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Least messy way to prep a melon?
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. |
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