How To Pick the Best Watermelon Every Time | GRATEFUL

today we're gonna go through the steps on how to pick the perfect watermelon picking out the right watermelon can feel a little challenging because the only way to really know is to cut it open and by that point it's too late but hopefully with these tips they can steer you in the right direction so you can pick the best one at first glance you want to make sure the watermelon has a strong and consistent striping pattern a watermelon that's just one color is probably not going to be ideal the green should be a deep dark rich tone while the pale part should be a creamy light yellow you want to look for a large spot on the watermelon this is where the watermelons sat on the ground while it ripened the color of the spot should be a pale creamy yellow the best-tasting watermelon is watermelon that's ripened on the vine and has soaked up all those nutrients and really had time to mature in flavor if a watermelon is picked too early it's gonna be less sweet and have less flavor overall as you inspect the watermelon look for a stem that's yellowy Brown a green stem is not going to be right after it's been picked the watermelon will still ripen a little bit but it's not getting any more nutrients and it's not really maturing the inside is going to start to become soft and a little bit mealy of course you have to knock on the watermelon and you're listening for a deep hollow sound if the sound isn't Hollow it means the rind is too thick look for spots on the outside of the watermelon that look like dry weathering and they're very textured and rough these spots mean the watermelon is extra sweet when you lift the watermelon it should feel much heavier than it looks feel the outside of the watermelon it should have a little bit of gif if it's too tough it's not the right one typically the elongated watermelon that are more oval in shape are less sweet so if you like a sweeter watermelon which I do go for the more round ball shapes of course the best watermelon is watermelon that's in season and in the United States those are the summer months from May to September with these simple steps you can feel confident that the next time you're choosing a watermelon you pick the very best one hopefully you enjoyed the video and you'll learn something if you want to learn other cool stuff check out the videos over here as well as subscribing to the channel that's really important make sure you do that so you stay up to date with all of our latest videos

Channel: USA TODAY Life

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Length: 2min 34sec (154 seconds)

Published: Thu Jul 11 2019