Fast Way to Process a Pomegranate
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- čas přidán 7. 01. 2016
- Our recent cost comparison was $2.50 for a 4.4 oz. container of arils, and $1.50 for a whole fruit, which yielded nearly 14 ounces. Do the math - it's better to do it yourself!
Do you love to eat Pomegranates but hate the mess of processing them? Or, do you eat a lot of processed pomegranate, but want to save A LOT of money processing your own? Here's an easy way to process a pomegranate.
You can use a short knife to cut the pomegranate, scoring to remove the top, as well as making shallow cuts top to bottom along the sides, aligned with the inside sections of the fruit. You can then split up the peel and the sections inside and get them to drop out quickly using a flat wooden spoon to dislodge all the arils. It's a fast, fun, and delicious way to enjoy pomegranates!
Watch as DFJ shows you how the professionals do it - and in no time at all, you'll have a bowl of delicious pomegranate arils ready to eat. No mess, no fuss. - Jak na to + styl
I normally have a terrible job with pomegranates but after watching this video I can't wait can't wait to buy one tomorrow
Legend has it, tomorrow never came
Loved the technique. My Grandmother a native of SW Florida had acres of every fruit species & florals you could grow in that tropical climate. She used any water from the final step to make a wonderful tea. In today's trends you could use it in salad dressings, smoothies..just don't pour it on your plants because it's packed full of antioxidants & vitamins. She made passion fruit teas & jam/sauces for ice cream or vanilla pannacota. Mango sorbet, mango jam/sauces. Guava jam was my favorite & Guava tea. There were Mulberry, homegrown strawberries & acres of citrus groves. Key lime cake or pie, breads, cookies. Thomas Edison was a neighbor & they traded Orchids & stories. I miss her & the paradise she created from scratch to support her six children following my Grandfathers early death. She was an amazing woman. She'd.take me wading thru the Everglades Cypress Swamps looking for wild orchids, staghorn ferns, & air plants. She & her second husband would make furniture from Cypress knees that was so beautiful. Thanks for triggering those memories.
What a great story. Your mother was an amazing woman. Thank you for telling your story and sharing the other information of what you can do with the pomegranate water. The gentleman that provided this video mentioned not to waste the left over water and to use it to water your plants. I’m sure you caught that in the video, but I was very impressed with his recommendation. I try to read a few replies and I’m glad I got to read yours. What a great life you had and now you can do those things with your children and grandchildren too. ❤️
Wow, thank you for sharing your memories with us. I am from New Delhi, India and while you and I have grown up in a very different setting, I still loved imagining the kind of childhood you had through your words. Thank you so much, once again : )
@@elephantal Just saw your comment. Thank you. May you be blessed to achieve your dreams.
what a wonderful life that must have been. too many of those simple, nourishing traditions are being lost by "progress & technology". wish i'd payed more attention to my mother's canning and preserve making. and such a lovely story of your grandmother's neighbors. keep and pass on those memories, they are priceless. 😊
my parents often went fishing at lake Okeechobee when I was young!
I love how you teach the terms and explain in detail. Also how you remind people to save water and not waste. I appreciate that very much. Great video!
3:30 "right, lets get started"
Ignore all naysayers. It was a perfect video for someone who knows 0 about pomegranates. So thank you very very much and it was not one second too long.
Teresa, thanks for your kind comment! Glad this is helpful. We're going to do one in the not-too-distant future on peeling and processing a mango. Stay tuned! Best, DFJ
Yes, but some stupid people did not want to listen to explanation which was important.
@@DirtFarmerJay 9
Teresa Mier 10:13pm. I’m glad I don’t need to run to the store. Got em already in house. I’ve always opened them up under water to avoid any spatters, trying this.
It definitely helped me!
Never ceases to delight me that there's always a right way to do anything!
I watched this video a week ago or so. Tonight I actually tried this and it was so much quicker than the way I normally do it. I had my pomegranate cleaned out in a few minutes. Thank you so much for sharing this! 😊
I tried this last night and it worked pretty well. My pomegranate sections weren't nearly as well defined, so it was more time intensive. But, much easier than other methods. A large deep bowl is key to keeping the mess confined.
70 years old and learned something new today
how ya doing through the pandemic?
ok boomer
@@eljeffy hes not a boomer
@@jlyall that was a joke, i respect this man and actually find this very wholesome
@@eljeffy alright just putting some respect on garys name you know how it is
I just had a pomegranate last night and this got recommended today..
*They're listening*
i have had this so many time.. its getting scary.
I think it's winter season and more people are keen to watch pomegranete hacks so this becomes a trending video and then you get it recommended
I was talking about pomegranate vinaigrette a few hrs ago and this was in my recommendations...
