ISO watermelon help!!

[neilkaye]

what is the best way to cut and easily de-seed a water mellon any suggestions appreciated

[babetoo]

Originally Posted by neilkaye

what is the best way to cut and easily de-seed a water mellon any suggestions appreciated

buy seedless one. lol no kidding it will save a lot of time. sometimes i slice cross ways into circles. they fit a plate and don't slide around like wedges.

babe

[kitchenelf]

I'm with babe here - buy seedless. If you already have a seeded watermelon then you will have to chunk it and pick the seeds out if using in a fruit salad. If you are just going to slice it and eat it.....we....there's always a seed spitting contest. The best way to slice it is just cut it in half longways, then slice, then remove from rinds and store in a bowl/ziplock bag.

I actually typed speed sitting contest and had to erase it - is there a name for that besides "stupid"?

[Uncle Bob]

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Originally Posted by Kitchenelf

actually typed speed sitting contest and had to erase it - is there a name for that besides "stupid"?

Yes! ......TIRED

[mcnerd]

Cut a watermelon according to how many people are going to eat it. I don't think there is any organized special way to cut them. Try to use a knife that is the width of the melon so it cuts cleanly through the whole thing.

For regular melons, have a seed-spitting contest.

[neilkaye]

ok cheers guys as you can see im new to this forum and maybee ishould have put more in the first part of my question,i no to cut it with a knife and usually do it lengthways but the reasons i ask such a question are :-i its simply for speed and less effort and also its my kids that eat it and they cant grasp the seed spitting contest i just get ugh dad theres pips in it again,i guess the easy way is seed less which i never knew there was such mellon so thats very helpfull to me cheers guys

[LadyCook61]

Originally Posted by neilkaye

ok cheers guys as you can see im new to this forum and maybee ishould have put more in the first part of my question,i no to cut it with a knife and usually do it lengthways but the reasons i ask such a question are :-i its simply for speed and less effort and also its my kids that eat it and they cant grasp the seed spitting contest i just get ugh dad theres pips in it again,i guess the easy way is seed less which i never knew there was such mellon so thats very helpfull to me cheers guys

the seedless don't have the black seeds but they do have white seeds , so it is not entirely without seeds.

[neilkaye]

back to the drawing board then

[babetoo]

Originally Posted by neilkaye

back to the drawing board then

they do have a few, flat generally soft seeds. shouldn't be a problem. they are easily removed since there are so few.

babe

[auntieshelly]

Hey, has anyone ever heard of this -- cut watermelon into bitesize chunks (no rinds, of course), put in a bowl and sprinkle with fresh lemon juice. Cover and chill several hours. My friend insists it is the best! I am waiting for melons to arrive that are not imported and then I'll give it a try!!