hi I'm Linda partial fitness trainer and personal chef and this is how to clean a cantaloupe cantaloupe is delicious and healthy but if it's not prepared properly it might not be so healthy after all you want to run the cantaloupe under cold water if you have a vegetable scrubber you could use that then you want to Pat it dry with a paper towel and place on a clean cutting surface cut it in half from stem to end place half flesh side up and scoop out the seedy flesh and discard if you follow these steps your cantaloupe will be clean and ready to eat