Sometimes it’s not about disassembling Apples, but apples.
So maybe you have the same problem I have: You want to cut up an apple in the kitchen, but not be burdened with any further equipment when taking the dissected apple pieces with you – outside, to your balcony, on your patio, to your office, in the living room, wherever.
That is when you want the apple cut up but not into too many pieces. That’s when you need a good tip on how to do that.
‘La Coupe du Roi’ or the ‘King’s Cut’ comes in handy.
Figure 1: An apple cut up into two pieces that are easy to munch down, but at the same time can be assembled to be transported easily as “1 apple” (figure 2).
Figure 2: Looks like an intact apple, but is not an intact apple. This one falls into two pieces as shown above (figure 1).
May I suggest a cutting pattern (figure 1) that allows you to carry the apple neatly and without problems (figure 2)? (This one was shown to me by Rene Taglang)
| Cutting instructions |
 Diagram 1 Place the apple in front of you, top up, as if you’d just naturally place it on a surface as seen in this picture (first diagram). Also, make sure you have a small knife ready. |
 Diagram 2 First, you cut your apple halfways through as shown in this picture (second diagram). You will thus create a cut that will start at the top and end halfways into the apple. I have labelled the end points of that cut A and B, as you will have to locate those later for further cuts. |
 Diagram 3 Now you will cut your apple from the bottom, perpendicularly to the first cut – as shown on this picture (third diagram). In other words, you’ll slice that apple halfways through from the other side, and at a right angle to the first cut. The end points of this cut are labelled C and D for later reference. |
 Diagram 4 Now you have to slice a horizontal quarter cut, connecting end points A and C (see picture above, fourth diagram). |
 Diagram 5 The last cut will be another horizontal quarter slice, now connecting end points B and D, as seen in this picture (fifth diagram). |
Now you should be able to pull both pieces apart as shown above in figure 1. Have A Nice Apple :-)
Note: keywords: Geometry Geometrie La Coupe de Roi Königsschnitt The King’s Cut Helical Stereochemistry Homochirality Apfel Frucht Serviervorschlag
