Figure 2.
We have read many tricks for coring an apple and tested numerous gadgets that core, peel, and/or slice apples. Our favorite method is actually quite simple. Remove the peel (we prefer a paring knife, but you may use a vegetable peeler), then quarter the apple through the stem end. The core can now be removed from each quarter. However, the direction you cut is important. We find that when we start at the stem end, the quarters often break.