Don't Buy a Watermelon Without Watching This! 🍉 #shorts

#natashaskitchen #WatermelonTips #SummerFruit

[sohilronagh]

My grandfather & father were farmers of cantaloupes and watermelon. I was taught that when you slap the watermelon and listen, in comparing to one another
1. The deeper pitch sound the watermelon makes the riper, it is, meaning it can be just right or it can be overly ripe, and older and Fluffy flesh in the middle.
2. The higher pitch sound means that the fruit is turgid and juicy and fresher, but could be unripe.
3. You want to find the middle ground for fresh, and juicy fruit. (My personal prefrence is to go middle high pitch) avoiding overly ripe fluffy middle.
4. There is no physical indication on a melon that indicates how sweet the fruit will be. The brown and green stem Natasha talks about is not an indication of sweetness, it only indicates when it was harvested. Green = freshly picked. If end is brown does not necessarly mean the melon is not fresh and good to eat. Watermelons stored correctly can last upto 3 weeks.

Happy Melon hunting!

[slapovi]

Green stem means it is freshly picked.... brown indicates older plant.... the rest info ia fine.... we grow them here so I know 😊

[judydominguez]

NOT to many people wash the outside first very important👍 🍉. Thanks for sharing .

[farealwitit]

seeded are better than seedless. thx natasha!

[annapeppard]

pick the most yellow orange patch, like the color of be a sweet red melon

[sarahbaartmansrevenge]

also wash using some sort of surfectant, not simply water. baking soda and/or vinegar work well. seeded melons are best choice

[geethavishnu]

I usually prefer the ones with dark black seeds

[lcarlson]

Thank you for the tips!! It is so disappointing to get a bad one!

[stephaniel]

We live in watermelon country here in Texas and all of this is true! We actually eat salt on our watermelon because it brings out the sweetness even more!

[escapingbabylon]

I live in the Mediterranean and it always has a bridge of black seeds inside.

[metaspherz]

I disagree about seeded and seedless. I prefer seedless. Michigan's seedless watermelons are super sweet. Whoever can't find a sweet seedless melon needs to buy from a Farmer's Market or a farmer. Most watermelons bought from stores likely are weeks old before you take them home. Seeded watermelon pose a choking hazard to small children and some adults with swallowing issue. Seedless for them is always best!

[AllThingsSoul]

Good to know! Unfortunately, that is a GMO watermelon, not a real one, because there's no black seeds. Bring back the black seeds!

[Al-isthatyou]

Good info. Just wish I could find real watermelon still with the seeds. I do taste a difference!

[kaefreemanduchess]

Always wash it I use dish liquid the best fruit ever watermelon 🍉 especially when it's sweet like sugar yummy

[just.j]

YES! On the washing with antibacterial soap...👍💯

[tashatopalakis]

Best Best Tips!! Bravo Natasha. And always wash all the melons

[beckyhobson]

I've been buying the mini watermelons from Costco this year and they have been wonderful!!

[luckylaws]

Thank you 🙏 Natasha for the information ℹ️ very informative and helpful!

[manita]

Thank you this information is so very helpful! Thank you 🌺

[angelous]

Some people say to let the watermelon stay in the fridge at least a night before cutting it because it maximizes the sweetness