Food Cooking Tips & Techniques Recipe Prep How to Cut a Mango—the Hassle-Free Way You, too, can learn the simple technique for cutting a mango. By Real Simple Editors Real Simple Editors Facebook Instagram Twitter An article attributed to "Real Simple Editors" indicates a collaborative effort from our in-house team. Sometimes, several writers and editors have contributed to an article over the years. These collaborations allow us to provide you with the most accurate, up-to-date, and comprehensive information available.The REAL SIMPLE team strives to make life easier for you. They are experts in their fields who research, test and clearly explain the best recipes, strategies, trends and products. They have worked for some of the most prestigious brands in lifestyle journalism, including Apartment Therapy, Better Homes & Gardens, Food & Wine, the Food Network, Good Housekeeping, InStyle, Martha Stewart Living, O: The Oprah Magazine, Parents, POPSUGAR, Rachel Ray Every Day, and Vogue. Real Simple's Editorial Guidelines Updated on May 10, 2023 Fact checked by Isaac Winter Fact checked by Isaac Winter Isaac Winter is a fact-checker and writer for Real Simple, ensuring the accuracy of content published by rigorously researching content before publication and periodically when content needs to be updated. Highlights: Helped establish a food pantry in West Garfield Park as an AmeriCorps employee at Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center. Interviewed Heartland Alliance employees for oral history project conducted by the Lake Forest College History Department. Editorial Head of Lake Forest College's literary magazine, Tusitala, for two years. Our Fact-Checking Process Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Anna Blazhuk/Getty Images Craving a fresh mango is natural, but figuring out how to cut mango slices is another story. These tropical fruits are delicious, juicy, and delightful as a mango smoothie. Unless you want to buy pre-cut mangos at the grocery store, learning to peel, cut, and slice a mango is the easiest way to eat one at home. First, make sure it's ripe. Next gather a sharp knife, a peeler, and a cutting board. Like cutting an avocado, learning to cut a mango requires managing a thick, inedible pit, so you want a good knife that is easy to maneuver. How to Store Mangoes the Right Way Read on for an easy method of cutting a mango so you never have to buy pre-cut mango slices again. Mangos have thinner skins than avocados, so peel them with a vegetable or Y-shaped peeler instead of scooping the fruit out from the skin. What You'll Need Materials Mango Y-shaped peeler Paper towel or dish towel Cutting board Chef's knife Instructions Elena Zaretskaya / Getty Images Peel the mango from top to bottom. Using the Y-shaped peeler, work around the mango, removing the skin. If the fruit is not quite ripe, keep peeling it away until the pulp is bright yellow. As you expose more pulp, use a paper towel or dish towel to hold the peeled mango so it doesn't slip out of your hand. Peel away the tips. Josef Mohyla / Getty Images Determine the tallest line of the mango. Place the mango on the cutting board and find the side that seems the tallest; the pit will be sitting along that line. fotoedu / Getty Images Slice in half, avoiding the pit. Holding the mango with a paper towel, position the chef's knife, aiming it at the center of the fruit; you may need to adjust the knife's angle if you hit the pit. Slice the sides of the mango, careful not to cut into the large pit. Leo Wolfert / Getty Images Cut around the mango's pit. Holding the fruit vertically, trim the remaining flesh off the pit. Boogich / Getty Images Slice the cut halves. Finish cutting the mango by slicing the pieces horizontally into smaller wedges or bite-size pieces. 4 Healthy Reasons You Should Add Mango to Everything From Salsas to Smoothies