How To Pick The Sweetest Watermelon Every Single Time
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It isn't summer until you've had your first watermelon of the season. Chances are though, it's been about a year since you've bought your last watermelon. Do you remember how to pick out a good one?
Many people have no idea how to select a watermelon. They just knock on this over-sized fruit as if they know what they are doing. Although it can be difficult to know how ripe the interior is just by inspecting the outside, there are several clever tricks you can learn to help you pick the perfect watermelon.
1.Lift a few
The watermelon should be heavy for its size, as this indicates that it is full of water and therefore nice and ripe. Try comparing the weight of your watermelon with another of equal size - the heavier one will be the riper. This advice goes for most fruits and vegetables.
2.Look for the field spot. The underside of the watermelon should have a creamy yellow spot, known as the field spot. This is where the melon sat on the ground and ripened in the sun, so the darker it is the better! This one is no wives' tale. If the field spot is white, or even nonexistent, this probably means that the watermelon was picked too soon, and will not be ripe.
3.Inspect the color. A perfect, ripe watermelon should be dark green in color and dull in appearance, rather than shiny. A shiny watermelon will usually be under ripe.
4.Say no to stem
If the melon still has a stem on it, move along. This means the melon didn't come off the vine easily so it wasn't quite ripe. You could look for a melon with a slightly indented end. This indicates that the melon came off the vine on its own.
5.What about knocking?
knocking is pointless, however you can hold the watermelon like you're cradling a baby and give it a good thwap, you'll feel the vibrations in your bottom hand if the watermelon is right.
6.What about selecting a pre-cut melon? If you're purchasing pre-cut watermelon, there are also certain things to look out for. Choose pieces with bright red flesh and dark brown or black seeds. Avoid pieces with white streaks and an abundance of white seeds. You should also steer clear if the flesh looks dried out or mealy, or is separating from the seeds.
Now, What about you? Do you have any tricks to pick a perfect watermelon?
Please share it in the comments below.
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I actually used to work part time at a farm where we used to pick watermelons when I was in high school. The knocking is not pointless. If you knock the watermelon in the middle and it sounds hollow like a n empty wooden box it is ripe. If it sounds like a solid noise its unripe. The farmers family taught us that they had been growing watermelons for 5 generations Heirloom watermelons only.
That is right. I was surprised she said it's pointless but then only experienced people use the sound test. I'm not super accurate but my dad is. He's always correct when selecting out ripe melons from the garden.
lharchmage I agree. My tip is the louder the watermelon, the sweeter it is, because it has less water in it. Thus its juice is more concentrated.
I came from a tropical climate, we don't buy watermelon during rainy season. Usually, they are watery and tasteless.
I was going to say pretty much the same thing
I agree with you,when you hear a low sound like it is hollow when thumping on it,that is the best sign that it is ripe.The other ways this video tell you if the water is ripe is only secondary.
Yes, I agree.
The sound that comes out from knocking it is the most reliable way of telling how ripe melons are and this is why melons farmers use only this method. The only problem is it takes a while to learn the different pitch.
Eron Dane I agree. My father would pluck them until he was satisfied with what he heard and he was always right. I use the field spot, the stem and the all knowing pluck. Although I haven't been as accurate as he was, I do very well in choosing when to cut melons.
Slap the watermelon, if it doesn't slap you back, then it's good to go.
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my best trick is simple, I sent my wife pick it up
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Here are 5 Tips to pick the perfect watermelon: czcams.com/video/5JCQbwj0Kso/video.html
I still knock it , If it sounds and vibrates like a drum you got a good one.
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I look for the ones with the biggest bright yellow spots on the watermelon. After this, I start thumping the middle of them to hear which ones has a hollow sound. I then put those to the side and after that, I pick the one that's heavier for the size. Never been wrong, unless it's not watermelon season. In which case, I ago get a crunchy, somewhat sweet watermelon. When they're in season, I've never chose a non sweet watermelon.
I bought one yesterday and it was light pink and white inside. So infuriating. EDITED: I bought one today and followed her rules and IT'S PERFECT🍉
I used to live in NYC and moved to SC where local farmers grow watermelon , cantaloupe, and other melons/fruits. They were surprised that a yankee city boy knew how to pick fruit.
After watching this, I realised that my life was a lie
Your tips are right on! Local water melons are better when you pick one after a 2 week dry spell. The sugar to water ratio is slightly higher. Avoid picking 1-5 days after a rain. Some melons actually have small, sticky dark spots on the rind where they weep sugary water. These melons are usually sweeter. Buy your melon AFTER July 4th. Cheaper, and usually sweeter!
