Hassle Free Watermelon Cutting

Watermelon is a treat during the summer months. No doubt about that. But do you create a mess while cutting it and have sticky juice on the floor? If you are nodding your head this post is just for you.

Do you guys watch The Chew? The one that comes on at 1:00PM on weekdays in our TV market. I probably would never cook or recreate any of the recipes that I see on the show. Not that they are not good, just that they are not my kind of recipes. Occasionally they also give tips and one of them was how to cut watermelon. I was glad I watched that episode.

Carla Hall one of the hosts in the show, showed how to easily cube watermelons. The biggest problem I have while cutting watermelon is to spill the juice all over and generally the cutting board is covered in watermelon juice. So this tip was more than welcome. Remember the easy way to cut pineapple? Once I learned that I did not have to wait for the other adult to cut it I can do it myself very easily and our consumption our pineapple has gone up considerably.

With watermelon consuming a lot because of having to cut it and create a mess was never a problem. DD2 is ready one every day :)

Cut the watermelon to quarters and then cut vertically into slices till you reach the core. Turn to the side and cut horizontally about 2 or 3.
Turn to the other side and cut horizontally along the same lines. Then close to the skin to loosen all of them.
The cubes are ready to be transferred and the juice is caught in the boat.

Hassle Free Watermelon Cutting
Time Taken:10 minutes

Tools Required

1. Cutting Board
2. Sharp Knife

How to do it?

1. Place the watermelon on a sturdy cutting board. Cut in half and then cut half into quarters.
2. Take the quarter, cut across vertically like you would to make slices, till you reach the core. Do not cut all the way.
3. Now on one side cut it horizontally about 1 inch apart, about 2-3 horizontal cuts depending on the size of the cube you want.
4. Turn to the other side and cut along the same horizontal lines.
5. Now run your knife close to the core and cut close to the white portion to remove the watermelon from the core, so the pieces come loose.
6. The juice is all captured in the cup formed by the watermelon core. No fuss and no mess.

If you rather watch the video here it is.

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Hassle Free Peeling and Cutting Pineapples

Pineapples are a favorite around our house. DH cannot resist buying them while I avoid buying it because of the hassle involved in peeling and cutting. Around this time of the year juicy, ripe and sweet pineapples are available for fairly cheap prices.

Costa Rica as we know is where most of the pineapples that we see in the US come from. It is no surprise that they have figured out the easiest way to cut and peel pineapples. On our recent visit to Costa Rica I asked and learned a simple method for peeling and cutting pineapples. No more missed eyes and missed pieces of core that you have to spit out. The cut pieces of pineapple you may have seen turn a dark color if some of the eyes are left in the fruit. With this method there is none of that problem either.

Without further adieu here is the simplest method of peeling and cutting pineapples.

Place the pineapple on a sturdy cutting board and cut off the crown and bottom.
Cut the Pineapple lengthwise into 4 quarters. Take one of the quarters slice off the top to remove the core. Score the pineapple lengthwise and across and cut close to the skin.
Score the pineapple lengthwise and across and cut close to the skin.
Cut all along the bottom close to the skin all the way through. Remove the pineapple pieces and they are ready to be eaten.
The cutting takes less than 10 minutes start to finish.

Hassle Free Peeling and Cutting Pineapple
Time Taken:10 minutes
Tools Required

1. Cutting Board
2. Sharp Knife

Method

1. Place a cutting board on a sturdy table or counter top. Cut both the crown and the bottom of the pineapple.
2. Cut the pineapple lengthwise into 4 quarters.
3. Take each quarter and slice off the core on the top.
4. Score the pineapple lengthwise and across into smaller cubes.
5. Slice the pineapple close to the skin and cut along the underside till the pineapple come loose.
6. Repeat with all other quarters.
Nice and cleans pineapple pieces ready to enjoy.

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