OXO Good Grips Melon Baller, One Size

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Scoop in and twist around to create a ball. They won't be perfectly round and that is fine! Place to one side until you have completed creating all watermelon balls. After researching and putting each melon baller to the task at hand, we granted each tool a score in each of the following 5 criteria: You’ll find ice-cream scoops from OXO Good Grips – they’ve got a trigger no less! We’ve got stainless steel falafel scoops from Prue’s World (thank you Prue!). And you’ll even find batter scoops and double-headed melon ballers to create two different sizes of melon balls. Nice. Scoop Cheese Balls. You can use a melon baller to perfectly portion and roll soft cheeses before coating in nuts or other toppings.

Also, though the quality of the stainless steel is high, we see some flaws in the way these tools were assembled. Namely, the large gaps where the hanging loop joins onto the metal handle will easily allow water and juices to enter the hollow handle--thereby creating a breeding ground for gunk and bacteria buildup, so you’ll need to be sure to wash carefully and fully sanitize these tools regularly. Pros: Still, other melon baller varieties might have a spring mechanism for easy release or others work like small pairs of tongs. Ranking the Best Melon Ballers The Test Subjects Value: pitting the cost of each melon baller against its perceived quality, versatility, and number of pieces in the set (if pertinent). I like having one baller that I can use for many different things. I usually use the regular size for making melon balls, but like to use the mini size to remove the tops of cherry tomatoes. You also could mix these smaller sized melon rounds into a salad of larger melon balls for a really interesting take on fruit salad. In addition to offering the smallest scooping cup, this melon baller is also the smallest overall, coming in a nicely compact size that doesn’t take up a lot of space in your utensil drawer. We also found the tiny size of this tool to be perfect for making use of the “in-between” sections of melon left behind from our larger melon baller testing.

Ballers are usually made from one of two materials: stainless steel or plastic. Stainless steel ballers are more durable and can be used with many different types of melons. Plastic ballers are much cheaper, but they can’t be used with certain kinds of melons, like cantaloupes. The length of the handle

The tool itself works perfectly and simply and in our experience, is actually easier to wrestle perfectly round melon balls out of as compared to larger, more typical melon ballers. The tiny spheres produced are perfect for “caviar” style toppings or hors d'oeuvres, for decorating cakes or cupcakes, or for adding an interesting textural flair to dishes like our Simple Watermelon Salsa! When it comes to portioning melon, sometimes perfectly round balls are just a little boring. Thankfully there are also specially shaped melon ballers out there if you’re looking for something a little bit more unexpected! Our favorite among them: this dual ended option from premium kitchen cutlery brand, Messermeister. We used these 5 criterial scores to calculate an overall average rank for each melon baller, thereby determining the winners in each of our 6 main categories! Best Single Melon Baller: Norpro Grip-EZ Melon Baller Core Fruits & Vegetables. The size and shape of a melon baller is ideal for removing seeds and cores from many fruits and veggies like pears, apples, cucumbers, tomatoes, and bell peppers. A melon baller is a small scooping tool that is used to produce perfectly round melon balls. Think of it like an ice cream scoop, but with a smaller cup and a slightly sharper cutting edge that is able to slice through and shape the dense fruit. What Are the Different Types of Melon Ballers?

Scooping the fruit out (the serrations help create grooves for scooping, similar to a grapefruit spoon or spork)

Unique Characteristics: including special design features, noteworthy ingenuity, or any other factor which sets one melon baller apart from the competition. As with most things, shorter is better when it comes to melon ballers. Long handles prevent your hands from getting dirty but make it harder to scoop out the flesh of a melon. If you’re going to be using your baller with large melons, then you’ll want to make sure that the handle is at least 12 inches long. If you’re using a small melon, then a shorter handle will work just fine. Length and width We cut triangles into the melon to create a cool effect. Use a sharp knife to cut the watermelon skin. You can experiment and do whatever you like! Next time I do it I will do something else!We set out to test as many of the different melon baller options as we could! We researched, shopped for, and physically tested the following 10 different melon baller tools: The sharp edge on the cup of this melon baller is nice and thin and allows you to cut through the melon flesh or scoop fruit with ease, but not so sharp that you have to worry about accidentally cutting yourself. That small hole that is in the cup of a melon baller is actually very crucial to the design of the tool! In addition to allowing excess juices to drain away from the fruit as you scoop, this hole also allows air to pass through, thereby preventing suction. Without the hole (or if the hole is too small, as noted in our review of the Norpro Grip-EZ Melon Baller) the suction that develops during scooping makes it difficult to remove the fruit from the deep cup. What Sizes Do Melon Ballers Come In? One of the great things about melon ballers is that they’re very easy to use. All you need to do is press the baller into your melon and then scoop out all of the fruit in one motion. Speed up the process Next scoop out any remaining watermelon flesh and juice, we ate and drunk it, so nothing went to waste. How to serve watermelon balls?