To see if a watermelon is ripe, tap the outside — ideally, it'll make a hollow sound. Leave the rind on for utensil-free snacking, or cut it off if for smoothies and fruit salads. To prevent the ...

Whether it's served in wedges alongside a barbecue spread or cut into cubes and mixed into a fruit salad, watermelon is one of the most popular summertime fruits for Southerners to enjoy. But because ...

Rather than buying it pre-cut (which is expensive), here are our Test Kitchen tips for cutting wedges, cubes and sticks, plus how to make melon balls. Fresh watermelon is a sweet sign of summer, ...

Learn how to cut a whole watermelon into cubes, spears, and slices for snacking and to use in all of your favorite recipes. Chef Caytlin will even teach you how to pick one out! Ingredients • 1 ...

Hooray, it's watermelon season. How were you taught to pick the best one? My mother is a thumper. Are you? To find a ripe one, she places her ear close to the rind, flicks it with her middle finger, ...

A few weeks ago, I came home with probably the biggest watermelon I’ve ever purchased. I got to the farmers market later than usual, so the smaller melons were gone, and from there I lugged away the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - OMG, it’s August. And not just August, but past the middle of the month August, with September and no doubt probably October and all those other cold dark months not far behind. But ...