How To Pick the Best Watermelon Every Time | GRATEFUL

A good watermelon is great but a bad one is truly awful. Even though they come in all shapes, sizes and varieties, there are a few clues to the ripest and best tasting watermelon. Know what to look for and pick the best one every time with these simple steps.

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[PlayKeeps__]

Im currently at the supermarket watching this video 🤣

[chizhang]

After many years, I found it has higher probability to be sweet when I just pick a random one

[darth_]

I love watermelon guys, it breaks my heart when it’s not good

[IBLOSSOM]

You know your old when you watch this video lol

[certified_geek]

I swear I haven't had a really good watermelon in like 5 years.

[KrishnaB]

How to pick the perfect watermelon

Arab Dad: Slaps it multiple times

[lt]

Im over 40 and i can only pray i finally buy a good Watermelon with these tips. Thanks

[XxXGREEDx]

Video:”the only way to know for sure is to cut it open “
Me: *proceeds to cut open watermelons in the middle of the store until I find the right one *

[Petlover]

Maybe I am tone deaf when I knock the melon, they all sound the same.

[jroar]

Actually watermelons that have seeds are the sweetest. These are usually elongated and larger then the seedless kind. The best place to find watermelon is at a local grower or farmers market.

[Skeletorever]

I've learned to go with the one that has a bright yellow spot. Creamy pale yellow isn't quite sweet enough.

[bevp]

My mom was a thumper, but I never quite got it. My brother told me about the creamy yellow spot (where it sat until picked), and I have had 90% success with that alone. I saw a video last year and added one trick: look for tiny brown crystals formed on the blossom end. The more there are, the sweeter. I get my best workout at the grocery store picking up watermelon and turning them over. Even the occasional dud is salvageable chop them up and either freeze, then toss in a blender or (if you have one) put the small chunks and juice into your electric ice cream freezer. Even a less than ideal or an watermelon is delicious when dehydrated. (The texture is a bit strange, but it’s amazing how much flavor is in even a slightly mushy pale melon!)

[mangot]

The only different thing I do is instead of knocking it, I put it up to my ear and bongo? It should sound “like a drum”. That’s how my produce guy taught me, and it works every time.😂

[roseinwinter]

There are NO good watermelons in a store anymore. Years ago they tasted wonderful and the texture was so different! Anyone who had a garden knows how to pick one. Also years ago they would plug the watermelon for you to see the ripeness. I never new what the produce stands did with them when they weren’t ripe. I miss that taste and texture!

[nadaartisan]

I want to note that the most common kind of watermelon in my country (Egypt) is mainly a very dark green with little to no stripes and is still very sweet (and a lot redder than the one in the video) when you pick the right one so I wouldn't say the stripes are a thing for me but they might be for the type of watermelon in the video... the way I personally pick watermelon is to ask a trustworthy vendor at the market to pick one for me, even if they don't know you, they'd typically pick you a good one (which they surely can) to build your trust so you'd go back and buy more

[southpawdiecast]

I agree to a point I been using this method for several years, one thing that needs to be corrected is on the yellow spot where it's been on the ground, I've always gone by it needs to be a dark yellow not a creamy lighter yellow, a darker yellow means it's been picked and less time off the vine, a lighter yellow means it's been off the vine longer and can be bat as sweet but everything we owe is spot on and we always pick great watermelon every year.

[yelena]

I don't even remember when last time I saw a yellow-brown stem on watermelons. All of the stems are green nowadays.

[RyanABC]

Who else loves learning every random fact they can?!

[bwills]

This is 10 mins standing at the watermelon box banging on all of them.

[darling.mp]

Awesome! Time to brag my mum to go to the store to get some good watermelon and stand there for 30 minutes picking a good one. This helped *a lot* :D ❤️