Learn how to cut a cantaloupe into slices, wedges, cubes or even a fancy decorative bowl.

First you’ve got to remove its rind and cut it up.

It’s easy to cut cantaloupe into beautiful wedges, slices, cubes or even a fancy decorative bowl.

knife slicing top of cantaloupe on wooden cutting board

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Before cutting, scrub the rind thoroughly with a produce brush under running water and rinse well.

FYI, this method also works for other round melons like honeydew, canary melons and even watermelon!

Turn the cantaloupe so it’s sitting on one of the flat ends.

Cutting rind off cantaloupe with knife on wooden cutting board

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Turn the cantaloupe on its side and cut it in half.

Use a spoon to remove the seeds and pulp from the center cavity of each cantaloupe half.

Turn the cantaloupe over once more so the large flat side is against the cutting board.

Peeled cantaloupe sliced in half

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Cut into thin slices or wedges as desired.

How to cut a cantaloupe into cubes

Then stack the wedges and cut into cubes.

After you’ve cut the whole way around the cantaloupe, gently pull the two halves apart.

Using spoon to scoop seeds and pulp out of a cantaloupe

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Scoop out the seeds as shown above.

Cutting cantaloupe into wedges

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Cutting cantaloupe into cubes on a wooden cutting board

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Cutting cantaloupe with a zigzag pattern on a wooden cutting board

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Cantaloupe cut into a fancy bowl

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Cantaloupe bowl filled with strawberries

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