How to Cut a Watermelon

5 from 7 votes

Curious how to easily cut a watermelon into cubes and slices (triangles)? Here’s the best method!

Prep Time15

Total Time15

Course: Side Dish, Snack, tips & tricks

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Place your watermelon on a large cutting board on its side, lengthwise (stem on the left or right, not on the top or bottom).
Use a large, sharp knife to cut your watermelon in half.
Work with one-half of the melon and place it, cut-side down, on the cutting board. Use your knife to shave away the green skin and white rind so you’re left with just the pink flesh.
Slice the pink flesh across into slices. Then cut slices in the opposite direction, to form a crisscross pattern.
You now have watermelon sticks! Stop there, or stack a few stick together and cut them into cubes. Repeat for the other watermelon half.

Place your watermelon on a large cutting board on its side, lengthwise (stem on the left or right, not on the top or bottom).
Use a large, sharp knife to cut your watermelon in half.
Place both halves cut-side down on the cutting board.
Cut your watermelon halves into quarters.
Cut your quarters into slices (triangles).

Photos of each step are in the post above!
Keep cut watermelon in an airtight container in the fridge. Slices last about a week whereas cubes last about 4 days.