chilling a watermelon prior to a party

The Big Ben · Post by **The Big Ben** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:12 pm

I said 10:00 AM for a 10:50 start time because I never leave a beer I've put in the freezer for supercooling longer than about an hour. Beer has alcohol so it inhibits freezing somewhat so maybe a little shorter- like put it in at 10:15. Unless, of course, you use the tried and true method of spiking the watermelon by drilling a small hole at one end and pour a fifth of vodka into the melon. In that case, a full hour would be plenty. If your hosts are Bible-pounders, add the vodka at your discression.

DonShirer · Post by **DonShirer** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:31 pm

One of the recipe sites that sends me comestible chatter says to soak your watermelon in rum
(or the potable of your choice) before ingesting.

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Sat Jul 02, 2016 11:00 pm

Put water in the freezer now, not watermelon; take it out tomorrow night or Monday morning and put it together with the watermelon in a sack or cooler (or both.)

Alternative 2: leave it warm; cut it up, brush with olive oil and grill. Not my idea, never tried it.

Tuba Boy · Post by **Tuba Boy** » Sun Jul 03, 2016 1:56 am

alfredr · Post by **alfredr** » Sun Jul 03, 2016 8:54 am

Put the watermelon in a cooler with ice/water whenever; renew the ice if it all melts and the water doesn't feel cold enough. But a couple hours should be enough.

bort · Post by **bort** » Sun Jul 03, 2016 10:16 am

What-a-melon!

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Mon Jul 04, 2016 8:01 am

How'd it go??

We always cool ours in the creek...

iiipopes · Post by **iiipopes** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 9:47 am

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Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:19 am

While in The Navy a few years back... we would INSTANTLY cool beer by discharging a CO2 fire extinguisher on it. Perhaps you can make a hole in the melon, shove the nozzle in, and let 'er rip.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:51 am

It's ready!!

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Tue Jul 05, 2016 10:52 am

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