Thanks. Excellent points and done so quickly and precisely
To summarize:
1. It should be dark green
2. heavy (from water weight)
3. stemless (was ripe so breaks from stem easily)
4. Have a darker sunspot (because it was left to ripen)
5. Fresh cut: avoid those with a pale colour or white streaks, dried out or mealy
thanks!
This is the first time that I've watched the ads completely as I've never a slow cooker can do all that. Thank you for the tips of picking a good watermelon.
knocking the watermelon is NOT pointless. you just gotta know what you're hearing. should sound hollow. works 9/10 times for me. only reason why it doesn't work is because I'm in a hurry n don't take my time checking.
now the "heavy for it's size", i DISAGREE. yes they're ripe and full of water BUT that can also mean they're OVERRIPE. the knocking beats the heaviness everytime i did it. whenever i picked the heaviness, they're either starting to/is overripe. so they're not as sweet/crunchy and some spots are soggy. so those ones, i cut n freeze for smoothies.
The last time I had an amazing watermelon was when I was 7 I believe. If you have ever been fortunate enough to taste those really red and sweet watermelons then you'll know they'll have this sweet SMELL wafting up at you. That was almost 20 years ago... wow. Just realised that. Every now and then whenever I eat a watermelon I try to smell it up close and just be able to recognise that distinct sweet smell just to remember the ripe smell 20 years ago. That's how good a perfect watermelon is.
Thanks! Those tips were much needed. I was still a novice in picking water melons till I watched your video - now I'll venture to pick as advised!
PRO TIP from a master Watermelon coinasseur: When selecting watermelons grab a machete and cut the watermelons open and give them a taste from the center. Once you have found the watermelon of the perfect flavor, plop it into your shopping cart and move along!
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I knock at two watermelon and choose third one without any examination...😁😁
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Until I watched this I didn't know there are many of these to validate for a ripeness. Thank you. I tried the tests in my last purchase and it helped. Thank you
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Nice tip.. this is a big help in choosing watermelon
Hey thanx fr th video !
I found one that has all the criteria BUT Smooshy inside, no taste, no sweetness at all eventhough from outside it looked perfect
There are several steps to pick a great watermelon 1. Sound is important high tone sound under ripe, very low tone it usually is over ripe. This does not work on all melons if the melon heart splits the sound is changed. 2. With your thumb push on rind if pushes in very much the melon is over ripe. 3. Color and underside mentioned in video is correct. Look for what that little area on some melons where the sap has came out and makes a little ball. Most people call this a bee sting ( I do not know for sure) but if it meets the other tests this melon will be very sweet. This has never failed me. 4. It is always better in my mind to have a slightly under ripe melon rather than an over ripe one unless you like mushy water melon. 5. Comparing weight really only tells you it has a lot of water and it is farther along that some but still may not be ripe. 6. The other day an old man at least older than me showed me a trick he uses but who know he takes his finger nail and try to scratch the skin if it does not do so easily it if under ripe if it scratches easily it is ripe but it could also be really over ripe. I buy many watermelons every year and very seldom do I get a bad one, this is good since I will not eat a bad overripe watermelon. I feed it to our horses. I raise my own and sill use multiple checks to determine which melon I will buy or pick. Practice, Practice, Practice makes perfect
Larry @ Anne Ferguson I have followed all these tips but still get watermelons that are not fully ripe and it's crunchy and flat tasting.
Look for lots of little brown lines or patches on the field spot. I was told by a produce manager that it means the bees and wasps have been at that melon, and feed off the sugary sweet juice that drips out. This test has never failed me when choosing a melon. If none of them have that yellow field spot with the little brown lines, I just don't buy a melon that day.
Funny thing is I found #5 on my own. I glad someone else brought this out.
Such a very nice knowledge gave us
Thank you
Great job! Never knew this
Thanks for sharing! 🤗
My tip: Knock on the watermelon and pretend like you know what you're doing
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Hahah, true. And whatever you do, NEVER admit you were wrong, and ALWAYS praise yourself out loud, when you happen to pick one that is perfect. ;)
Hahaha, that's what I do.
Thanks for the tip
I do the same thing haha
Great info, thanks a lot. I never considered these points while buying a watermelon :)
Very helpful thank you very much
Keep on exploring tricks for selection of fruits . Nice .
Wow, thank you very much.
I pick you up as my teacher..love your wisdom and care for us.regards
Many thanks. Very useful.
"They just knock on this oversized fruit as if they know what they're doing" 🍉 😅😂😆😅😆🤭😭😭
That is so ME!!!!! 😆😅😂
Thank you for showing me the correct way!!! 👍🏾I was sick of faking!!! 😆
also pick one with a small belly button, opp side of stem. means smaller or no white part that may run through centre of fruit.
