This afternoon my best friend brought me a huge seedless watermelon that she bought on the side of the road from a guy in a pick up truck for only a few dollars. So, I put it in the fridge and decided I would cut it up after dinner tonight. Now don't get me wrong, I have cut pieces of watermelon sure, but I realized as I heaved the huge melon onto the countertop that I should probably "google" how to cut it up properly because from what I could remember ... I had not.
so... here are a few tips so you can cut a watermelon like a pro in your own kitchen!!
HOW TO CUT WATERMELON
Ever get intimidated at where to start when cutting up watermelon? Our step-by-step photo tutorial takes the mystery out of cutting up watermelon into uniform wedges or cubes.
Here's how to cut watermelon wedges
- Cut watermelon in half lengthwise.
- Cut each half in half again lengthwise.
- Cut each quarter into slices as pictured above.
To Cut Watermelon Cubes
To de-seed a watermelon:
- Cut watermelon in half, then in quarters.
- Cut through the flesh of the melon along the seed line with a pairing knife. Now, lift off the piece of the melon you just cut.
- Using a fork, scrape the seeds from the piece you just removed and the remaining flesh on the rind.
I cut half of the watermelon up into nice little square/rectangle pieces by using the directions above and ... it turned out perfect! Take a look....
I hope this was helpful to you and good luck with your watermelon cutting :) I am so excited to have so much watermelon left over .. you may not be able to tell from the picture but that is my biggest bowl ... it is huge!! I will post some other recipes for things I make this week out of all this watermelon ... until then... enjoy!!
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