Watermelon Carving Tips

Butterfly Watermelon Basket By watermelon.org

Today’s feature is from the National Watermelon Promotion Board with these Easy Watermelon Carving Tips:

Carvings & Fun Ideas

Following These Tips Will Make Carving Easier, Safer and Give You More Professional Results

The tips include:

• Have the watermelon at room temperature before you start carving since the cuts will be easier to make. Refrigerate after carving is done.
• Make a flat base on the watermelon by cutting a small, thin piece from the bottom of the watermelon (this makes the watermelon more stable when carving).
• Use a waterproof marker or sharp pencil to mark the design on the watermelon before cutting.
• A sharp knife with a pointed tip makes cutting easier and cleaner.
• Wear a new pair of gardening gloves with gripper palms when cutting, this gives you a better grip.
• Use round toothpicks or skewers rather than flat toothpicks when attaching cut pieces–they’re more stable.

Please visit the site above for all the tips, you’ll also find a handy pdf download to save to your computer. Don’t miss 40 Cool Watermelon Carvings & Fun Ideas and How To Choose A Good Watermelon.

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