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This is a free image from WalMart.com. It looks identical to my first pineapple tool, although I had purchased it at Aldi. I think I left my first one at the college kitchen where I worked for a month. I did not find this one, but one with a green and white handle. The way this tool works is that you slice the top off the pineapple, then stand it upright.Next you put the tool on top. It has a hollow cylinder that goes over the pineapple core. Using the handle you twist it clockwise. On the bottom is a disk with a slit that is sharp like a blade. You twist until the cylinder reaches the bottom and you can pull out of the pineapple. Once pulled out, the handle can be removed. Then slide the spiral cut pineapple into a dish. I cut the sides of the peel and slice out any remaining thick places to put in cold drinks. I use the handle of a wooden spoon to push out the core. One time someone on here told me that they boil the core with sugar water to make a sweetened fruit drink. I just put mine in my water glass, with no sweetening. I love this tool.