How to Use melon baller in a Sentence
melon baller
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Use the melon baller to carve out two round eyeballs from the fleshy side of the pumpkin scraps.
—Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
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Cut that melon in half, grab your melon baller and scoop away.
—Washington Post, 24 Aug. 2020
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To get round balls, try to get the melon baller edges flush with the polenta surface then scoop.
—Lauren Le Vine, Redbook, 23 Sep. 2014
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Simply cut a circle at the top, scoop out the inside with a melon baller, rinse and fill with your choice of food.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 17 Nov. 2020
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Quarter the pears lengthwise, then using a melon baller or small spoon, scoop the core out of each piece.
—Ellie Krieger, The Denver Post, 1 Oct. 2019
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Using a melon baller or small spoon, remove and discard the core of each ring.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
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Step 2 Quarter the pears lengthwise, then using a melon baller or small spoon, scoop the core out of each piece.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2019
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Use a melon baller to carve out two round eyeballs from the fleshy side of reserved pumpkin scraps.
—Charlyne Mattox, Country Living, 15 July 2022
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Use a spoon or melon baller to hollow out a little hole, taking care not to poke all the way through to the other end.
—Jais Tollette, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
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Use a melon baller to scoop out the center of apples, taking care not to scoop out too close to the bottom and sides of apples.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 June 2023
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Using a small, sharp knife, cut out the stem and core from each tomato, and hollow out the center with a spoon or melon baller.
—ExpressNews.com, 11 Sep. 2019
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The secret is using a melon baller to make a perfect hole in the center about 3/4-inches deep.
—People Staff, Peoplemag, 13 Oct. 2022
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Use a melon baller to scoop out two eyes from a butternut squash; reserve.
—Blair Donovan, Country Living, 12 Aug. 2022
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To core, a dedicated corer can do the trick; so can a melon baller.
—Becky Krystal, The Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2019
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Simply halve the apples, then scoop out their cores (use your melon baller from 1985 or a sturdy teaspoon to get the job done).
—Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 23 Sep. 2019
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With a melon baller, scoop out two eyes from a butternut squash; reserve.
—Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
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Next up, a chef’s knife to cut the artichoke in half and lastly a melon baller or measuring spoon to coax out the hairy fuzz inside the heart.
—Claire Perez, Sun-Sentinel.com, 10 Mar. 2018
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Use round scraping tool or melon baller to carve windows, then carve ring around each with linoleum cutter.
—Woman's Day Staff, Woman's Day, 25 July 2018
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His tool kit is filled with cheap paring knives, melon ballers, X-Acto knives, clay sculpting tools, graters and cheese slicers.
—Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2019
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Cocktail instructions: Using a melon baller, place three scoops of sorbet and place in a coupe glass.
—Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2022
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Using a melon baller, scoop out center of apple, leaving a 1/4-inch rim.
—Woman's Day Kitchen, Woman's Day, 27 Aug. 2020
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Raid the kitchen drawers for a regular melon baller ($10, Target) and use it to carve out circles all-around your pumpkin.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2020
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Using a melon baller, form into nuggets and place in a single layer on baking sheet.
—Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2023
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Slice the fruit into wedges and then carefully cut out the core by making a deepish V with a paring knife or using a melon baller.
—Washington Post, 20 Oct. 2021
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Carve faces into the apples using a small paring knife and a melon baller, then allow the apples to dry out a bit to create a spooky shrunken look.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2021
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Using a melon baller or small measuring spoon, create a hole in center of each cupcake about 3/4 inch wide and 1/2 inch deep.
—Torie Cox, Country Living, 11 Feb. 2020
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Using a melon baller or small spoon, place one scoop of batter at a time into the palm of your hand, and flatten with the other hand to shape into flat, round cookies.
—Health.com, 15 Dec. 2017
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Remove all but the outer two layers of each onion by scooping out the centers with a spoon or melon baller, reserving the insides.
—Paul Stephen, ExpressNews.com, 27 May 2020
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Plop the glowing lanterns atop a pair of planters to welcome trick-or-treaters. Bring a pumpkin back from the dead by carving a lopsided smile and adding eerie eyeballs (shaped with a melon baller).
—Monique Valeris, Good Housekeeping, 5 Oct. 2022
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Remove cookie sheets from oven and working quickly, press an indentation in the center of each mound of dough using a melon baller or the back of a spoon.
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 17 Dec. 2020
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