What is the purpose of a watermelon baller?

Question

How would I go about using one and what is the point of it?

Answer 1

To make melon balls for fancy fruit salads. They practically shape themselves once you cut into the melon with the edge of the tool; then turn it to shape the fruit.

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Answer 2

It's for making Pretty little roundish pieces of melon. The point being decorative in your display of food. It's use similar to a ice cream scoop. It's all for visual affect.

Answer 3

I use it to scoop out the cores of apples. Less waste that way. I have never been able to manoeuvre it so that I get perfect round melon balls from melon, but when I used it to core my apples for making pie, or kid's snacks it worked like a dream. It is also useful for hulling strawberries. Because it is sharper than a spoon.

Answer 4

Use it like a teeny ice cream scoop. It's all for presentation. You can also use it to scoop out the insides of baked potatoes for twice-bakeds. It can be useful.

Answer 5

To make melon balls, to fancy up you presentation.
Also i use it to make butter balls
Use the same way as an ice cream scoop.