merryb wrote:
> On Jul 13, 2:34 am, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> My family is going through melon like crazy and they don't like to
>> eat them with the rind on. Plus I just read online that it is no
>> longer safe to serve some kinds like cantaloupe with the rind on
>> because it traps salmonella. Only smooth rinds like watermelon are
>> safe to serve that way.
>>
>> So far this week I have cut up 6 melons and I am sick of it. So
>> sticky and messy. I used to not mind it when I could just whip out
>> my over the sink cutting board and whisk the mess down the garbage
>> disposal. Yep! I put the rinds, the seeds, everything down there.
>> You're not supposed to. I know. And I can't do that here. Not only
>> would my disposal or sink give me a nice expensive clog but our
>> waste company is urging us not to put food down the sink as it
>> creates pollution. We have to use a Biobag and put with our yard
>> waste or if we have a compost pile, put it there.
>>
>> I think I know pretty much every method for prepping a melon, from
>> balling, cutting or even doing the filleting method. Balling seems
>> perhaps a tad less messy but more time consuming and you waste some
>> melon. But it's still messy and I am getting sick of the sticky
>> mess. And I can't usually afford to buy it cut up although once in a
>> while I do find a good deal on it.
>>
>> So, in your opinion, what is the least messy method? I think
>> watermelon is the easiest melon to deal with because you don't have
>> to scoop out the seeds. But daughter is on South Beach diet and for
>> some reason watermelon is not allowed. Or perhaps there is some
>> other sort of melon that is not as messy? I have been buying
>> cantaloupe and honeydew because I have gotten the best prices on
>> those. But if there is some sort of less messy melon that I could
>> get at say...Whole Foods or Central Market, I'm there! Thanks!
>
> Just wash your melon and serve as you want...

That would be not at all. I don't like fruit.