AI program. They can listen to (and watch if camera enabled) you through your computer and appliances, then taylor adverts and streams to you......
Yes, they are. The last few days have been my mind
I have performed the wooden spatula method before, but I am grateful to see how you cut the cap off of it and cut only so far down allowing so many arils to fall out with that. I really like how you teach and are so detailed. Thank you.
Outstanding video...I have been eating pomegranates for 70+ years, and have always made a mess peeling them. Your video is simply genius. Thank you!
Love your video, thank you so very much. But, what's next with the erols? Do you eat them or cook them? As a child in high school I used to just cut them and put the seeds in my mouth and basically suck out the juice and then spit the seeds out is that the proper way of eating them? Thank you so much your video is fantastic I'm running to the store today to get some pomegranates. A true Farmer you are basically using wastewater for your plants and composting exactly what I do here in Florida. You made me smile you're my favorite farmer J thanks.
@@italwaysmatters1017 Typcially you put the whole thing in your mouth, or in a salad and crunch up the juice and seeds and swallow it all.
I've been eating pomegranates for over 50 years. This is the first time I have seen this technique. I've spent hours cleaning them by chasing the arils. This is a real time saver! Thank you!!
Glad we could be of help! Keep watching and commenting krazmokramer. Best, DFJ
There is ALOT of pomegranates here in Mexico. Surprising how you use almost the same technique as we mexicans do! I would greatly recommend trying out pomegranates to the ones that haven't tried it because they are very delicious 😁👍.
Americans have "become great" because of immigrants and copying other cultures! 🤣
Now I can remember this technique from year to year. Your explanation of finding the blossom end was key for me. I’m glad your channel popped up on my CZcams home page.
Thank you! That was awesome. I've seen other videos that show this sort of method but sometimes seem to cut off the cap at the other end (more messy) and most importantly you explained how - WHERE- to score the skin so as not to cut through the middle of the "pod" which holds the kernels of the fruit. In other words, that beginning part explaining the anatomy of the pomegranate was very helpful. Great tutorial video.
Love how you feed the water to your plants.
Good ol farmers
Farmers are smart.
Video starts at 3:38
Free Yule, thanks for putting a marker for those that prefer a bit less interaction. Best to you and yours - DFJ
Naw, i enjoy listening to him actually.
Ty
🤣🤣🤣got point
Talking tom
I’ve enjoyed pomegranate seeds in my hot cereal all season due to the fact that this video showed me how to easily harvest the seeds. Thank you so much!
Thank you. Pomegranates were mysteries to me. I am making a winter salad tomorrow and it is clear that the pomegranate seeds are the star of it. I bought some already processed seeds but, in case I didn’t have enough, I also bought a pomegranate. I have measured and I do have enough seeds so now I can try this technique but without anxiety! Thank you for such a clear demonstration.
Been eating them for 60 years , I love them and your the best at doing what you do, thanks
This is helpful. Often my kitchen looks like a crime scene with blood splatter everywhere! Lol
@mike toni that's a sick comment. What's wrong with you?
@mike toni thats jokes xD
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@@danielquattruci8765 pomegranates are liberal?
I'm almost eighty and I thought that I was going to die before I learned how to properly and efficiently process a Pomegranate. I can now die a happy man....Thank you!
🤣🤣🤣 Please don’t
Super helpful! I painlessly extracted every tasty nugget without a drop of juice on me or the counter. Thank you!
Wahoo!! Terrific! Thanks for taking time to comment, Kip Flowers. Keep watching and writing. Best to you, DFJ.
Thanks for the awesome video. My wife brought home this alien fruit from the store the other day, and I had no idea how to go at it. Great info, and prefect technique, worked beautifully. Nevermind the lazy, impatient bums that are leaving negative comments. You rocked, sir... Keep it coming.
Chris, glad we were able to help. Some people want only the technique and no surrounding knowledge, but we take the approach of backstory and "edutainment." Thanks for the kind words and taking time to write. Best Regards, DFJ
Thank you , for this video . I have been eating them since I was a little kid , I'm 67 , FINALLY know how to peel them thanks to you!
I knew about cutting down the ridges the wooden spoon is amazingly brilliant thanks for sharing. A task that took 30 minutes now takes 2 minutes .
Wow, thank you! During the pandemic I started getting into these, but it WAS a bit of a messy chore. Now I'm going to enjoy them more often. YAAYY! Btw, I really love mixing them in vanilla ICE CREAM for a flavor I can't find anywhere else. No, I don't mind the crunchiness.
