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Video: How to Cut Open a Pomegranate

October 26, 2010 by Julie 63 Comments

Video Julie comin’ at ya!

During my trip to Fresno to tour the POM factory and visit the pomegranate orchards, I learned how to properly cut open a pomegranate and get to those delicious, juicy lil’ arils.

pom orchards 066pomAs promised, I created a little video tutorial about how to properly score and cut open a pomegranate so you guys can successfully enjoy the tasty arils as well.

Sadie clearly wanted to be my assistant as I was making this video last night. 😉

I ramble a bit in the video, but hopefully you’ll learn a little somethin’ somethin’ about cutting into a fruit that can be a bit intimidating.

Let me know if you guys try this out!

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Happy pomegranating! 😀

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My name is Julie and I am a full-time blogger, new mama, fitness enthusiast (certified personal trainer and group exercise instructor) and food fanatic (mostly healthy... but also not-so-healthy) living in North Carolina with my husband, dog and baby boy. Thank you for visiting Peanut Butter Fingers! I hope you enjoy little glimpses into my life and have fun trying the sweaty workouts I frequently share and making some of my favorite recipes along the way!

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Comments

  1. Heather (Heather's Dish) says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:04 am

    this is great…i love pomegranates but those suckers are intimidating to get out! oh, and you’re adorable. the end 🙂

    Reply
  2. Gabriela @ Une Vie Saine says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:05 am

    I just learned how to cut a pomegranate over the weekend!! They’re sooo good 🙂 I love your apron by the way!

    Reply
  3. Rachel says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:12 am

    You (and Sadie) are so cute!! 🙂 Love the apron!!

    Reply
  4. Hope says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:17 am

    I really want to try a fresh pomegrante. Now that you showed how cut open a pomegrante, I should try! 🙂

    I LOVE your apron! It’s super cute!!

    Reply
  5. Kelli says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:25 am

    Awesome I may try this with the kids they don’t mind getting messy!
    I have never bought one before but I will now!

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      October 26, 2010 at 9:12 am

      i bet kids would love it! maybe do it in the backyard wearing scrubby clothes though… that juice stains!

      Reply
  6. Lisa says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:29 am

    I’ve never had those little seeds, but I have read so many times that they are so great for your skin!

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  7. Emily says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:35 am

    Thanks for the tutorial Julie! I actually knew about the water bowl but had no idea how to cut in the sections, super helpful! This is going to be the incentive that I need to buy the pomegranates I keep avoiding at the store 🙂

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      October 26, 2010 at 9:12 am

      so glad it was helpful!

      Reply
  8. Alyssa says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:36 am

    I’m going be to about the 8th person to say this buuuut,

    I LOVE YOUR APRON!

    Where didja get it?

    And thanks for the “more vids!” as requested. I hope you get some of that awesome wedding on tape for us all to see!

    Reply
    • peanutbutterfingers says

      October 26, 2010 at 9:13 am

      thanks so much! i received the apron as a gift at my bridal shower so i’m really not sure where it’s from… maybe anthropologie?

      Reply
  9. Liza says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:38 am

    Thanks, Julie! I actually just bought a pomegranate for the first time at the store last night. I sure could have used your video then- I made a mess of myself! 🙂

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  10. Laura Fredlund says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:39 am

    Thanks Julie, that was really helpful 🙂 I also LOVE your apron.

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  11. Lindsay says

    October 26, 2010 at 8:42 am

    That is the cutest apron ever!!! Where in the world did you get it? And I’m so glad for the pomegranate tips. Those little suckers are a pain to deal with but you made it simple!

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      October 26, 2010 at 9:13 am

      thanks! i love it! 🙂 i received it as a gift at my bridal shower, so i am really not sure where it’s from… i’ll ask!

      Reply
      • peanutbutterfingers says

        October 26, 2010 at 12:08 pm

        follow up: it’s from ross!

