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How to Quickly Cut a Bell Pepper With No Mess

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Quickly cut a bell pepper with no mess

How to Quickly Cut a Bell Pepper With No Mess

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To avoid cutting through the seeds and pith, slice from one curve to another.

To avoid cutting through the seeds and pith, slice from one curve to another.

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See? No seeds!

See? No seeds!

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Start again, slicing through the next curve, and so on.

Start again, slicing through the next curve, and so on.

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You can try to bend your knife a little bit as you slice to make sure you don't touch the seeds.

You can try to bend your knife a little bit as you slice to make sure you don't touch the seeds.

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You should be able to cut throught the whole pepper with only 4 cuts.

You should be able to cut throught the whole pepper with only 4 cuts.

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Now just throw away the core! Some people like to cut off the top of the pepper first, but I prefer this method as it doesn't waste anything. Hope you like it!

Now just throw away the core! Some people like to cut off the top of the pepper first, but I prefer this method as it doesn't waste anything. Hope you like it!

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Andrew Conkling

I had been just cutting off the top and rinsing the pepper to get rid of any excess seeds I couldn't fish out, but this is simpler! Thanks for sharing.

Andrew Conkling last month

Alice Ryan

Excellent! Love no waste. Thanks.

Alice Ryan 3 months ago

Vicki Pene

thanks, great tip!

Vicki Pene 3 months ago

zaidiana zain

why didnt i think of that.. haha

zaidiana zain 3 months ago

Camille Tillman

I LOVE red pepper but hate the messy seeds. This is fantastic!

Camille Tillman 3 months ago

Mathieu Stern

Bravo

Mathieu Stern 3 months ago

Carolyn Murphy

Genius!

Carolyn Murphy 3 months ago

Karen Hunniford

I've started using this method - its so much easier than having to clean up seeds.

Karen Hunniford 10 months ago

Bill Hinds

I use a similar method but I slice off the bottom first. That way I can see where I'm slicing on the inside of the pepper.

Bill Hinds last year

Gustav S

Nice, clear and simple.

Gustav S last year

Monique Guzman

Thank you! :)

Monique Guzman last year

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