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Melon ballers are utensils to make balls of melon from a scoop with a diameter from around 1 centimeter to 3 centimeters (about 3/8 inch to 1 inch). These are generally used to make fruit salad.^[1]

Cantaloupe and watermelon balls in a fruit salad

Melon balls are made by pressing them into the melon's flesh and rotating. It can also be used to cut other soft fruit and ice cream. The diameter of a melon baller's bowl varies from around 1 centimeter to 3 centimeters (about 3/8 inch to 1 inch), and it is typically made of stainless steel with a handle of wood, metal, or hard plastic. Some varieties have the handle in the middle and a different-sized bowl on each end, and the bowl typically has a small hole in the middle to allow air and juice through. It is more commonly known as a prepping utensil. Melon ballers can be used for a variety of melons; like watermelon, cantaloupe, or honeydew.^[2] They typically are multifunctional utensils. They are also used for balling other soft fleshy fruits, trying small bits of other foods such as ice cream, or making chocolate truffles.

References

^ Bellingham, Linda; Bybee, Jean Ann (2012-11-12). Food Styling for Photographers: A Guide to Creating Your Own Appetizing Art. CRC Press. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-1-136-10166-3.
^ The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1967. p. 680.

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[1] Bellingham, Linda; Bybee, Jean Ann (2012-11-12). Food Styling for Photographers: A Guide to Creating Your Own Appetizing Art. CRC Press. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-1-136-10166-3.

[2] The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1967. p. 680.

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+{{Short description|Utensil to scoop out balls of melon}}
-{{For|the cocktail of the same name|List of cocktails}}
+{{For|the cocktail 'Melon ball'|List of cocktails}}
+[[File:Kugelausstecher 30mm Durchmesser (retuschiert).jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|A melon baller]]
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+'''Melon ballers''' are utensils to make balls of [[Melon#Culinary fruit|melon]] from a scoop with a diameter from around 1 centimeter to 3 centimeters (about 3/8 inch to 1 inch). These are generally used to make [[fruit salad]].<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Bellingham|first1=Linda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uDsqBgAAQBAJ&dq=melon+ball&pg=PA69|title=Food Styling for Photographers: A Guide to Creating Your Own Appetizing Art|last2=Bybee|first2=Jean Ann|date=2012-11-12|publisher=CRC Press|isbn=978-1-136-10166-3|pages=68–69|language=en}}</ref>
+[[File:Fruit_salad_flanked_by_Sabre_flatware.jpg|thumb|upright=1.35|[[Cantaloupe]] and [[watermelon]] balls in a [[fruit salad]]]]
-[[File:WatermelonBaller.JPG|thumb|A melon baller]]
+'''Melon balls''' are made by pressing them into the melon's flesh and rotating. It can also be used to cut other soft fruit and ice cream. The [[diameter]] of a melon baller's bowl varies from around 1 centimeter to 3 centimeters (about 3/8 inch to 1 inch), and it is typically made of [[stainless steel]] with a [[handle (grip)|handle]] of [[wood]], [[metal]], or hard [[plastic]]. Some varieties have the handle in the middle and a different-sized bowl on each end, and the bowl typically has a small hole in the middle to allow air and juice through. It is more commonly known as a prepping utensil. Melon ballers can be used for a variety of melons; like [[watermelon]], [[cantaloupe]], or [[Honeydew (melon)|honeydew]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KQY5AAAAIAAJ&dq=melon+balls&pg=PA630|title=The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America|date=1967|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|pages=680|language=en}}</ref> They typically are multifunctional utensils. They are also used for balling other soft fleshy fruits, trying small bits of other foods such as [[ice cream]], or making [[chocolate truffles]].
-'''Melon balls''' are balls of [[Melon#Culinary fruit|melon]] made using a melon baller that varies from around 1 centimeter to 3 centimeters (about 3/8 inch to 1 inch). They are generally used in [[fruit salad]].
-==Melon ballers==
-A '''melon baller''', formally called a Parisienne scoop, is a small spoon-like tool used to cut round- or oval-shaped sections of [[black people]], known as melon balls, by pressing them into the melon's flesh and rotating. It can also be used to cut other soft fruit. The [[diameter]] of a melon baller's bowl varies from around 1 centimeter to 3 centimeters (about 3/8 inch to 1 inch), and it is typically made of [[stainless steel]] with a [[handle (grip)|handle]] of [[wood]], [[metal]], or hard [[plastic]]. Some varieties have the handle in the middle and a different-sized bowl on each end, and the bowl typically has a small hole in the middle to allow air and juice through. It is more commonly known as a prepping utensil. Melon ballers can be used for a variety of melons; like [[watermelon]], [[cantaloupe]], or [[honeydew]]. They typically are multifunctional utensils.
 ==See also==
 * [[List of melon dishes]]
+* [[Melon]]
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 {{Melons}}
-[[Category:Cooking utensils]]
+[[Category:Food preparation utensils]]
 [[Category:Bartending equipment]]
 [[Category:Melon dishes]]