I’m always excited to decorate pumpkins for Halloween and I have fun playing with different styles and designs, most of the time I ask for help from my family because I think this is also a great way to bond with them. I have tried different techniques before when it comes to carving them, but what I find most difficult and time-consuming is the cleaning part which involves removing the insides of the pumpkin.
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Cleaning a pumpkin can be pretty tough and if you’re going to work on more than one pumpkin, then you might want to consider learning a method to make the process easier and faster. That’s what I did and I stumbled upon this genius hack by Cooking With Jack Show on YouTube, this is such a huge help for me and I wished I had known about it sooner, it could have saved me so much time!
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What You Need for Cleaning a Pumpkin:
- Drill
- Hand mixer attachment
- Sharp knife
How to Clean a Pumpkin in 2 Minutes:
Make a small circular cut at the bottom of a pumpkin and pull the piece out. Attach the hand mixer attachment to the drill, then start drilling the inside of the pumpkin to remove any stringy or slimy stuff. Take it out using your hands, then keep repeating until the inside is clean and smooth.
*Thanks to Cooking With Jack Show via YouTube for all the images used here. If you love this hack, then you’ll surely love his other video tutorials too, so give his channel a visit and subscribe!
Easy 2-Minute Pumpkin Cleaning Hack
