*To cube a pear, I peel then hold the pear with the stem upright. I use my knife to line up on one side of the core and slice off the wedge, making sure I do not catch any of the core. Now you can see the core and continue to slice off three more wedges (the remaining core will be squared). Take each wedge and lay flat side down, cut into 4 pieces lengthwise, then four pieces across the width to create small cubes. (Use your eye...sometimes I can only get 3 slices of small fruit).
**I use
this to zest a orange for this dish and any other where I want pretty long trills.