Pumpkin Carving Pointers and Patterns

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Pumpkin Carving Pointers and Patterns

Fall is officially here and with it’s cool crisp air come Jack O’ Lanterns! Carve up some of the Halloween’s spirit into your day with some pumpkin carving tips from Paula’s Test Kitchen.

Step 1: First pick out a fresh pumpkin for carving. Give it a knock to make sure it’s not rotten on the inside and check the stem for browning or dryness. Next gather your tools. We recommend the following: T pins, a small-serrated knife, serrated carving tool, tape, scissors, and an ice cream scoop. And most importantly, don’t forget to print out a PaulaDeen.com exclusive pumpkin-carving template!

Step 2: Use the serrated knife held at a slight angle to carefully cut a whole in the top of the pumpkin.

Step 3: Use the ice cream scoop to remove the seeds and pulp from the pumpkin. Rinse off the seeds to prep for this delicious recipe.

Step 4: Print and cut out the pumpkin carving template and tape to the front of your pumpkin. Use the T pin to trace the design by poking holes into the flesh of the pumpkin.

Step 5: Remove the paper and use a small -serrated carving tool to carve out the design.

Step 6: Boo Y’all!

**If you don’t have all these materials at home you can buy inexpensive carving kits at almost any craft store or pharmacy.

Click the image below to download your pumpkin pattern!

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Reader Comments:

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By Donna marie Eichhorn on October 26, 2012

Cute pumpkin carving patterns!

By Angela Lopez on October 25, 2012

SORRY I MISSED YOUR BIRTHDAY PARTY SHOW OCT. 20, 2012. BUT DID MANAGED TO WATCH U AND MIKE;S NIECE AND NEPHEW AND JAMMIE;S SHOW AT 7;30AM, EVEN THO IT WAS A RERUN. MADE YOUR SUMMER SQUASH CASSEROLE FEW DAYS AGO, WAS GOOD EVEN LEFTOVER. TODAY I STEAMED SOME YELLOW SQUASH WITH MY CHKN. BREAST CULLETS AND IT WAS SO GOOD WITH GREEN ONION PILAF. COURSE I ADDED MORE REAL BUTTER TO MINE, LOL. HEY I COOK WITH LAND-OLAKES REAL BUTTER ALL THE TIME. SO HOPE U HAD A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. MINE IS NOV. 11 AND IT FALLS ON A SUNDAY AND WE WILL BE GOING TO MY OLDEST SON IN MASS. AND HE IS COOKING FOR HIS MOM. WE PLAN TO MAKE SOME CANDY APPLES AND CARMEL ONES WITH 3 OF MY GRANDDAUGHTERS. I HAVE 6 AND 3 GRANDSONS. NOT ALL LIVE CLOSE, BUT WEBCAM OR SKYPE SURE BRINGS THEM NEAR. I AM A GRAM-MA-MA AND I SO ADORE MINE, LOVE TO COOK WITH 2 GRANDAUGHTERS. ONE IS SOON TO BE 12 AND I AWAIT THE DAY WHEN SHE CAN BECOME A FOODNETWORK STAR. SHE IS VERY GOOD. FOODNETWORK , SHE WATCHES FAITHFULLY. HUGS FROM CT. ROSIE

By R. Herdman on October 21, 2012

Paula the wonderful thing about pumpkins is they are year around. We don;t just have them for Halloween or Autumn or thanksgiving or christmas. I think of the many pumpkins my 4 painted and carved and sat out on the porch or in the yard. The pumpkin roll a friend use to make and send to the college guys from our church. Noticed one among your receipes. Eating roasted Pumpkin seeds, oh my such memories- even now that my 4 are grown with families of their own. the joy u and Mike have with those grandsons. One thing i trully love about your show and your sons is the way u embrace tradition and the things we enjoyed in our youth and continue to pass on thru the years. I thing that is why no matter what anyone says about you, I think of all the Foodnetwork cooking shows, yours is the onlu=y one i know of that loves to share your Mother and Grandmother and aunts love down to us. I so enjoy watching u and Bubba when u cook and tears come to my eyes, because I can almost see my own relatives and I get such a warm welcome just sitting in my home watching you. You really make your fans feel like we just knocked on ypur door and you said come on in U ARE SO WELCOME.. I get so dad blame furious when someone says u are fake, lord how the hell do u fake a true southern accent. I am from the Ozarks and mine(accent is true blue. I have been here in Ct. was 12 years this past Sept. and my southern ways and talk are very intack. Happy halloween and Autumn to you and your wonderful family. Ya:all come back and best dishes from our kitchen to yours. Love Rosie

By R.Herdman on October 21, 2012

Paula this pumpkin carving brings back such wonderful memories. Now my 4 are grown and have their own families. I can bet u and Jack and his little brother Matthew and Henry in a fe will join u and jack and have fun carving or painting on cute things. Autumn and it;s beautiful colors, great food smells, bonfirea, ND TAILGAITING -SOMETHING U AND jAMIE AND bOBBY ARE SO FAMILIAR WITH. oNE THING U INSPIRE IN ALL OF US IS TO NEVER LOSE THAT QUALITY TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN AND GRANDBABIES. aND WE ADMIRE U pAULA FOR THAT. yOU KNOW WHAT FAMILY MEANS AND THE STRONG VALUES WE PASS DOWN THAT IN OUR YOUNGER YEARS WE WERE TAUGHT. tHIS IS WHAT KEEPS OUR aMERICA STRONG FOR SURE. LOVE YOU. happy Autumn, and Halloween ya:all rosie

By R.Herdman on October 19, 2012

Thank u my grandbadies really enjoy making the pumpkin carvin pointers and patterns they had a good time.

By Polly Andrews on October 19, 2012

That is honestly the most amazing pumpkin I've ever seen. "boo y'all" !? I mean who comes up with this stuff, IT IS FANTASTIC. Really, I'm super into it. In fact, I just bought some pumpkins and am ready to do some carvin. THANKS INTERNET!

By Grace Leigh on October 17, 2012

You r awesome love all your re cipes they r great!!!

By Rachel on October 16, 2012

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