Don't be sloppy. Here are best ways to cut a watermelon

I love watermelon. I could eat it all day, every day, especially if I've managed to snag a perfectly ripe and sweet fruit. The biggest bummer about enjoying a watermelon is getting it cut without getting the juice and water all over the kitchen counters!

If you love watermelon, but find cutting one a nuisance, you might want to give one of these methods a try:

1. The bowl method
Jennifer Jenner showcases a unique (albeit harder-than-it-looks) method for dicing your watermelon in easy to serve slices.

1. Cut the watermelon in half short ways. Flip one-half of the watermelon onto a cutting board, fruit side down.

2. Use a sharp knife to peel the rind off the outside of the melon by slicing sideways downwards, all the way around.

3. Use your knife to remove any excess white parts and then cut in long slices across the entire watermelon. Turn your board 90 degrees and repeat slices.

4. Place a bowl over the watermelon and flip your board and bowl upside down to put the watermelon inside the bowl. 2. The grid method
This method from The Today Show is a bit tough on the arm muscles, but it doesn't make much of a mess.

1. Cut the watermelon in half (short ways). Then using a sharp knife cut lateral slices into the peel- cut most of the way, but not all the way, through. You'll want three of four slices down each half.

2. Use your knife to slice all around the edge between the peel and the fruit.

3. Use your knife to cut slices long ways across the fruit (all the way down), turn your watermelon 90 degrees and repeat.

4. Pick up your watermelon and dump the cubes into a bowl.

3. Spaced out slice method
If you want to try a cutting method that looks really neat (and doesn't require a bowl to serve it), the spaced out slice melon is a good way to impress. Try this idea from 1 Minute Recipe.

1. Slice your watermelon into quarters.

2. Take a sharp knife and cut around the fruit of each quarter, close to the skin to separate the fruit, but don't take the fruit off of the skin.

3. Use a knife to make slices across (short ways) down the entire piece. Cuts should go through the fruit most of the way into the skin.

4. Use your fingers to push the watermelon slices part way out in opposite directions so you get a zig-zag pattern. Serve as is! Don't forget to share these ideas with your friends on Facebook before the next summer barbecue!
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