OXO Good Grips Melon Baller, One Size

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For example, if you’re making watermelon balls, you’ll need a baller that creates balls at least 45mm in size. If you’re using a cantaloupe or honeydew melon, you’ll need a baller that makes balls between 50mm and 60mm. Handle The smallest melon baller available is going to be the ⅜ inch size, while larger options range from 1 ¼-inches, 1 ⅜-inches, and beyond! What Else Can You Do With a Melon Baller? The name of this tool doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story! In addition to balling melon (and other fruits), you can use your melon baller for a number of different culinary tasks and creations. 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 want to get a baller that can create appropriate balls for your needs. The size of the balls is usually measured in millimeters (mm). The best way to determine which size will work for you is to consider what kind of melon you’ll be using. With several different sized and shaped melon ball scoops, this Riveira 4-Piece Melon Baller Scoop Set contains everything you need to whip up beautiful fruit salads, platters, or décor! In addition to the typical round melon ball, this set also includes the oval baller, scallop-shaped baller, and a triangular shaped cutting tool that is perfect for cutting through melon rind or making fun displays. This is the most common type of melon baller. It has a cylindrical shape and a sharp point for piercing the fruit. It’s made from stainless steel and typically has a wooden handle for comfort while using it. The traditional melon baller is best for: 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: Having the potential of 2 different size melon balls available in the same tool offers excellent versatility, as creating a variety of sizes can really amp up the interest factor when it comes to making dishes like our Watermelon Arugula Salad or Fresh Watermelon Fruit Salad. It’s most definitely not just for watermelon though, as this OXO Melon Baller worked just as well on our cantaloupe and honeydew melons as well.Scooping the fruit out (the serrations help create grooves for scooping, similar to a grapefruit spoon or spork)

Once you get the hang of it, it doesn't take long at all and before you know it, you have a whole bowl of perfectly shaped balls of delicious melon. Though stuffing a big ol’ wedge of watermelon in your face is a seriously good time, it is nice to have an easier, less messy way of enjoying this juicy fruit. Enter: the melon baller! While most of the melon ballers we tested produced spheres in the 1-inch diameter range, this small melon baller from Mercer Culinary easily produces a pile of mini melon balls--each one no more than ⅜ of an inch across! There you have it a Watermelon Ball Bowl! We also added some kiwi for some extra goodness! How to freeze Watermelon Balls?

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 versatile Quality & Materials: taking into account the overall quality of each tool, the strength of materials used, and how well each one will stand up to repeated use. We can substitute melon ballers with metal measuring spoons if they have sharp edges. For example, make fancy dessert garnish and we need to make melon balls without a scooper. Measuring spoons not easy to use instead of a melon baller for every task but if we need we can, especially for soft fruits as watermelon and melon. What I like about this melon baller substitute, they come in a few sizes. With these measuring spoons and we can make different size balls to garnish desserts or other dishes. I tried to use to scoop core from the apple and it works fine. I can use it to make a few balls garnishes. However, my measuring spoons not design for this task and bent so easily. Another downside, missing the hole on the spoon. The hole on the melon baller is important if we make balls from watermelon as an example. The juice escapes from the hole and we can make easy perfectly shaped watermelon balls. In addition to being spring loaded via a ratchet mechanism between the handles, the scooping of this melon baller also features a slider mechanism that sweeps the cup after each and every squeeze. This helps the melon balls (or whatever you happen to be scooping) to release easily from the cup as well as reduces the strain on hands and wrists since the tool is doing much of the work itself. Folks with wrist mobility issues, this one’s for you!

Sit it on its flat bottom to keep it steady whilst you create your balls. What can I use to make Melon Balls? I don't just use it for fruit, I use it a lot for frozen ice, sherbet and ice cream like the article mentioned. I made and decorated an ice cream cake with it once. It’s also worth noting that while the oval-shaped cup performed equally well on all of the melon varieties, the scallop shaped tool struggled to ball the watermelon, due to the rougher, more fibrous texture of the fruit. Pros: 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 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.As for the handle of the Norpro melon baller, it features the most ergonomic design of all the tools we tested with a soft rubber coating that offers an exceptionally comfortable grip--and a slip-free one at that! The size of the handle is large and easy to grasp, plus it has convenient finger indents for ultimate ease of use. And, there’s even a hole at the end of the handle so you can hang this tool on a hook or attach it to a ring of other kitchen utensils. Whether or not the baller comes with a cover is important because it keeps the blade sharp and prevents contamination. A cover is especially important if you’re using the baller to cut meat. What Are the Perks of Using Melon Ballers? 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. 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.

As far as the melon baller edge goes, make sure it is sharp enough to do the job. Don't choose any melon baller that has a rounded edge because it is essentially dulling the baller making it harder for you to do your job. With its two ends, you can easily make two sizes of perfectly formed fruit spheres (24mm and 30mm) to make your desserts stand out from the crowd. It is ideal for small balls of melon, papaya and nectarine, and includes draining holes to allow excess moisture to easily run off and not spoil your dish. All the melon ballers out there work by way of a similar same scoop-and-twist action, but they do come in a few different styles. Some melon ballers are straightforward, with just a handle and a single scooping cup while others feature scooping cups of different sizes on either end.Make Meatballs. Using a melon baller is a great way to make a batch of uniformly sized meatballs and to ensure even cooking. The answer is you can’t. Without a good ladle at least. And at Lakeland, you’ll find some of the best ladles going. We’ve got ladles from KitchenAid and our very own Lakeland ladles, whether you’re looking for stainless steel or comfort grip handles. Firstly, chop a small slice off one side, this creates a flat bottom to keep the watermelon steady whilst you are balling it. 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.