I've scoured the internet for the best way to cut a watermelon and so far this method is the hands down winner. I've been doing it this way for the last couple of years now and have never looked back.
Was trying to find the way I learned from Chef in recent cooking class (since I forgot) and this method of trimming the watermelon was how they taught. Also seems the safest for not cutting oneself.
Well, I have a big knife, but not a big bowl, but you've put me on my way and made me laugh. I had to cut watermelons last week for a charity event and was woefully inadequate.
Sorry bud...if you had the longer (12'') knife and a larger cutting board... you can turn it into 1" cubes in under 3 minutes. You cut off the ends, peel it whole then cut it in half lengthwise... then lengthwise vertical slices with your hand on top... finish with bisecting cuts across the top and slide into you container. Repeat for other half.
This watermelon cutting method seems unconventional and complicated. I'm not convinced of its advantages, but I may try it because I am bored out of my mind staying at home during the Covid pandemic.
It’s actually really easy and fast. I just did another one at home and it took me less than a minute. This watermelon was a real beast to work with especially with a small knife.
I put my cutting board in a cookie sheet on top of a non slip pad. Safer than cutting it in the sink and zero mess running down the counters, cabinets and floors! I do it for chickens and meats too. Throw them in the dishwasher and clean up is done! 💕🤌🏼
you can if having a party to keep littleones from fingering it all since cut so section can use either metal reuable wash later type shewers or you can use like old cake testers that got the loop on end and get several of them to use pr if you got old corn on cob skewrs and also can use wooden or bamboo scewers to put on end each one and everyone can come pick thier on slice... here is another way to make it more like cubes afyer cutting the rind off befor cutting as you cut can cut water mellon horizontally for several layers then cut vertically as you did... then put the bowl over and flip it also you can have a cool fancy decorotive open top container or a speciall desiigned toothpick dispencer or those fancy coctail umbrellas and that way everyone can come get a toothpick and pick a square... if you want and feel adventous you can qget some olives and you can put a watermellon square and on the tip poke olive and then make your virgin coctail of your liking can also do same with pinapple and an olive too make sure all olives are sourced processed and from one area so you know they not been rebottled and mixed in other areas rancited olives...
This is what our daddy always taught us -- cut in wedges so everyone gets a bit of the heart. Nice to find a kindred spirit here! :-) I'm amazed that so many people don't seem to care about this and just cut into flat slices or spears. It's a great situation for the first person in the buffet line! (If he's smart enough to take the middle pieces.) :-)
Thanks for your efforts, but your internet scouring somehow missed all of the videos about cutting along the seed lines to remove them. They have phytic acid and are antinutrients, which means they take potential nutrients out of your body. A better workflow would be to follow these steps until you have 2 skinned halves, then to flip the watermelon half so the inside is up, then to follow some other videos showing how to properly cut and remove the seeds
If you think of this melon as a sphere with a diameter of 12 inches then the volume would be 3.9 gallons. Water weighs approximately 8 pounds per gallon. That is about 30 pounds. This melon isn’t a perfect sphere so it might be closer to 25 pounds.
I like this method although I take it a little farther. I cut those spears into smaller pieces, package in containers or ziplock bags for single or double servings, & freeze.
I honestly thought after shaving it around .. he was going to put it in the bowl there.. then start to slice it up with it in the bowl no juice or mess after that point cuz it all stays in the bowl.. hmm now I have to try it to see if it works that way..
I suppose his kitchen sink could be freshly clean but most kitchen sinks have more germs and bacteria in them than a toilet. I always wash my melons in a big bowl of cool vinegar water because vinegar sanitizes and it's safe for the environment and people. 35-40 pounds? LOL I bet that watermelon doesn't even weigh 10 pounds. LOL A narrow bladed knife is easier to maneuver. I do like the bowl idea, you could set that in a bigger bowl of ice to keep it cold.
It wouldn’t have taken many rubber bands in this one. It was literally ready to exploded after the knife hit it. Would have been one big mess but would have been fun😆
If there is anything like ecoli from the farm on it and you slice through, it’ll spread it can spread it to the melon flesh. Highly unlikely but you never know how clean the outside really is or where it’s been.
This is ridiculous. Cut it to the portion sizes and grab your spoon. Your way is taking way too long. Also a knife will always waste "meat". Use a spoon and get as much as you want. Far more efficient.
@@EverydayReviews2022 an easier, quicker and much cleaner method is to leave the rind, cut it in half, put the large side down and cut slices, then rotate your melon and cut again. you’ve created spears. minimal mess and a fraction of the work you just did.