Thank you for the clear and easy to follow steps. I have two huge trees full and nearly ready to pick so I expect I’ll be doing this process well over 100 times! 😮
Absolutely amazing! I thought I had it down pretty good and was doing pretty much what you did right up to the point where you used the spoon. But past that point I used considerable time manipulating the seeds on out. If you reverse the compound curvature (turn the spheroid inside out, manipulation goes pretty fast but not remotely as fast as just hitting it with a spoon!
I suspect that the success of hitting with a spoon to knock them all the way out is dependent on the right stage of ripeness but that's what you really want to get anyway.
What I've always done to reduce the price is to wait until the price is minimal not because they're already too ripe, but because there are so many on the market and then buy a couple of cases, process them as you've done, and freeze it.
Farmer's markets or a good Chinese markets have been the best places to get good prices in my area. You should get a discount by buying them by the case.
Thanks for the excellent demonstration!
I freeze them whole. Some of the best nutrition is in the seeds I kind of imagine why anyone would just want to squeeze out the juice.
I am SO glad I watched this Before attempting to peel my very first pomegranate!! It would have been a disaster!!
Love your video!! I had never opened one of these things before, in my 69 years of life!! Bought my first one a couple days ago! Found your video, watched it, went to the kitchen, and processed my pomegranate per your directions!! AWESOME!! WORKED PERFECTLY! I AM SO HAPPY! THANKS!!!!!!!
That is awesome! Thanks for writing, Tom! Best, DFJ
Great technique! Thanks for sharing. I was cutting through the center and holding underwater to extract the seeds. Your method seems faster and easier without losing seeds during the cut. Gracias!
Bless you kind sir... NOW I know how to do this without getting too frustrated :)
Thank you, dirt farmer Jay! I bought pomegranates for the first time only because The cups of seeds were not available. No idea what to do with them until now! Much appreciate your video.
I bought 25 at the store yesterday from the grocery store, and this is the most informative video I've seen
Thanks Jay. You schooled me good about what I have been doing wrong to those pomegranates till now. You're awesome.
Robbie, aw garsh. Thanks for writing! Best, DFJ
Watching this in 2019 at 02:44AM.. Can't wait to open up a pomegranate tomorrow!
It's 2:48am for me. Hope you enjoyed your pomegranate.
weirdly same here
Hahaha same here
3:00am for me lol
3am
Excellent video. Probably the most difficult fruit to peel the right way.
This is a very helpful tip on how to process a pomegranate fruit. I love this fruit so much. So nutritious.
I never see like excellent idea ... nowadays is the season ... I make huge quantity oh molasses.. I owe you saving the long time we used to spend in making this. Thank you sooooo much
Eshak Soliman , but never wash the seeds after you get them from the pomegranate. You will be throwing the nutrients. Same apply on any fruits and veggies. Always wash before cutting them to save the nutrients.
Thanks so much for this video! It made processing a large amount of pomegranates very easy. First time I was really able to utilize the tree on our property. :)
Sir, your CZcams handle is the reason WHY I liked and Subscribed to your channel immediately. Love the name. Farmers are our unsung heroes in America! Keep up the great work.
Thanks and welcome aboard! We appreciate all our subscribers especially those that may not be able to live the farmer's life they want to but can feel like they do through our channel. Best to you! DFJ
Thank you Jay - I´m very happy with the result I created after watching your video. Got much more out of my pomegranate than usual!
Than you I was look for a way to do this faster and cleaner since my son loves pomegranates now I’ll get them more often for him without going through all the mes I was making before 😊 thanks again!
I found that if you roll it around putting pressure on it first that loosens the seeds up pretty good too.... thank you for the video you're awesome !
redhot - thanks for the tip! I'll try that the next time we enjoy a pomegranate! Thanks for watching our video. Best, DFJ
varad1477
utter brilliance. My new fav fruit - and you just reduced the processing time by 90%. Thank you.
Great directions. Just tried it and it works perfectly.
We used to have these in England near years end when I was about 10 years old , I'm 83 now,
haven't had one since.. Young and foolish, we just chewed and spit as we walked on the street, fun !
Today a lady friend is making a salad and, as I had said I'd like to help, she suggested the I prepare Pomegranate....!!!!.... Your advice was perfect, Sir. Thanks.
Fantastic, Rodney Frost! Glad to be of help and giving you a bit of an opportunity to show your culinary skills off a bit for your lady friend. Thanks for watching and writing! Best, DFJ
Thank you so much. Just downsized to a beautiful home with pomegranate, lime and orange tress in the garden. Can hardly wait to harvest my pomegranates. Now on to the lime harvesting short cuts. This demo served my needs exactly. Thanks again!