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  12. Liz @ Blog is the New black says

    October 26, 2010 at 9:07 am

    Great timing- I bought a pom after seeing your posts and recently watched someone else’s youtube video on how to properly open it!

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  13. Jess says

    October 26, 2010 at 9:25 am

    SOOOO could have used this video Sunday night! Good thing we have another pomegranate to tackle later this week – they were on sale at Publix – 2/$4. 🙂

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  14. Bess @ Bess Be Fit says

    October 26, 2010 at 9:31 am

    Thank you for making this!! I definitely could have used it this weekend, I tried my best to cut one open without a clue and things got a little messy!

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  15. Kattrina says

    October 26, 2010 at 9:34 am

    Yum, I love pomegranates! I usually bring them to work and end up spraying pom juice all over the kitchen in my attempt to free every aril from captivity – and then pop it into my mouth.

    Thanks for the video – I had been doing something like that, so at least I know I wasn’t totally off base!

    Have a great day!

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  16. Jessica @ How Sweet says

    October 26, 2010 at 9:38 am

    i’m eating one for lunch today!!

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  17. Meg says

    October 26, 2010 at 9:42 am

    Love this!!! And you and Sadie 😀

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  18. Lynn says

    October 26, 2010 at 9:53 am

    lol…loved your video…and Sadie! Your apron is to cute!

    I have never bought a pomegranate before either, but I might now. The kids might like the arils 🙂

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  19. Holly @ couchpotatoathlete says

    October 26, 2010 at 10:07 am

    I love pomegranates — I haven’t opened one since last year 🙁

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  20. Erin says

    October 26, 2010 at 10:24 am

    How did you know that I murdered one the on Sunday and was thinking to myself “there has to be a better way to do this!” Thanks for the video!

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  21. Laura says

    October 26, 2010 at 10:32 am

    Love the video! How cute is Sadie!

    I only attempted cutting a pomegranate once, and it was a disaster. It was great to see how to do it properly. Thanks!

    Reply
  22. Kelly says

    October 26, 2010 at 10:45 am

    Seriously, cutest apron ever and I love Sadie!

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  23. Kaitlyn says

    October 26, 2010 at 10:53 am

    Thanks Julie! soo after you told me to soak the pomegranate in water I did…but I stuck the whole fruit in the bowl. Lol now it all makes sense.

    Reply
  24. Jaime says

    October 26, 2010 at 11:00 am

    Now I can finally buy a pomegranate!! Thank you! Cute apron by the way…I thought it was a fancy dress. Sadie is adorable!

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  25. Jess says

    October 26, 2010 at 11:02 am

    Sadie is so cute! Thanks for the video!

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  26. Merri says

    October 26, 2010 at 11:12 am

    Great video, you’re a natural!

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  27. annette says

    October 26, 2010 at 11:54 am

    Thanks! Your video was really helpful, and my four year old twins think Sadie was the best part 🙂

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      October 26, 2010 at 12:07 pm

      i agree w/ your twins! 🙂

      Reply
  28. Julie says

    October 26, 2010 at 12:04 pm

    I love the video! So cute! I’ll definitely try cutting them up that way because we have a pomegranate tree in our back yard and the fruit is just starting to get ripe. I went to a cooking class at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa and they told us the bast way to get the arils out is to quarter it and whack the shell with a spoon and (no joke) it makes the HUGEST mess I have ever seen. This way looks way less messy.

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    • peanutbutterfingers says

      October 26, 2010 at 12:07 pm

      that sounds like a recipe for disaster!

      Reply
  29. Rachel says

    October 26, 2010 at 12:25 pm

    Thanks! I always make the biggest mess and now I see I was cutting them wrong. Every time I eat one of those and I take out all the ariels, I wonder how they all fit into the fruit. I feel like there are SO MANY.

