"Jean B." > wrote in message
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> Julie Bove wrote:
>> "Jean B." > wrote in message
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>>> 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!
>>> Well, you can't tackle a melon without going through the rind. I am
>>> thinking, that being the case, that eating a half or a wedge will entail
>>> less contact with the rind and will be less messy to boot.
>>
>> I have ordered a cutter. You simply cut it in half then somehow twist
>> this in (after you have removed the seeds) and it cuts wedges plus
>> removes the rind. I would report back as to how well it works or doesn't
>> work but I know I would get nothing but grief about that. So I probably
>> won't.
>>
>> In the meantime, I bought two fruit bowls from Costco. Bought them on
>> Sunday and one is already gone. Am considering a Sam's membership.
>> Their fruit is cheaper still but... They are clear into Seattle so not
>> sure it would be worthwhile if I have to drive that far.
> Do your daughter and husband refuse to scoop melon from cut halves?

Yes because then they would have to deal with disposing of the rind which
because of the way we have to do things here now is a PITA. Just easier all
the way around to get it all done at once. No sense dirtying two Biobags.
I'd rather just put it all in at once.

This is all the more reason for me to be super careful with food and make
only enough or carefully planned leftovers. Disposing of food is a pain!