Comments on: Do Your Own Melon Slicing And Save Some Serious Money

By: Value For Your Life

Value For Your Life — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:17:22 +0000

Interesting post! It’s just the two of us at home, so we don’t each that much watermelon unless the mini ones go on sale, but it is an inexpensive and refreshing favourite of mine for any summer get-togethers and barbecues we host. During the summer here in Canada, it usually goes on sale at at least one of the stores often for $3-4 for the whole giant melon! Whole fruit is definitely the way to go, and also buying big heavy fruits like melons when on for a fixed price rather than by the pound is a good way to make sure you don’t blow though your grocery budget.
Amanda

By: Value For Your Life

Value For Your Life — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:16:45 +0000

Interesting post! It’s just the two of us at home so we don’t each that much watermelon unless the mini ones go on sale, but it is an inexpensive and refreshing favourite of mine for any summer get-togethers and barbecues we host. During the summer here in Canada, it usually goes on sale at at least one of the stores often for $3-4 for the whole giant melon! Whole fruit is definitely the way to go, and also buying big heavy fruits like melons when on for a fixed price rather than by the pound is a good way to make sure you don’t blow though your grocery budget.

By: aunt mommy

aunt mommy — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:27:16 +0000

Very nice side by side comparison. I picked up a melon last week instead of a plateful (I usually get a pre-cut plate because our kid’s school requires only commercially-prepared food be provided for group food) and I got a ton of melon out of it.

One point, though, is on the rind. The previous posters noted how to get more melon by changing your slicing or chopping method, however, the rind is still pretty usable. Chop up and dig it into your garden, or start a worm farm. Makes a great home fertilizer, as does most of the green ‘waste’ we’ll create this summer.

By: Maria @ Frugal Homesteading

Maria @ Frugal Homesteading — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:54:18 +0000

Buying whole fruit in all cases is MUCH better financially and health-wise. For one thing, sliced fruit can be contaminated at any point during processing. With whole melons, simply wash the outsides thoroughly before chilling or slicing.

Secondly, oxidation begins a soon as the fruit comes in contact with air You preserve the quality of your fruit and its nutritional value by slicing and dicing jut prior to eating. Who knows how long the fruit in the store has been sitting there?

By: Michael Blackburn

Michael Blackburn — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:15:35 +0000

K-June: Pre-sliced fruit leading to food-bourne illness (e coli, not salmonella usually), is ABSOLUTELY TRUE, and is very easy to verify.

NEVER buy or eat fruit salad that has canteloupe in it. The canteloupe skin, with its rough texture, is often contaminated with “dirt” (aka fecal matter), and as such, is a perfect breeding ground for bacteria. YOU MUST WASH the exterior of canteloupe thoroughly before cutting it, or your knife runs through the poo and into the fruit, spreading contamination.

I learned this from my mother, who is a nationally-certified food-safety instructor. This is one of her big items that she says VERY FEW restaurants, hotels, etc. follow. For what it’s worth, she says Marriot properties have all taken her classes and even she will eat the fruit salad there.