How to Choose Utensils for Fruit Carving

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Choose a paring knife for sharp edges.

   A paring knife is the most useful knife for fruit carving.
   
   It gives form It creates sharp edges It bends inwards into the fruit easily.
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   Step 2: Choose a peel zester for strips.

   This can create strips, grooves, and the resulting fruit peels can be connected using skewers and toothpicks. , Not only melons but other types of fruit can be turned into ball shapes for adding to carved fruit displays.
   
   Choose one with a sturdy handle and of good make. , These instruments are Great for chiseling out internal soft fruit flesh or for creating fragments out of the outer skin of fruits.
   
   Strawberry slits can be cut to make a strawberry's fleshy tissue unwrap out like the petals of a flower, like a strawberry rose. , Using the "V" cutter, you can make an apple swan.
   
   The "V" cutter cuts to bisect the apple to make wings by pushing against each slice.
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   Step 3: Choose a melon baller for making fruit balls.

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   Step 4: Choose a "U" shaped garnishing tool for chiseling.

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   Step 5: Choose a "V" shaped cutter for other styles of chiseling.

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