How to Cut a Watermelon

Here’s a quick visual guide for how to cut a watermelon into perfect rindless sticks or cubes. I find this way much easier to cut AND eat than the typical triangles that include the rind. Kids love to eat it this way too.

When watermelon comes into season for the summer, we have a bowl of it in our fridge constantly.

I love being able to reach into the fridge and grab a cold and refreshing piece of this delicious summer fruit. Or, set it out on the table as a healthy snack if a friend comes over.

Sometimes I even freeze the cubes and blend them into a Watermelon Slushie or turn the cubes into a Stacked Watermelon Salad.

This is the best way and easiest way to cut a watermelon for easy-to-eat rindless pieces. The nice thing is you save so much money, as pre-cut watermelon at grocery stores is so expensive!

This is the best method, and it only takes a few minutes. Let’s take a look at how to do it.

Step by Step Overview:

An optional first step: refrigerate your ripe melon first. You will cut more clean and crisp pieces if the fruit is cold instead of at room temperature.

After you’ve washed and dried the watermelon, use a sharp chef’s knife to cut the top and bottom off (where the “belly button” is) so it can lay flat on a cutting board:

If you have a large cutting board like this (affiliate) with grooved edges, that can be helpful for catching the watermelon juice that inevitably run off.

Next, stand the melon up on one of the flat sides, and run a sharp knife along the edges to remove the green rind:

You want to curve the knife around the shape of the melon, so you only remove the thick rind:

As you keep turning and cutting away the rind, you will end up with a big ball of seedless watermelon:

Cut the watermelon ball in half through the middle so you have a flat surface for cutting, then cut a grid pattern into the melon like this, with the melon half on its flat side:

Placing the fruit on its cut side gives the most stability for cutting.

Then you can grab and eat these sticks as is. Perfect for a hot summer day!

Usually I leave it in sticks and put them in the fridge, but you can also cut the sticks into cubes and place in a serving bowl. This is especially great for fruit salads.

You can also cut thin disks, and use a cookie cutter to cut out fun shapes instead of classic cuts. You can also do rindless watermelon wedges!

And if you don’t know How to Pick a Good Watermelon, read that post for helpful tips for picking a sweet, ripe watermelon from the store. You’ll want to look for a yellow spot, a hollow sound during the knuckle test, a firm outer skin, and more.

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