Thank you for sharing
Knocking is not useless, that is how you feel the vibrations on the other side. That shows it is full of water. Should be a good vibration on the opposite side.
I had a watermelon today with a steam on it! It was so sweet and good I had to look up videos on how to pick a sweet watermelon. So idk about the stem part 😁
Yes, the field spot is great & can be indicative of length of time or duration in the field.
Lol at the doggy in the beginning of video😂😄
1:50 so cute😂
Thanks for the tips on how to pick out a ripe melon. I have had good luck by choosing the watermelons that are good and hard and do not give if you press down firmly with your thumb. Any melon that is spongy with the pressure test is over-ripe from my experience. I plan on using the field spot color tip and the stem info and the other valuable information.
Thank you so much.
Thanks i got your good ideas
Very good. Learned from this video.
I was told to look for the one with the most white puffy spots on them. Old friend told me they are bee 🐝 stings or bites - trying to get in the melon 🍉 because they know it’s the sweetest. That trick has never failed me 💯
Thump on it and listen. If you hear the reverb, it is ripe. If the sound is muffled, get another one. It's that simple.
Nice video :) Thank you. i learn from you.
I knew them.. perfect tricks
thankyou I had no idea
Thankyou!
great information
Agree with lharchmage (with one exception - read below)
Good tips, but knocking is not pointless. However, it requires a bit of training and experience to go by the sound. If the sound is kind of hollow, reverberating this means that the watermelon is ripe, crisp and full of juice. A "thump", flat sound means that the fruit was picked while still not fully ripe, and the flesh will most likely be a bit compact, or even spongy with less colour and less taste.
But beware! If the sound is too hollow the fruit is likely to be over-ripe, and therefore tasteless, with soggy texture and even holes around where the seeds are.
Generally speaking, among fruits of similar size, the heaviest one with clearest sound is likely to be the best one. And, as the video shows, check the field spot, stem spot and general colour and shine.
My grandfather grew superb, honey-sweet, gigantic watermelons (I still dream about them...)
He used to say that a watermelon that "sings" is the one you want to pick (from the vine or from the seller's stand) :D
Bon apetit, and thanks to all the people who made funny comments - made me smile :D
Woww applying..very logical
Thanks a lot. I used to go by hardness and fruit smell
Thank nice tips video 👌
Good tips n i agree with field spot mark. My trick is to try all cutting pieces n buy the sweetest one haha
Very nice. Will look for the yellow spots next time in the watermelon
Yay its watermelon season!
Thank you
The dog at the beginning 😊🤗
thanks so much for sharing the tips, like how do you know it finds me. anyway, my favorite way to pick a ripe watermelon is by picking the darker green stripes and less white stripes, yellow is better and the rest spot, if it were white is used to , but now yellow is better, and the heaviest.
Thumping/ knocking works only if you have enough experience to know what you are listening and feeling for. When I Thump or knock, I am listening for a very deep sound. The whole melon should vibrate well and it is a full vibration. If the sound is very deep and vibrates well it is spot on ready and will be very sweet. If the sound has any kind of high pitch to it or does not vibrate well, move on as it is not a well ripe melon and you will be very disappointed in having gotten it.
Again, it is experience. Used to live next to a Watermelon grower who also ran one of the largest roadside melon stands in my region. He taught me what to look for. The advise about field mark needing to be dark is correct and accurate. However, the dark green and dull looking comment is not accurate and is actually not good advise.
If the Melon is very dark green and very dull, move on. Why? There is such a thing as over ripe watermelon. They generally have sour notes, no flavor at all or have a rotting type of note on your taste buds.
paul M Actually, watermelons can be over ripe. I cut into one that looked perfect on the outside but full of smelly water and mush in the inside. It was obviously sitting in a warehouse or storage area too long.
I hold them up to my ear and knock on them, I pick ones that have a hollow woody tone, this has worked every time for me since I found out about it. I’ll try the tips in this clip though.
In Mexico we have watermelon 🍉 all year round. Have bought it for years And I still fail sometimes in picking the best. I'll try this.
Thanks.
Excellent
I always go by the darker yellow spot, never fails me.
Good to know this tip
I usually just whisper "Are you tasty melon?" in its naval and wait for a response.
Good one lol
True Thanks
I always have good luck in selecting great watermelons!
Look for the following:
* A large yellowish spot
* A brown stem or none
* A hard to squeeze melon
Thanks
We use the knocking sound and it is the correct way .thanks have a great day.eating watermelon .
