OXO Good Grips Melon Baller, One Size

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In between the two different sized scooping cups, there is a rubber handle that bears OXO’s trademark non-slip grip texture that offers you secure hold even with wet, juicy melon hands! Plus, the tool itself is nice and long, offering you excellent leverage as you work and making it easy to keep your hands clean and dry. 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 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

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 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.Turn to the other side and take a larger slice off, this is where you are going to create the watermelon balls from and present it in after. corers, hullers and stoners egg utensils garlic presses graters juicers, reamers and zesters mashers and ricers pastry brushes pizza and pasta utensils roasting utensils rolling pins spatulas thermometers and timers tin, jar and bottle openers utensil sets vegetable brushes whisks tongs and turners colanders sieves and strainers blow torches and lighters food rings and presses drizzlers and pourers Your melon baller should have a really comfortable handle, preferably one with a bit of texture to it so you can better grip it. Nothing is worse than slipping with a melon baller and gouging out something you didn't plan on.

Sit it on its flat bottom to keep it steady whilst you create your balls. What can I use to make Melon Balls? To protect your melon baller from rusting, add a few drops of oil to the metal surface. This will help protect it from rusting and keep it in good condition for a long time.Firstly, chop a small slice off one side, this creates a flat bottom to keep the watermelon steady whilst you are balling it. Fiercely defending its reputation as a premier kitchen tool gadget company, OXO takes the cake for the best dual melon baller! This tool features two stainless steel heads. One end is a big scoop that produces 1.25” melon balls while the other end is a small sized scoop, producing just 1” balls. The most obvious downside here is that since this tool makes smaller-sized melon balls, it will certainly take you longer to get the job done. Like, a lot longer. We don’t recommend using this wee little melon baller if you’re trying to make a dish large enough for a crowd. 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:

Give your fruit salads and desserts a professional finish with this double-headed melon baller from KitchenCraft. One of the benefits of using a melon baller is that you get perfectly round balls every time. If you use a knife, then the size of your slices can vary significantly depending on how well you cut. With a melon baller, you don’t have to worry about that since the size is always consistent. They’re versatileThere are two common types of handles: straight and offset. A straight-handled baller will make it easy to scoop out the flesh of the melon. An offset-handled baller will make it easier to scoop out balls at an angle (which is more common when using a round melon). The material It’s also worth noting that though the product listing indicates that this melon baller is dishwasher safe, some folks report that doing so results in some damage to the finish of the handle, so you may want to hand-wash this one to be safe. Pros:

Next scoop out any remaining watermelon flesh and juice, we ate and drunk it, so nothing went to waste. How to serve watermelon balls? They are made from high-grade 430 stainless steel, are dishwasher safe (three cheers for easy cleaning!), and come with a manufacturer warranty should anything ever happen to your melon ballers that renders them unusable. Each tool in this set even has a metal loop at the end so you can hang them from hooks for ultimate kitchen organization or loop them together on a ring. If you are going to be cutting up very many pieces of melon, a good stainless steel melon baller will be a lifesaver. Founded in 1850 by Thomas Plant as a specialist in ironmongery and metal products, the company was renamed KitchenCraft in the 1990s to better describe the vast array of products now produced. From hot beverages, to baking and food prep, KitchenCraft produce a large line of products designed to both add colour and style to your kitchen, while making your life that little bit easier. Wow, I am another one of those people that has never actually used their melon baller for balling melons. I actually use mine on all sorts of fruit, and mostly for some kind preparation work.We unfortunately pinpointed one major design flaw here though. The part where the cups are joined to the handle is a rather bulky juncture at the base of each cup as opposed to the edge of it. This leads to some scooping difficulties and also results in some tearing of the melon flesh as opposed to smooth scooping.