HOLIDAYS
HOLIDAYS
Once you have the right pumpkin, you"ll need the right carving tools for success.
Scooper
Forget the old-school method of using a spoon; craft stores and supermarkets (and even many pumpkin patches!) sell sturdy plastic scoopers that will make the unpleasant job of gutting the pumpkin much easier.
A trick to easy carving is to pick the side of the pumpkin you want to carve and use the scraper to scrape down the skin of the pumpkin so it’s much thinner. This will allow you to carve quickly and easily since you don’t have to cut through thick skin.
Carving Tool
For the actual carving, don’t use a knife - kitchen knives are too sharp and dangerous, and silverware knives are too dull and clumsy. As with the scooper, pick up a carving tool at the store - it’s a thin, small serrated blade attached to a plastic handle.
The small blade lets you go wild with the details and the serrated blade cuts the pumpkin easily.
Forget the old-school method of using a spoon; craft stores and supermarkets (and even many pumpkin patches!) sell sturdy plastic scoopers that will make the unpleasant job of gutting the pumpkin much easier.
A trick to easy carving is to pick the side of the pumpkin you want to carve and use the scraper to scrape down the skin of the pumpkin so it’s much thinner. This will allow you to carve quickly and easily since you don’t have to cut through thick skin.
Carving Tool
For the actual carving, don’t use a knife - kitchen knives are too sharp and dangerous, and silverware knives are too dull and clumsy. As with the scooper, pick up a carving tool at the store - it’s a thin, small serrated blade attached to a plastic handle.
The small blade lets you go wild with the details and the serrated blade cuts the pumpkin easily.
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