Original Article: The Best Way to Pick a Watermelon on TheKitchn
There’s a definite art to picking the very best watermelons. It involves weighing the watermelon between your hands, turning it over, and giving it a firm thwap! on the underside. A heavy watermelon with a splotch on its belly and a hollow sound means it is brimming with juice and at the peak of its ripeness.
Buying watermelons at a farmers market takes out much of the guesswork. Farmers know their business and will only harvest watermelons for sale when they’re truly ripe. When in doubt, ask the farmer to pick a melon for you. At a farmers market, you can also taste a sample and feel confident that the watermelon you take home will taste the same.
Do you have any other tips for picking the ripest watermelon from the bunch?
How to Pick a Watermelon
1. Pick It Up: Big or small, the watermelon should feel heavy for its size.
2. Look for the Yellow Spot: Watermelons develop a splotch where they rest on the ground. When this splotch is creamy yellow, it’s ripe.
3. Give It a Thump: Tap the underbelly of the watermelon. A ripe one will have a deep hollow sound. Under-ripe or over-ripe melons will sound dull.
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You have stated in a simple way how to pick a good melon.
We have a joke at my house – go through all the suggested ways (including the old wives’ tales) of picking the perfect melon and then take the one on the right 🙂
hahaha that’s a good one! I also had many from my mom, but this time I researched and these were the ones that coincide with other many more websites, and so far it has worked for me 🙂