How To Pick The Sweetest Watermelon Every Single Time

it isn't summer until you've had your first watermelon of the season chances are though it's been about a year since you bought your last watermelon do you remember how to pick out a good one many people have no idea how to select a watermelon they just knock on this oversized fruit as if they know what they're doing although it can be difficult to know how ripe the interior is just by inspecting the outside there are several clever tricks you can learn to help you pick the perfect watermelon one lift a few the watermelon should be heavy for its size as it indicates that it's full of water and therefore nice and ripe try comparing the weight of your watermelon to another of equal size the heavier one will be riper this advice goes for most fruits and vegetables too look for the filled spot the underside of the watermelon should have a creamy yellow spot known as the filled spot this is where the watermelon sat on the ground and ripened in the Sun so the darker it is the better this one is no wives tale if the filled spot is white or even non-existent this probably means that the watermelon was picked too soon and will not be ripe 3 inspect the color a perfect ripe watermelon should be dark green in color and doan appearance rather than shiny a shiny watermelon will usually be under ripe for say no to stem if the melon still has a stem on it move long this means the melon didn't come off the vine easily so it wasn't quite ripe you could look for a melon with a slightly indented end this indicates that the melon came off the vine on its own 5 what about knocking knocking is pointless however you can't hold the watermelon like you're cradling a baby and give it a good slap you'll feel the vibrations in the bottom of your hand if the watermelon is right 6 what about selecting a pre-cut melon if you're purchasing pre-cut watermelon there's also certain things to look out for choose pieces with bright red flesh and dark brown or black seeds avoid pieces with white streaks and an abundance of white seeds you should also steer clear if the flesh looks dried out or melee or is separated from the seeds now what about you do you have any tricks to pick a perfect watermelon please share it in the comments below [Music]

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Length: 2min 39sec (159 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 29 2017