You Don’t Eat the Melon Rind. Wash It Anyway.
Food
A knife can carry dirt from a melon’s rind onto the flesh as you slice. Rinse the whole melon under running water before it touches your cutting board, and scrub the firm rind with a clean produce brush.
Use a clean towel to dry it and a clean knife to cut it. The FDA recommends plain running water for produce rather than soap or commercial produce washes.
Once you’ve cut the melon, cover and refrigerate the portions you aren’t serving right away. Keep them away from raw meat and its juices.
