One thing I’ve learned in my relatively short career as a watermelon carver is that you can’t carve a watermelon without a good knife and cutting board. With the 2013 Watermelon Carving Contest just underway, I thought a cutting board and watermelon knife would be a good choice for the first of four … [Read more...]

Some of you might have already started your watermelon carving for this year’s Watermelon Carving Contest. Others might still be trying to figure out which carving to create. Either way, there’s still plenty of time left to submit your entry before the August 4 deadline for your shot at the $500 … [Read more...]

Throughout history, there have been certain inventions that we, as humans, couldn’t imagine living without. The wheel, the television, and the bacon cheeseburger are three must-haves on my list. Over the past few years, however, I’ve added the smartphone to my list of life-changing accessories. I … [Read more...]

With three weeks left in this year’s Watermelon Carving Contest, I thought I’d check in to see how everyone’s carvings are shaping up. We’ve received plenty of great submissions so far, but we haven’t received “hundreds and hundreds” of entries, so if you’re sitting out because you think the … [Read more...]

I didn’t used to be a fan of animated movies, but ever since I became a father three years ago, I’ve learned to appreciate the joys of cartoon filmmaking. One of those movies is Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, a movie about an inventor whose newest creation turns rain into food. The movie was a … [Read more...]

I own three pairs of shoes, none of which look like a watermelon, but if I were a little more fashionably bold (and three years old), I might change my wardrobe with this week’s watermelon prize. The canvas shoes pictured above are hand painted by Etsy.com seller Uniquers Sneakers. They’re … [Read more...]

It’s been two months since my watermelon seedlings moved out of the house and into the tiny garden patch in my front yard (I don’t trust my dog enough to put them in the back yard), and I’m happy to report that they’re doing just fine. There’s not much to report since my last update, except that … [Read more...]

Many of you have probably started your watermelon carvings for this month’s carving contest. If so, the Q&A below should shed some light on how to store your creation.   SHIM ASKS: I was wondering how I should store a carved watermelon. I am planning to make either the turtle, shark or … [Read more...]