Justin Chapple, host of FOOD & WINE's Mad Genius Tips, shares 4 brilliant tips for prepping and serving this juicy fruit. Why: Cutting watermelon into cubes can be super messy because the juice gets ...

Learn how to cut a whole watermelon into cubes, spears, and slices for snacking and to use in all of your favorite recipes.

The time is upon us: watermelon season. And during these summer months when the fruit is its freshest, practically every grocery store has a large display of the fruit parked in the produce section.

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 — ...

Temperature is key to preserving watermelon. With MyRecipes, your personal recipe box, you can save and organize your Southern Living favorites and thousands more in one place. Nothing beats the taste ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether it's served in wedges alongside a barbecue spread or cut into cubes and mixed into a fruit salad, watermelon is one of the ...