York |page=71}}
