The following guide will take you through the details of creating an impressive spooktastic pumpkin, one step at a time.
• Choosing the Correct Pumpkin
While getting hold of a pumpkin by hook or crook make sure that it has an irregular shape with a thick skin preferably in the color of darkish orange. You can make an estimate of the thickness of a pumpkin by thumping the outside. It should sound and feel to be solid. Presence of more color could also indicate thickness. Also ensure that the pumpkin is fresh.
• Set Up the Area To Be Carved
Before carving our journey to a spooky pumpkin, make sure you have set aside plenty of newspapers with which you can line your table, a couple or more bowls where you can store the seeds, guts as well as the cut-outs and a number of varied knives. Those should include small chef knife and a few sturdy pairing knives with sharp tips. Another thing that is required is waterproof pen with which you can draw the intended design on the pumpkin’s surface.
• Be Careful With the Lid
While cutting the lid make sure that the part cut is sufficiently wide, so as to be able to scrape out the inside in an easy manner. If you intend to place a candle in the pumpkin a chimney hole should also be cut out so that the smoke may escape.
• Clear Out the Inside
Scrape out the seeds of the pumpkin and use your hands to remove the soft flesh till only an inch or two remain. Complex designs need thinner fleshes.
• Outline your Design
Make use of waterproof pens so that you are able to outline your design on the skin of the pumpkin. Keep in mind that the design cannot be finer than your knife’s size and that lines are way easier than curves when carving and plan accordingly.
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