My foolproof method in picking a Sweet Watermelon | MyHealthyDish

[cruncheh]

i hate to be that guy, but as someone who has worked in the produce industry for all my life, i can say with a good degree of certainty, that most of this is just old myths. yes, a *yellow* sunspot is a good indicator of a sweeter melon, its had more time to properly ripen and is probably a local product, meaning it was picked closer to ripeness than imported or shipped melons (dont go for lighter sunspots, those might just be blemishes and could mean nothing). as for about everything else, just a bunch of stuff our mothers and fathers came up with to make themselves seem a bit more competent in their fruit picking skills lol. the best way to tell if a watermelon will be sweeter than average or not is simply by cutting it, everything else is a guessing game. look for a longer, not wider, melon, with a decent sunspot and not too many blemishes (they dont come from pollinators or "sugar leaking out", they come from shipping and superficial damage) and when you cut into it, if it is ready to split wide open from the first cut, you made a good choice. if its too dense or doesnt want to split, you might have a mostly-water melon lol

[therapturesoon]

To pick a good watermelon make sure the sun spot is yellow, the part where it was removed from the stem is brown and knock on it for a hollow sound

[epeters]

Buy seeded not seedless. That how you pick a sweet 🍉

[imgabiireyes]

i just knock on it and if it sound hollow that’s the one i get. if it sounds full it has more water than sugar.

[electraperrin]

Love pickling the rinds too! Brown sugar, white vinegar, water. My grandma used to make like a treat. Theres probably not anymore vitamins in it than the ripeness but it's similar to a cucumber

[tracibrown]

Your original video has me/my family eating 4 flawless watermelons a week. Thank you so very much

[Mishmishaa]

I used your method yesterday and the watermelon I pivked was so tasteless 😅

[Areyoutalkingtome]

Thank you I always pick out the wrong Watermelon

[dianecross]

What most people don't know is a lot of grocery stores will give u another one for free if the one u buy is no good. HEB always lets us hav another one no charge 😊

[ereka_vetrini]

Great tips! I'll keep this in mind for summer!

[tifu]

When she said come closer like that ….. I almost did!

[bbby]

I thought I was just at new comments when I realized this was new, and I never realized you had to be very precise when your getting the best watermelon.

[vanessaholmes]

Thank you for sharing, will definitely try this!

[AHA]

Come closer. You dont have to ask me twice.
😂😂

[JohnHausser]

You know the 🍉 is fcking fresh when you exactly hear that sound while you’re cutting it 😅 😭

Cheers from San Diego California

[victoriajohnston]

I love watching your videos~ you’re so informative and I’m hooked .. thank you !!😊

[jtg]

THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this! I was just at Trader Joe’s earlier today (in NYC), and one of the workers and I were trying to figure out how to pick the sweetest one! Luckily, we remembered the part about looking for the “big yellow spot, ” but I literally didn’t know the other indicators of the bee pollination + sugar markings until your video just now! Truly appreciate you sharing your family’s knowledge with us!🙏

[annekary]

I so enjoy your channel
You're a beautiful soul ❤

[rickdaystar]

Check where the stem was attached. If it's dry and brown the melon ripened fully. If it's green the melon was picked early before ripe.

[NolaDeb]

I learned this from a New Orleans produce vendor back in the 1980's.

1 - Use a straw - from a broom, or a drinking straw.

2 - Lay the straw across the middle of the watermelon.

3 - When the straw spins or turns - that is a sweet melon.

It really works. Tried and true method for 40+ years!