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everything cut to roughly 3/4 inch, firm fruit first

pineapple + mango + melon + grapes + kiwi, cut to one consistent size into a wide bowl. Uniform pieces are not a cosmetic preference: unequal pieces mean unequal spoonfuls, and a bowl where the pineapple is thumb-sized and the grape is whole eats as separate fruits rather than as a salad. Cut the firm, dry-surfaced fruit first and the wet or fragile fruit last so the board is not swimming when you get to the berries