Sliced watermelon in various shapes on cutting board - Emily M Alexander / Food Republic So you've selected what you hope will be the perfect, deliciously sweet watermelon from the store and took it ...

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, ...

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 ...

There’s nothing like a slice of fresh, juicy watermelon on a hot summer day. As its name suggests, this mammoth melon is about 92 percent water by weight, so it can help you meet both your nutrition ...

Watermelons are crowdpleasers for a reason. They're sweet and juicy, work well in salads and all other kinds of dishes, and are packed with antioxidants while being low in calories. Really, what's not ...

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, ...

We've all been there. You bring home a big, juicy watermelon and start slicing only to realize your knife is stuck half way in — and it doesn't want to come out. You push and pull and push and pull — ...

Because of its behemoth size and weight, slicing a watermelon can be a daunting task. While there are many methods to cutting a watermelon, they each have their own pitfalls. Biting into a large ...