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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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[lharchmage]

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.

[ricgomez]

Slap the watermelon, if it doesn't slap you back, then it's good to go.

[jamiesumers]

my best trick is simple, I sent my wife pick it up

[tanyanikita]

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.

[dandee]

I still knock it, If it sounds and vibrates like a drum you got a good one.

[Bob_Adkins]

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!

[eliza]

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🍉

[waterunderthebridge]

After watching this, I realised that my life was a lie

[isaacsimmons]

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.

[dimai]

My tip: Knock on the watermelon and pretend like you know what you're doing

[ferguson]

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

[raghunathkrishnan]

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

[deepakrastogi]

I knock at two watermelon and choose third one without any examination...😁😁

[k.m.]

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.

[binhminh]

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.

[elainelangeles]

Nice tip.. this is a big help in choosing watermelon

[santamaria]

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!

[buddyrare]

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 😁

[wailinglee]

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.

[bahhaziz]

I found one that has all the criteria BUT Smooshy inside, no taste, no sweetness at all eventhough from outside it looked perfect