Anyone know how to cut into a Turban Squash? Maybe I'm just not as strong as I thought - at this point I feel like I need Charles Atlas strength. I'm hoping to make this soup recipe I found but having no luck cutting the squash.
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Turban Squash
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Nora Charles
offlineMemberPosted 7 months ago # -
gracie
offlineMemberHope this helps, NC.
Posted 7 months ago # -
Nora Charles
offlineMemberThanks gracie...saw that...in pictures it looks perfectly simple but in real life, not so much. The shell is as hard as a gourd. The recipe I want to try - you use the more rounded part of the squash shell as the soup tourine. Oh my...how terribly fancy! Makes me want to try it all the more. Might be a yummy luncheon dish!
Posted 7 months ago # -
eric
offlineMembera sharp, heavy knife is your only hope...maybe carefully tap the knife with a hammer.
Posted 7 months ago # -
gracie
offlineMemberHow about a chainsaw at this point!<sarcasam> Would a good quality boxcutter type blade work? There must be some way to kind of soften up - maybe put in pan of water & very low boil for a short time???
Posted 7 months ago # -
Mondoman
offlineMemberPlace it on the railroad tracks just before the Sounder comes through?
Posted 7 months ago # -
Beautiful things, but harder than gourds. I use a frozen food knife I have had forever to saw them. It has teeth like a 2-man crosscut saw. Failing that, I suggest you get a small keyhole saw (pointy saw about 6" long on a little handle)from the hardware store, clean it thoroughly before using, and reserve it for kitchen duty only. You will still have to drill, cut, or scrape a hole to start your cut, but that is the hardest part once you can get the saw blade in the hole. With patience you can saw out the top to make a bowl. The best part is that this hard shell will stay hard after baking, so you can use it as a bowl.
Posted 7 months ago # -
LeafslingerOne
offlineMemberhttp://www.chow.com/food-news/55381/how-to-prepare-a-winter-squash/
this procedure worked for me with a butternut squash. Possibly turban squashes are different; I've never tried one. Good luck, and please report back if this works, and if turban squashes are good eatin'.
Posted 7 months ago # -
enatai70
offlineMemberI've never figured out how to cut a butternut squash! I have to buy pre-cut because it is a mystery to me, I just end up looking confused and pathetically slapping at the squash with a wooden spoon while it lays on the counter and then defeated, putting it back in the cupboard until I eventually chuck it in the compost (not much of a cook here). Anyway, I had also heard once that heating it was the way to go, so I'm thinking that is a good clue.
Posted 7 months ago # -
gracie
offlineMemberI'm with you, enatai70. I just end up buying hte cut up squash. Anything that will make it easier, I'm all over that.
Posted 7 months ago #
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