Brenda, glad to be of help! This approach will allow you to enjoy pomegranates more often. Sounds like you're going to enjoy some good eating from your own garden! Best, DFJ
The trick to staying clean is to open the pomegranate in a bowl of cold water. The seeds sink and the skin floats....
Wow! I really didn't know about that. Thanks
Brilliant suggestion, which I will try while dissecting a pomegranate for dessert later this evening!
I don’t believe it
I’ve always done that too! Best way to avoid spatters and staining clothes.
Yep, I've been doing that the no mess way for years.
My mother used to cut pomegranates open and juice them on a citrus juicer (she used the one on her stand mixer). Then she would strain the juice and use it to make the most wonderful jelly! Beautiful clear red and delicious!
Over 3 years passed and this video is still useful !!
So yesterday I bought a pomegranate and today I have this on my recommendation. Completely nothing is strange going on here at all.
I’m convinced my brain clicks on things without me knowing.
made my day
Maybe your stomach is the real culprit.
Ong sometimes I be watching something and i don’t remember clicking or why I’m watching it
I'd seen the cutting method before but I'd never seen the spoon part to get out the arils, so thanks for the extra info! (And the clothing tip is excellent, too!)
Thank you for this. I have loved and eaten Pomegranates since I was a very small child and at the age of 70yrs have just learnt through your Vlog how to prepare one. So easy!!. Thank you - Susan from Carlisle England UK
You are so welcome, Susan! Thanks for writing - from across the pond! Best, DFJ
Thank you. I just used to peel them then pop out with my fingers. Gonna give it a try!!
I tried this method and it really helped a lot 😊
I was born and raised with Pomegranate but never saw this done. It's much better than what I have been doing all my life. Thank you.
Glad we could be of help S A. Keep watching and commenting! Best to you, DFJ
This is amazing. I am 74 and I have battled with these guys all my life. You can buy the arils in plastic cups at the store but they are expensive. I love the wooden spoon idea. I always wondered how all those plastic cups were prepared.. by hand or some robotic.. Thanks for sharing. 😚🐈🐈🐈⬛💜💕🇺🇲
Enjoyed learning the technique of using the wooden spoon. That’ll save me tons of time!
thank you good sir!
Learned a lot in this video, my father was also a farmer and am looking forward to share this with him
Thank you. I tried to peel one a little time ago, without knowing your trick. I decided never to buy one again, but I’ll have another go soon.
I need to subscribe to your channel b/c you know what you're talking about. After watching you, I did it! And it was exactly the way you demonstrated. After 71 years, I'm no longer afraid of de-seeding pomegranates. A great big THANK YOU FARMER JAY.
Karen, we're glad that we were able to be of help to you! Enjoy! Best, DFJ
I got a pomegranate the other day .. I was wondering how to go about doing what you gust did with ease,,,Thankyou for showing me
Thank you for this useful info. I understand that pomegranates are a valuable source of nutrition. but I have tended to shy away from them for lack of knowledge of how to process. them.. Now I know.
Thanks for making life easier-I was doing it the wrong way, and it took forever. Your way is fast and easy.
Super outstanding video. Too the point, quick, instructional, and well demonstrated. Super. I am just sad that I didn't know this for half of my life.
Thank you for this. I have been wondering what to do with the pomegranates from our tree. Unfortunately, we didn't pay close enough attention and most of ours split open and the birds got to them. I did get 6 though. We were also totally unsure on when to harvest. We both had the experience of getting pale pink seeds that were so under ripe and sour we gave them to the chickens. Thanks again for this video.
Sir, you are awesome!! I'm going to use your technique from now on!!! I'm new to eating pomegranate and plan on making it a part of my healthy eating program!! Thanks for your presentation! :) God bless and have a great day!!!
My grandson bought me one on Thanksgiving day and since I'm getting ready to eat it, I thought I better learn how to open it . Thanks for the video,I'm sure it saved me from making a big mess! Lol
❤ oh my- you have literally changed my life… and saved me so much time in the kitchen… thank you!
You could put the seeds (?) in a small bowl and let the water slowly rise up and over the top to get rid of any and all of the waste that is in the bowl and if there is any heavy waste you could then just put the seeds in a colander and run water over them...Thanks for explaining things so well.
Patricia, good method - thanks for sharing! Glad you found the video to be helpful. We use this ongoing and look forward to pomegranate season every year. Best, DFJ
A bit like cutting a grapefruit ! Very clear and professional presentation.Thank you Jay
Thank you. I liked the method, very much. Quicker and easier, than anything else that I have tried.
I had no idea how to 'deal' with a pomegranate! This is by far the BEST video demo-ing how to do this - and it works beautifully! Thank you!
