Next time I get a cantaloupe, I will try the vegetable peeler, just to see.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On Behalf Of Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2020 10:56 AM To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Cc: Dani Pagador <pocketfulofs...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [CnD] Cutting a cantaloupe I think it depends on how thick the skin is. It isn't thinlike what's on an apple or pear. I know that watermelon and honeydew are thick-skinned. I suppose you could try a vegetable peeler, but I never did because my knives are closer at hand. And I think I've always seen my Mom use a knife, so I went with that tool when I moved out on my own. HTH, Dani On 9/5/20, diane.fann7--- via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > Don't think that would work. A small knife, serrated is good, works best. > Sharp knives are always best. You get smoother control and less slippage. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On > Behalf Of > princessregal--- via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2020 9:54 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: princessre...@optonline.net > Subject: Re: [CnD] Cutting a cantaloupe > > Hi: > Couldn't you use a vegetable peeler instead of the knife to peel it? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org> On > Behalf Of Dani Pagador via Cookinginthedark > Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2020 8:59 AM > To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > Cc: Dani Pagador <pocketfulofs...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [CnD] Cutting a cantaloupe > > I haven't heard the episode you're referring to, but at least for > cantaloupe, I cut it in half, then cut each half in half, then cut the > quarters in half--eight pieces to start. This lets me use a small > paring knife to separate the rind from the fruit. Scoop the seeds out > while you have the two halves in bowl form, before you make the two in to quarters. > To > peel, hold the knife in your dominant hand, and hold the fruit > skin-side up in the other hand. Starting at one end, make a cut > between the skin and the fruit maybe a quarter of an inch or so in, > and follow the curve of the fruit. I am left-handed, so would be > peeling the fruit in a clockwise motion. Hope this makes sense. > > More Later, > Dani > > On 9/5/20, Jude DaShiell via Cookinginthedark > <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: >> If you partly cut into a mellon then roll that mellon forward some >> and continue cutting the mellon unless it's really ripe usually holds >> together until the cut you made goes mostly around the mellon getting >> a stable cutting area that doesn't suddenly collapse on you and >> making your knife do unpredictible things. I found use of a serated >> knife most effective for cutting mellons too. >> >> On Sat, 5 Sep 2020, Lisa Belville via Cookinginthedark wrote: >> >>> Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2020 08:17:37 >>> From: Lisa Belville via Cookinginthedark >>> <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> >>> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org >>> Cc: Lisa Belville <lisa...@frontier.com> >>> Subject: Re: [CnD] Cutting a cantaloupe >>> >>> Linda, I haven't heard the END show, but that has been my experience >>> cutting whole cantaloupes. >>> >>> >>> Cut them in half, then cut the halves in half so you wind up with >>> four separate pieces. You can even cut them into smaller pieces if >>> you want before you take off the rind and scoop out the seeds. >>> >>> >>> Smaller pieces make it easier to remove the rind and seeds that way, >>> at least it is for someone with smaller hands like I have. >>> >>> >>> Lisa >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 9/4/2020 1:19 PM, Linda S. via Cookinginthedark wrote: >>> > >>> > Hi Everyone: >>> > >>> > >>> > A couple of weeks ago, on a cooking in the dark show, Dale was >>> > talking about cutting melons, and also about different mixes. He >>> > briefly mentioned the melons, and then went back to the mixes. >>> > >>> > His method sounded so much easier and convenient. Can someone go >>> > over that again? Cut it lengthwise; turn and cut again? Does this >>> > make sense hopefully? 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