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1. Place melon on cutting board. Cut off ends with chef's knife; discard. Cut melon crosswise into 1-inch-thick slices.
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2. Cut each melon slice into thirds with paring knife.
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3. Remove seeds with spoon; discard seeds.
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4. Remove peel from melon pieces with paring knife; discard peel.
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5. For each fan, place one melon piece on cutting board with small curved edge facing you. About 1/2 inch from one end of melon piece, make a straight downward cut, being careful to cut only about two-thirds of way into melon piece.
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6. Make additional straight cuts at 1-inch intervals until about 1/2 inch from other end of melon piece.
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7. Position knife at first straight cut; make a slanting cut from there to bottom of second straight cut.
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8. Remove small wedge resulting from this cut; set aside for snacking or another use. Repeat with remaining straight cuts.
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