I love this product. My sister had one and let me borrow it, and I was hooked. Now, I never thought preparing pineapple was challenging, and was against any extra kitchen gadgets because, well, who needs more gadgets? But if you eat pineapple at all, this is worth your time. It used to take me 10 minutes on a good day to slice the pineapple up. Now it makes me maybe a minute, and I don't have to trim any of the core or skin. Besides the fact that it's extremely efficient, it's kind of fun to use, corkscrewing a pineapple. The slices aren't too thick, and can easily be cut into chunks. It's a nice, simple, easy to clean addition to your kitchen.