So here it is, your step-by-step guide to picking the perfect watermelon. Trust us, these tips will completely change the way you buy watermelons!
Step 1: Evaluation
Check for any dents, scratches, bumps or bruises on the surface. You want your watermelon to have perfect skin. Also, make sure that the watermelon is symmetrical.Step 2: Colour and Appearance
The ideal, perfectly ripe watermelon should be dark green in colour and dull looking.Another important thing to look for the field spot. This will be a yellow splotch on the underside of a watermelon. It should be a creamy yellow colour.
Step 3: Look at the stem
For a sweeter and riper watermelon, there shouldn鈥檛 be a visible stem on the surface.Step 4: Knock on it
Gently knock on the watermelon, as you would a door, and listen to the sound it makes. A ripe watermelon should have a full, deep, and hollow sound. You want the surface to be hard and firm.Step 5: Pick it up
Regardless of how big or small the melon is, a ripe watermelon should be heavy for its size.
So what do you think of these watermelon buying tips? Have you ever tried them? Do you have any you'd like to add? Share your thoughts below!
Article Source: Spoon University
i use the knock-knock method and the yellow patch method
Elona Goldner
Cheryl
Anna Pace
Mellon???
Terry Lemons i gotta review this….
Melon ONE l
I always pick the wrong one and I love watermelon.
Instead of the “knock-knock” method, I use my open hands. I tap on it open-handed with one hand and have my other hand on the other side of the watermelon. I listen to the sound, but more importantly, I feel the vibration. Been doing this for years and haven’t been disappointed yet. But, when I try other methods, I end up with a “mealy” melon. I’ll stick with the vibrations! 馃檪
I also feel the end-caps, they should be firm. The weight and field patch are key.
I know that the word “melon” has just one L when used in this context. Otherwise it’s a small town in Wisconsin.
You walk up and squeeze them, oops sorry, I was thinking about a different kind of mellons
Yes, I know how to pick a ripe watermellon. The white spot turns yellow and it is ready to eat.
Do you know how to spell?
Look for the underbelly to be Yellow. I read about that and it is true. Got a sweet melon at Costco! Get a melon with dull finish NOT shiny. Get a heavy melon.
Recipe Station needs a spell check…melon only has one L 馃槢
can’t find the bee stings like Daddy said to look for. I used to see them on melons and get THAT one. They were always sweet.
Barry Barry Adams Jr
Bernadette Berry
I try to remember all these things but I must be jinxed out of 4 there has been one good one……these are the supermarket variety LOL the supermarket doesn’t care they just want your 3.99 or 4.99 or what ever the going rate
TURN IT OVER AND LOOK AT THE BELLY. SHOULD BE YELLOW..
Geraldine Schuck Rieman that’s sometimes called corking and it happens when fruits like watermelon or peppers have so much sugar that it seeps and makes a tiny crack that dries.
Deb Terrill Thanks!
No I don’t and I don’t think anyone else does either.
what is a mellon…..please use spellcheck when writing articles
Watermelons with seeds are much sweeter. Often hard to find.
The knock knock trick has never failed me.
Knock-knock and yellow patch has never failed us.
thump it with knuckles
James Martin
Donna Smith
In my experience if the belly is too yellow I find that when I cut it open it is mushy.
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Do you know how to perfectly spell “melon”?
Sorry this bothers you Diana Zollner. Just sharing an informative post from another site.
We never have a problem, we get GREAT Watermelons here in Ohio ..always!!!! You just need to come to Ohio this summer and take some one 馃檪
I am saving these tips. Thank you.
spelling incorrect
Except they shouldn’t be uniform in color, they should have brownish colored “veins” on the outside. These are signs of them being pollinated by bees and not hot house grown, bees and other pollinators make the melon sweeter
Yes i do
Ashley
the statement says the knock-knock test isnot effective. well if you read the article the knock-knock test IS EFFECTIVE
Find the field spot and tell its true color under supermarket lights? IMPOSIBLE!!
Agreed Amazing reply thanks
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