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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Once halved and the seeds have been scooped out, use a melon baller to scoop out small balls of cantaloupe.
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
Prepare the strawberries: Cut the stems from your strawberries, and use a melon baller or parking knife to remove the strawberries' cores.
Step 2.
—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
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Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 June 2024
Prepare the strawberries: Cut the stems from your strawberries, and use a melon baller or parking knife to remove the strawberries' cores.
Step 2.
—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
See all Example Sentences for melon baller
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“Melon baller.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melon%20baller. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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