9 Smart Ways to Use a Melon Baller That Don't Involve Melon

Don't let your melon baller languish in the utensil drawer! While summer is the season to scoop cantaloupe, honeydew, and watermelon for refreshing fruit salads and sorbet floats, you can use this handy little tool for so much more.

We've never been fans of single-use gadgets, arguing they simply take up precious kitchen space, but we make room for the melon baller. Its sharp edge and perfectly rounded scoop mean it's a versatile tool with applications beyond melon. Use it to prep other fruits and vegetables, hollow out vegetables ready for stuffing, form perfect chocolate truffles and create indentations for sweet fillings for cupcakes. Then when Halloween comes around, grab your melon baller for pumpkin carving. There really is so much this simple tool can do.