At some point in your life, youll find yourself faced with chopping up a giant melon.
Before you get started, set up a smart station.
They do not like to sit still, in fact, they enjoy rolling away.
Pair that movement with a sharp knife, and cutting up melon seems more like a circus trick.
The first cut keeps the ball from rolling.
Make a small stabilizing cut to create a flat surface where there wasnt one before.
It takes two seconds, and it wont rob you of your dignity.
What it will do is keep your fingers and body parts safe from harm.
Let your fruit sit on this flat spot on the cutting board.
Press the tip of the knife in first, and then press the heel down to make the cut.
If the fruit is too big, dont make a run at cut it in half in one slice.
Cut one side, and take out the knife.
Now you have two halves.
Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds into the trash can or compost bin next to you.
Slice with the rind on
Sometimes the keeping the rind on matches the occasion.
Cut through in equally spaced slices, about an inch and a half apart.
Sit one half of the melon on the cutting board, seeds out, and cut side down.
Cutting straight down from the top, begin taking off the skin in strips.
Then cut those slabs into bite-sized pieces, and maybeput the core into a water bottle.
