Cutting a whole Jackfruit into bits

So got a call from my loving family saying they have a whole jackfruit. 32 pounds of jackfruit and about 30 to 45 minutes later it was cut up to be used in vegan meals.  Used a big knife and had to cut the fruit into quarters. Then removed the seeds cut out the hard bits. Ended up with about 13 pounds of useable fruit. About 2.8 pounds were seeds and the seeds can be roasted but will try that another day. The following photos are the step we did to get 13 pounds of jackfruit. The last photo is what a whole jackfruit looks like all 32 pounds!

Woot! Looks like you did pretty well against the great spiky beast! I'd love to see what you make with the seeds. In the past I've cooked them and they have been underwhelming.

It looks like you got off pretty lucky in terms of sticky gunk, which is a constant problem when I get jackfruit. I learned through much suffering that generously oiling your hands, the knife, the board, and anything else involved is the only way avoid getting everything stuck to everyone like an accident at the crazy glue factory. And if you get any of that stuff on your clothes, rubbing straight lye soap (or whatever strong soap you have) into the latex can work.

We did use oil and it helped a lot. The knife in the first photo had a little stick gunk and I used oil on the blade then let it sit for about 30 minutes. Then washed and dried the blade. It has no sticky gunk on it. Started out using my hands but when to gloves. Made the job easier to do with the gloves.  

My father has a recipe for jackfruit BBQ. I will try and get photos the next time he cooks it. Come to think of it I have a few vegan cook books that call for jackfruit.

Thats amazing. Thanks for posting. I've heard of these but had no idea of how to process and cook.