melon baller
noun
: a spoonlike utensil with a sharp edge used especially for cutting ball-shaped pieces from the pulp of a fruit
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Prepare the strawberries: Cut the stems from your strawberries, and use a melon baller or parking knife to remove the strawberries' cores.
Step 2.
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Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
Other common utensil suggestions: An old fashioned potato peeler, chef’s tweezers, a tiny melon baller, a wide-mouth boba straw.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Cut the top off of an apple, and hollow it out with a melon baller.
—Kate Franke, Woman's Day, 21 Aug. 2023
Use a melon baller: Cut the apple in half first, then use the melon baller to take out the seeds and create a perfectly round, hollow center.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2023
Some strategic cuts and a melon baller make a fruit bowl that will really blow everyone away.
—Marcie McGoldrick, Woman's Day, 30 Aug. 2023
Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Make watermelon balls:
Scoop out flesh of remaining watermelon with a sharp 1-inch melon baller, making about 10 (1-inch) balls.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 July 2023
Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Make watermelon balls: Scoop out flesh of remaining watermelon with a sharp 1-inch melon baller, making about 10 (1-inch) balls.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
Use a melon baller to scoop out the center of apples, taking care not to scoop out too close to the bottom and sides of apples.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 2024
Other common utensil suggestions: An old fashioned potato peeler, chef’s tweezers, a tiny melon baller, a wide-mouth boba straw.
—Allison Morrow, CNN, 23 Mar. 2024
Cut the top off of an apple, and hollow it out with a melon baller.
—Kate Franke, Woman's Day, 21 Aug. 2023
Use a melon baller: Cut the apple in half first, then use the melon baller to take out the seeds and create a perfectly round, hollow center.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2023
Some strategic cuts and a melon baller make a fruit bowl that will really blow everyone away.
—Marcie McGoldrick, Woman's Day, 30 Aug. 2023
Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Make watermelon balls:
Scoop out flesh of remaining watermelon with a sharp 1-inch melon baller, making about 10 (1-inch) balls.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 16 July 2023
Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours. Make watermelon balls: Scoop out flesh of remaining watermelon with a sharp 1-inch melon baller, making about 10 (1-inch) balls.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 21 June 2023
Use a melon baller to scoop out the center of apples, taking care not to scoop out too close to the bottom and sides of apples.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
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