Julie Bove wrote:
> "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!
>
>
Is there a link to this Biobag system? I am not sure what it is.

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Jean B.