You are so welcome!
A tea strainer could help with removal of the membranes from the water, at the end.
Well done Dirt Farmer Jay. Clear, concise, and interesting to learn! Strong work Sir
This was sooo helpful thanks so much! I have never cut a Pomegranate and didn't know where to start. Very easy to follow and worked perfectly!
Wow! This really works! I used to avoid getting pomegranates even though I love them because of all the work and mess. They would end up shriveling up on my counter and I would throw them out after having them sit there for several months. I can see a lot more fresh pomegranate seeds in our future here now! Thank you so much!
I just found this after doing it the hard way.
That's okay. I'm 53 years old next month and I've been doing it wrong all my life.
@@MisterItchy 62 here and I was just a few minutes ago I was wrestling with a pomegranate and thought, "there has to be a better way", so I'm here and the next one should go smother! ;-)
@@JohnLRice LoL! I am going to have to re-watch this at some point. I haven't eaten a pomegranate since I watched it so I've forgotten! Thanks for the smile this morning!
@@MisterItchy 😅👍
I just found this after pealing 2 1/2 dozens of pomegranates with my dad 😩
THANKS YOU JUST MADE MY LIFE A BIT EASIER
Every fall I'd be the designated shucker of these. I don't eat it myself but the rest of the fam inhales the stuff as soon as it's done, which takes me a long time to do. This method sure helps me out a lot. Thanks.
Glad to help! Best, DFJ
Dear old man you took 8 minutes for a work of one and half minutes. Your consistency is appreciable. Hats off to you for teaching us patience.
LOL! Best, DFJ
CZcams:
2016: no
2017: no
2018: no
2019: time to yeet this video to the top
Nice copy pasted comment.
@@TheRawi considering your username, I'm hoping that you might take a moment to help educate someone old, crusty and computer illiterate that has no clue what just transpired between you and gamer not. I'm curious as to their comment and you're positive response.
dat algo tho
youtube: pay us $$ or no recommend for you
DFJ, 2016: no
rinse, repeat
DFJ, 2019: OKAY FINE I WILL PAY U
@@gretchenwenzel2906 the first comment (gamer not) is making a joke about how, for the first 3 years that this video was posted, nobody really watched it (not sure how they saw that but I assume you can see the views timeline for this video somewhere). then in 2019, all of a sudden this video blew up and started getting hundreds of thousands of views and now has 1.4 million. then, the second comment (compugeek) is a sarcastic compliment basically saying, "nice plagiarism." because this person likely stole their comment from someone else. Hope this helps!
I love pomegranate seeds 😋😋
What an easy way to get the seeds out. Thank you for sharing 💕
Just eat grape nut cereal 😋
Yes! Excellent technique! Among the best and most healthy fruits ever! I drink 100% pomegranate juice the rest of the year, but delight when I can have fresh.
Thank you for relieving me from my messy dirty method of dealing with this beautiful fruit
Thanks , "Jay" - now I can't wait to buy a few pomegranates :)
Okay "john"
your school teacher will never teach you this.
Zain Ahmed. The school teacher is not there to teach you how to open a pomegranate.
This you are supposed to lean from your parents/elders by seeing them. Concentrate on your normal study and leave such tricks to your mom/dad and learn by observing. and subsequent practice.
Thank you so much for that. I have always loved the fruit but hesitated buying thinking about the messy cutting involved. I opened one today and was so happy that I got all the seeds with absolutely no juicy mess. Was sooooo easy 😱. Took less than five minutes to open and deseed. Will buy more today. Thank you again🙏🏽. Am sharing the video with everyone I know. Hope you do not mind😊
This is the first year I have had a bunch of pomegranates. This was a great video to help me know how to get the fruit out. Thanks! 9/2022
You just won over my subscription! Perfect instructions with clear details. Thank you!
Karthik - thanks for joining our family of viewers! Thanks for watching our video and taking time to write. Best, DFJ
Thanks for that GREAT technique! !!!
THANK YOU-- I tried one once and gave it up--- havne't touched one SINCE... right now- I NEED those.. :)
Thank you so much! I used this method and it worked perfectly.
why it look like the monster from stranger things
I thought that too. Demogorgan fruit. XD
Nature's packaging skills are great. Consider also the egg. The packaging is unique, economical, beautiful, shapely, and perfect! Awesome creativity!
Thank you for all your knowledge, this was very helpful.
Very neat and clean way to get the pomegranate peeled!!!
Thanks for an honest demonstration! I just bought my first pomegranate and watched a few videos. Yours is the best.
I plan to wear an apron over a short sleeve shirt. Will see how it works.
An apron is a great idea!! Best to you, DFJ