Step 1

Prep the tomato: Rinse the tomato and pat dry. Place the tomato stem-side up on a cutting board and remove any green stem and leaves.

Step 2

Stand the tomato on its side: Place the tomato on its side so that the stem end faces to the left or right — right if you're right-handed; left for lefties.

Step 3

Trim off the top: At the stem end, trim off a thin slice so that you remove the top.

Step 4

Keep slicing: Keep making even, parallel cuts along the tomato toward the bottom of the tomato.