Coring fruit before beginning to cook or otherwise cut it is a go idea since the produce is still firm and the cuts will be cleaner. Also, since there is less give, the chances of the corer slipping and cutting the user are much lower. When is it a good idea to use a corer or wedger? There are lots of great times to use one. When you are getting ready to bake a batch of apples for apple pie or apple sauce, peel your apple and then core it before you throw it in a pot to boil. You can even use a wedger to cut it into smaller sections for baking.
When getting ready to stew tomatoes, use a tomato corer to pull the unsightly green stem/core section out of the tomato. The stewed tomatoes will come out much better. When you are getting ready to serve pineapple on a fruit plate or in a dessert, don’t forget to put a corer through the thick center of the pineapple so all your guests get are soft, juicy pineapple pieces.