For me having a ripe water melon is a jackpot! but I never did it by my self,
Knocking only works if you use a stethoscope and the knocking produces intense reverberations, meaning that the watermelon is juicy and ripe. So next time walk in with your scrubs on and a stethoscope.
Wrong info about stems. Farmers leave stems to preserve freshness of watermelon. Choose watermelon with dry stems.
blatnoyaka agree, I grow my own and I leave some of the stem when I cut and the melon is ripe and sweet.
blatnoyaka yup, I tell people look at the pig tail, if it is dark brown and you see the stem nice and brown then it's a good one
Yes, true, we indicated that in our video on 5 tips to pick a perfect watermelon czcams.com/video/5JCQbwj0Kso/video.html
its the right info if you're talking about store bought,pickers will cut the stem a lot of pickers will throw the ones that are truly ripe away deeming them unsellable i used to clean fields after they were done with my dad when i was young we would get the ripe ones trust me i can pick a ripe one every time. my advice is don't buy a watermelon from a store unless you have to always buy from a farmers market or if you can the farmer
Absolutely right ! This is commonsense.
Very helpful advice. Thank you! 🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉
Man that dog though 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I know how it feels
Dried up tendrils is the best indication.. 🍉
They are usually not good when they are purchased out of the summer months
I just learned that a week ago when I took a trip to Hermiston,Oregon
I went to a fruit stand searching for one and the clerk told me they aren’t in season yet
I knew when I was a child there were only certain parts of the year when we could have them
Same goes for peaches, strawberries, etc
I must try to knock it many times to learn the knocking sound of ripe one! 😆
Watermelons grow at a different rate, depending on where they are on the vine. BUT, they reap the WHOLE crop at once, usually, so you're going to have to search for a melon that has the right-colored field spot. Feeling for heft is good, as it does help determine the water content.
Great Tips...
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I choose with the knocking technique. Never was wrong (after I gained some experience.) What also works: pressing really hard between both hands while holding on your ear. If you hear a cracking noise inside- then it's ripe .
yes in afghanistan every thing is reflexible here that 1 is good which has shine color and has white spots
Geez when I saw the dog biting the watermelon, I was like,
😶Can I have some?.
Just because a watermelon is very heavy does not mean it will be sweet/ripe, in fact more often than not it will mean that the field was watered too late into the season and that watermelon probably didn't have time to convert the water into sugar. All fruits are considered ripe based on their percentage of sugar, the minimum a watermelon can have in CA is 8% but they aren't worth eating unless they have at least 11% in my opinion. With so many different varieties on the market you can't assume that every watermelon you see in the store will have the same harvest indicators. Hell, I was in a field a week ago and had a yellow flesh watermelon which looked more like a normal red flesh than most of the varieties that actually are red flesh! Best thing you can do is try to remember the variety names in the store, not many people realize it but if you pay more attention to that than the actual appearance then you will have much better luck. Also, google the variety that you are looking at while in the store(there should be a sticker on the fruit that tells you) and you can see what you should look like. If you see something bigger than normal remember that it needed more time to ripen so your best bet is to pick smaller ones with big ground spots.
You can make recommendations, but please don’t knock a method down that you don’t understand. Knocking into a melon is an acoustic interrogation of the interior of the melon. A ripe melon will have a hollow sound since most of it will be ripe inside with the same consistency. A melon will have a highly damped muffled sound because they are not ripe internally or too ripe or the interior of the melon is not consistent. You cannot use the stem as an indicator because most gardeners now do things differently. Especially organic ones or the melons are grown above the ground. I’m growing melons which will have no yellow at all on them so you cannot use it as well.
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Hold the melon in both hand placing at the front and rear end of the melon and try to sudden squeeze, if the melon is ripe it will bounce back.
Nice!
I knew all these, but will be picking up for comparative weight now that it has been emphasised again.
Knocking is not "pointless". By knocking, you can feel if there is a hollow cavity in the very middle of the fruit. The bigger this cavity is, the riper and sweeter it tends to be. This is specially true for seed watermelons (wich are better), but applies to any kind of watermelons. Also, the sound of the knocking will be different for turgid and ripe fruits.
I work in a produce department. that's how I learned to pick a good watermelon! 😅
You can determine whether it’s fresh by the sound from knocking. Also, if the stem is green, the melon is definitely fresh.
Do you have tips for picking honeydew melons? I love them, but can't ever seem to get it right. Thanks. (I have had the best luck with looking for a creamy yellow sun spot--bright yellow=under-ripe, white=over-ripe. It's not foolproof, but way better than any other method I have tried.) I am intrigued by the little black "sugar" beads and will look for them. Thanks.