The easiest way to remove the hard tough skin of winter squash like butternut squash is to steam the whole uncut butternut squash in the Instant Pot or crock pot before peeling. The skin on a cooked butternut squash is soft and very easy to cut.u003cimg alt=u0022easily cutting cooked butternut squash into cubes from the cooked soft peelu0022 src=u0022https://flouronmyface.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cutting_butternut_squash.jpgu0022/u003e