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> Julie Bove wrote:
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>>> Julie Bove wrote:
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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?
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>> 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.

That's actually just the brand of the bags. There are others but Costco
sells these and I can get the best price there. Since all food scraps must
go in them, we use a lot of them.

http://www.biobagusa.com/

I buy the little food bags and also the tall kitchen bags. I often need the
tall ones if I am cleaning out the fridge or cupboards and find old things
like cereal and chips. The little foods bags don't hold much. You also
have to be very careful with them. Because they are designed to break down
when they get wet, they will almost immediately start to break down when you
do put wet foods in them, like melon. So I have learned with things like
that it is best to just run them out to the yard waste right away. I have
gotten a phone call when I was holding a bag and just in that length of time
the bag will start to dissolve.

I can't imagine using the lawn and leaf bags. Unless perhaps they are made
thicker. I have bought other brands that are thicker. This is the brand
that Waste Management recommends.

They do sell a composting system. My friend uses the kitchen one they show
on the website. She has no problems with it. I bought a different system
that looks like a little metal garbage can with a filter in the lid. It was
horrible. Drew fruit flies like mad, even when empty. I got rid of it and
now just use a little vanity type wastebasket. I simply tie my bags shut
and try to empty it daily. If I am doing something like prepping veggies
for a big pout of soup or stew, I can easily fill the can.