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  30. Taylor says

    October 26, 2010 at 12:31 pm

    Thanks for the video!! I bought some pomegranates at kroger the other week because they were on sale for $1!! (can you believe that price?!) but they’ve been sitting in my fridge since I’ve been a little intimated to eat them 😉 but this makes it so much easier!! thanks so much!

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  31. Christina @ Food.Fun.Fabulous says

    October 26, 2010 at 1:38 pm

    I thought the video was great! Sadie is hilarious too. I love how she just jumps right up into your arms 🙂

    Reply
  32. reader says

    October 26, 2010 at 3:24 pm

    I bought some pomegranate arils from the supermarket yesterday – nice!

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  33. laura says

    October 26, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    That was so cute and funny! ‘You know like seven’. So hilarious! Nice job Julie 🙂

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  34. Amber K says

    October 26, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    How fun! Okay, maybe not. But it looks like you could make anything fun. 🙂

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  35. Charlie says

    October 26, 2010 at 3:58 pm

    I love your apron! Thanks for the tutorial :).

    Reply
  36. Erica says

    October 26, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    Perfect timing for this vid! I just bought my first pom over the weekend (although I’ve eaten them before…just never had to “work” for it) and, of course, made a giant mess trying to get to all the arils. Thank you! Totally love how inquisitive Sadie is in your tutorial…my dog is exactly the same (hmmm probably because he jumps on the counter all the time when we are gone!) 🙂

    Reply
  37. Chicago Cuisine Critique says

    October 26, 2010 at 5:01 pm

    That apron is adorable. I need one like it! Do you by chance know the brand it says on the tag? I saw above that you had received it as a gift and that it’s from Ross, but I definitely want more details! 🙂

    Reply
  38. Sarah K. @ the Pajama Chef says

    October 26, 2010 at 5:20 pm

    can’t wait to watch the video when i get home! (don’t want to watch it in a public computer lab on campus!)

    Reply
  39. Shanna, Like Banana says

    October 26, 2010 at 5:31 pm

    What a hot hot hot apron 🙂

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  40. Melissa says

    October 26, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    Totally adorable! Glad I’m not the only one who makes a mess of myself when nibblin’ in the kitchen!

    Reply
  41. Jean@RoastedRootsandPumpkinSpice says

    October 26, 2010 at 7:58 pm

    Ah, so cute! I love how Sadie makes an appearance. 🙂

    Reply
  42. Kristen says

    October 27, 2010 at 2:19 am

    Thank you Julie for that video! I am loving these videos you are making. It’s fun to see your personality (and Sadie’s) after reading your blog for so long. You’ve definitely encouraged me to eat some Pommys! Can’t wait until your next video tutorial! Keep them coming! 🙂 🙂

    Reply
  43. Melissa says

    October 27, 2010 at 7:14 am

    I saw some pomegranates the other day and was saying to myself “what in the world do you do with that.” but since ur trip I am intrigued by those little arils. I may pick one up today and give it a try.

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  44. Natalia Baage says

    October 27, 2010 at 12:35 pm

    You look so happy! 🙂 That’s always great to see. I’m glad you enjoy life and have such a great time.
    I actually just bought two poms from the market the other day, so now I can cut them with my newly-found skills! Thanks!

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  45. Racheal says

    October 27, 2010 at 8:35 pm

    Thank you so much, I never knew how to cut a pom 🙂

    Reply
  46. Janette says

    October 30, 2010 at 11:46 am

    (1) Caaa-ute apron (2) thank ya for posting this…i bought a pom for the first time last week & have been kinda afraid to open it not knowing how to/what to expect. lol

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  47. Shelby says

    November 6, 2010 at 10:24 pm

    Thank you so much for making this video!! It helped so much and I loved cutting open my FIRST pomegranate!!! It was great!! And I’m definitely going to open them and eat them more often 🙂

    Reply
  48. Jessica says

    November 12, 2010 at 10:40 am

    Julie!!
    Where did you get the adorable apron?!?!

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