Zyliss Melon Slicer

I recently bought a blendtec (but that's another review)so I've been making a ton of fruit smoothies. I found this melon cutter at T.J. Maxx and bought it. It slices melons great, the tip has a slight lip which allows you to scoop out the seeds. Well this is my tool of choice for all the fruits now, it slices my bananas, pears, peaches etc. I especially love it for the mangoes, I cut into the mango, and with the tip I scrape off all the insides from the peel. It also cuts spinach n lettuce, without the leaves turning brown, and finally once I take out the big seed from the avocados, the knife is good to scoop out all the insides also. This is one of the best purchases that I have made, kitchenwise, the handle has rubber edging around it, that makes it comfortable to hold. It's super easy to clean, haven't put it in the dishwasher, I just try to clean it as soon as I'm done. I just bought one for my mom also. It's a great buy.

I bought this to get the cantaloupe flesh out of the rind more easily. Bonus features were that it claimed to cut the cantaloupe and seed it as well.

I was dubious that a plastic knife could cut thru the cantaloupe but it actually did that very well. The serration was very effective and penetrating the rind. Once the knife was about halfway thru, sawing it didn't work anymore but putting my hand on top and pushing down finished the job. It did the job more or less as well as a sharp knife.

Scooping out the seeds: This knife is clumsy. It is too long for effective manuevering and the tip is too broad for getting in there to scoop. I did it but it took 3 times as long as using a spoon and messier.

Cutting the flesh off the rind: Well, I had seen pictures of using this knife to cut flesh directly out of a half melon. I don't know how they did that. The big rounded tip can't pierce and it doesn't have a sharp blade so it can't cut even if you do get it in there. The slight lip (for seeding) doesn't help at all. I persevered but mangled the cantaloupe and made a mess on the counter.

Bottom line: Use a sharp knife to cut the melon in half. Use a spoon to seed. Use the knife to cut into slices and then cut the flesh off the rind. Zyliss Melon Slicer can only do the first task.

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At first thought, it would seem this is a safer product than a regular stainless steel knife, but after using this product, it looks like it could be almost as dangerous -so use with caution.

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