How to Buy Peaches
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2013
- Picking the perfect peach begins with color. You want a peach that is at least mature, even if it is yet to be ripe. That means, no green! While peaches continue to ripen after being picked, if they are not yet mature (green), they never will ripen correctly.
Now, somewhat surprisingly...you want to ignore the red part of the peach. The blush is just where the peach was exposed to the sun while on the tree; it's a sunburn. It will tell you nothing.
What matters is the background color. For yellow peaches, they should be a golden yellow. White peaches should have a creamy white to them. The best place to evaluate color is near where the stem was. Less sun reaches this area.
SCENT
One of the biggest indicators for the perfect peach is smell: it should smell how you want it to taste. This isn't true of all varieties but it is for the ones you'll find at your grocery store. If you are at a farmers' market, just ask the farmer in case it is an unusual variety.
TOUCH
Check the fruit for bruises, scratches or dented areas. Also, the skin should be taught. No wrinkles!
And like other fruit, it should be heavy for its size.
Place it in the palm of your hand and give it a gentle squeeze. Never poke it with your finger. You aren't trying to get past second base here, you just want to see if it is ripe.
Here is what you should do depending how it feels:
Rock hard - Put it back! It was probably picked before maturing.
Tennis ball-like - It's almost there, will be ripe within the week.
Real give - Ready to eat now or within a few days.
Soft - You must eat it now.
Super soft - It's over ripe, perfect for sorbet or smoothies.
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This is very helpful - thank you!!
always
Thank you… I took a bite of an unriped peach today and NEVER AGAIN
happy to help
Thank you!
You're welcome!
I always have and always will, sniff the peaches at the store. They must smell like I want them to taste, just as you said. Today, at the store, I was looking over the peaches and nectarines, and picked one up to smell it. A woman standing there who decided the peaches were actually PLUMS, seemed offended that I smelled the peach. She said she had never in her life(she had to be 60 plus)heard of anyone bringing a peach up to their nose to tell if it was a good one. She said she only felt of the peach to tell if it was good. I said I always smell them. If they have no smell, then I don't buy them. She said they always have a smell, and there is no need to bring it up to one's nose to smell it. I told her not all of them have a smell. She insisted they do. Now, my favorite fruit is the peach, and I must purchase and consume hundreds of them a year, so I know a little bit about this lovely fruit. I am sure after this exchange, she went home to tell all her friends of being offended that a woman at the store actually lifted a peach to her nose to smell it, in violation of some sort of rule she made up in her own mind. Perhaps she doesn't know how to pick out fruit or vegetables, maybe no one ever taught her, but for her to be offended at a fellow customer sniffing a piece of fruit that has a distinctive smell that helps them determine if it is worth purchasing, is silly.
thanks for sharing
Thanks! I can Never find peaches that are worth buying at the market. They are always rock hard. I don’t know who buys them like that!
I really miss my peach trees at my previous home.
I’m glad this helped
That’s how I like my peaches and nectarines. I want them firm and tangy. I dad always liked his kinda soft.
I like my peaches and nectarines hard and tangy. The tangier the better. I wait all year for a certain type of nectarine to become available in July. They are bigger than most other nectarines, about the size of a baseball maybe a tad bigger, they are very firm and very tangy. They are the best I’ve ever found. I like the bigger peaches that are firm and tangy too. I don’t like mushy fruit even if it taste great.
Awesome!
"You're not trying to get past second base here"
Hahaha this simple video got sexual really quick!
LOL
I'm having such a hard time with peaches- it seems like I think I pick good ones out then being home and open in a few days to find the inside a pale yellow or just too soft and not ripe. Is it overripe?
they arent really in season right now so that probably is part of it
pretty usueless information. I have been using all those techniques and stlil the peaches turn out to be disgusting in taste.
thanks!
Maybe you’re just kinda dumb.