MaryL wrote:
> "Julie Bove" wrote in message ...
>
> 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!
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Wash the melon. Cut it in half (assuming you are talking about small
> melons like cantaloupe) and scoop out all the seeds. Put them in
> your biobag. Slice the melon in wedges, and let your family remove
> the rind from their own portions--just run a knife around the inner
> edge of the rind, between the rind and the fruit. Dump the rind in
> your biobag. I eat a lot of cantaloupe, and I find it exceptionally
> easy to do it that way--no mess if you are careful in scooping out
> the seeds.

I think my melons were overly juicy. I was watching Youtube clips and there
was far less juice on those melons. By the time I got done my fingers were
all wrinkled.