{"id":1885,"date":"2015-06-12T12:26:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-12T12:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/?p=1885"},"modified":"2017-06-13T07:38:23","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T07:38:23","slug":"how-to-carve-a-panda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.whataboutwatermelon.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/how-to-carve-a-panda\/","title":{"rendered":"HOW TO CARVE: A PANDA!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s carving season, folks. The 2015 Watermelon Carving Contest is officially underway, so get your carvings in before the August 3 11:59 PM deadline. To enter, visit the official contest Web page<\/u><\/a> and check out my blog entry<\/u> <\/a>from earlier this month for details about categories and prizes.<\/p>\n

Of course, I\u2019m not eligible to enter the contest, but I won\u2019t let that stop me from making my monthly carvings here on the blog. Last month\u2019s Stegosaurus turned out well, so I decided to create another animal \u2014 a cuddly, adorable panda.<\/p>\n

Unlike many of my carvings, which involve traditional cuts to the watermelon rind, this one uses the technique of shaving away the dark green outer rind to expose the white rind underneath. Without the right tools, it\u2019s a tricky process, so I made sure to pick up a brand new (sharp!) paring knife, since my current paring knife is a little dull and I don\u2019t have a sharpening stone.<\/p>\n

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First up, one watermelon. You\u2019ll want one that\u2019s mostly round. And, as always, before you cut into it, be sure to give it a good bath.<\/p>\n

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Next, draw your panda eyes, nose and mouth on with a pen. After that, trace around the inside of your lines (leaving the pen-marked part on the outside to get carved away later). You\u2019ll want to trace about a quarter of an inch deep so that when you\u2019re shaving away the rind, the rind will break away from the eyes, nose and mouth cleanly.<\/p>\n

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Next, using your SHARP paring knife, carve away the outer rind bit by bit. The entire process will take only about 15 minutes. Be careful around the eyes, nose and mouth. It\u2019s not super important to get all the way down to the bright white rind, but be careful not to go too deep and expose the red flesh inside. As you can see, I left a little of the light green rind on there in various places.<\/p>\n

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The last step is to cut out some ears. To do that, just cut away the back of the panda\u2019s head, removing one quarter of the watermelon. You can hollow him out and use him as a fruit basket if you\u2019d like. My four-year-old named our carving \u201cChompy.\u201d And, yes, Chompy does appear to be eating himself, which is a little weird if you think about it.<\/p>\n

For more watermelon-carving ideas, check out the carvings page<\/a> <\/u>of the National Watermelon Promotion Board website!<\/p>\n

UP NEXT: My attempt at making Watermelon Pad Thai<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Remember, all comments left on the blog this month are entered to win our June prize \u2013 a set of watermelon dip bowls<\/span><\/u> \u2013 so comment as often as you\u2019d like!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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