Im currently at the supermarket watching this video 🤣

@ZoneCrasher

3 жыл бұрын

Excuse me, could you move your cart aside please?

@kenl.3298

3 жыл бұрын

@@ZoneCrasher no

@messaoudililia9306

3 жыл бұрын

Me too

@deanyoho2755

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with that.

@MK-gy1ug

3 жыл бұрын

Lol

After many years, I found it has higher probability to be sweet when I just pick a random one

@leir2005

3 жыл бұрын

Yep for many years I used a process for picking a watermelon and then when I met my wife she had no process and was grabbing at random and had high rates of success with finding sweet ones.

@blam1328

3 жыл бұрын

I always try to find the biggest one.😁

@TikeMyson69

3 жыл бұрын

I've found the same to be true about women.

@ecpgieicg

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh, the missed opportunity. All you had to do was to pick the best looking one to you -> discard until you find one that doesnt look good.

@alextator9015

3 жыл бұрын

Maybe you put too much effort into finding the perfect one, so when you "gave up" with the screening process, your subconcious did that job for you and picked what seemed as the best option. Might have been random in your knowledge but instinctively chose the good ones.

I love watermelon guys, it breaks my heart when it’s not good

@larryblazeb1259

3 жыл бұрын

U aint alone...these tips will help me..cause all my life its been a crap shoot 4 me.. I have loved watermelon since I can remember

@LeileeBaker805

3 жыл бұрын

Great 🍉 tips!

@mikesmith7620

3 жыл бұрын

I love watermelon guys too

@sydneyo4289

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikesmith7620 me three. Ha ha

@mikesmith7620

3 жыл бұрын

@@sydneyo4289 😂😂😂😂

How to pick the perfect watermelon Arab Dad: Slaps it multiple times

@ahmedalmyalee195

3 жыл бұрын

effective

@unbound2424

3 жыл бұрын

My pakistani dad shakes it and slaps it, he swore he picked the best one and when we got home it looked like red water

@Pikasatupu75

3 жыл бұрын

Turkish dads too

@corruptsystem2095

3 жыл бұрын

100%

@dariaradac423

3 жыл бұрын

Balkan dads too.

Who else loves learning every random fact they can?!

@AboutThings_byTarif

3 жыл бұрын

I have five dogs

@drakebad

3 жыл бұрын

No that is useless bro

@unbound2424

3 жыл бұрын

@@AboutThings_byTarif nice, I dont have a girl and I will never have one, also I'm 17, also I eat dates, also I waste money, also I have insomnia, also I play basketball

@user-ou7wt3lx8m

3 жыл бұрын

@@unbound2424 okk

@AboutThings_byTarif

3 жыл бұрын

@@unbound2424 it's 31 degrees C where I am right now #randomfact

I swear I haven't had a really good watermelon in like 5 years.

@imax4975

3 жыл бұрын

plot twist: he hasn't eaten watermelon since then

@portkaladma5196

2 жыл бұрын

@@user-lu6cy7hm2t yep

@cassiopeiax696

2 жыл бұрын

i havent had a bad watermelon in years, i thought all bad watermelons ceased to exist

Actually watermelons that have seeds are the sweetest. These are usually elongated and larger then the seedless kind. The best place to find watermelon is at a local grower or farmers market.

@mkv1783

3 жыл бұрын

I love the big, long watermelon with seeds best of all.....but I can't find them anymore. The last 2 melons I bought from the supermarket were not only expensive, but I had to throw them both away. They were that bad.

@sherreenations2964

3 жыл бұрын

Charleston grey is the very best

@daveheel

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, seeded watermelons tend to be sweeter but people are lazy and don't want to deal with seeds and that's how we have seedless watermelons with no flavor. Sucks because seeded watermelons are now hard to find i'm guessing because the farmers know there is a bigger market for seedless.

@i.need.a.new.nickname

3 жыл бұрын

@@daveheel weird. I don't think I've ever come across a seedless watermelon. Region?

@GG-ex5bk

3 жыл бұрын

does it matter ? all watermelon we buy is GMO, already altered to have more sweet content

You know your old when you watch this video lol

Im over 40 and i can only pray i finally buy a good Watermelon with these tips. Thanks

Maybe I am tone deaf when I knock the melon, they all sound the same.

@spaideman7850

3 жыл бұрын

its a trained listening skill. knock and listen to more melons, unless the fruit seller chased u away :P

@2percent153

3 жыл бұрын

@@spaideman7850 Lol

@YK-jl3hi

3 жыл бұрын

It’s easier to hear in rl

@zalle1

3 жыл бұрын

You are tone deaf

There are NO good watermelons in a store anymore. Years ago they tasted wonderful and the texture was so different! Anyone who had a garden knows how to pick one. Also years ago they would plug the watermelon for you to see the ripeness. I never new what the produce stands did with them when they weren’t ripe. I miss that taste and texture!

@lorinevins4246

3 жыл бұрын

I just said that the other day. Watermelons are not the same anymore.

@larryblazeb1259

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely since the pandemic...fruit in the supermarket as a whole has been pretty sub par since the onset of the pandemic

@Mmdg634

3 жыл бұрын

Global warming, water shortage, pesticide everywhere, soil ain’t the same

@kadobi189

3 жыл бұрын

I haven’t seen a big watermelon with black seeds in forever

@lacville987

3 жыл бұрын

This has always been a true art watermelon picking...my granny sure picked them perfect!

Video:”the only way to know for sure is to cut it open “ Me: *proceeds to cut open watermelons in the middle of the store until I find the right one *

@PanPrezeso

3 жыл бұрын

Some stores sell cut ones actually

@Ghostx777x

2 жыл бұрын

Or you can buy all of the water melon, cut them open, eat the flesh, spit out the seeds, and grow your own watermelon farm.

My mom was a thumper, but I never quite got it. My brother told me about the creamy yellow spot (where it sat until picked), and I have had 90% success with that alone. I saw a video last year and added one trick: look for tiny brown crystals formed on the blossom end. The more there are, the sweeter. I get my best workout at the grocery store picking up watermelon and turning them over. Even the occasional dud is salvageable chop them up and either freeze, then toss in a blender or (if you have one) put the small chunks and juice into your electric ice cream freezer. Even a less than ideal or an I-bought-too-much-fruit-to-eat-this-week watermelon is delicious when dehydrated. (The texture is a bit strange, but it’s amazing how much flavor is in even a slightly mushy pale melon!)

I want to note that the most common kind of watermelon in my country (Egypt) is mainly a very dark green with little to no stripes and is still very sweet (and a lot redder than the one in the video) when you pick the right one so I wouldn't say the stripes are a thing for me but they might be for the type of watermelon in the video... the way I personally pick watermelon is to ask a trustworthy vendor at the market to pick one for me, even if they don't know you, they'd typically pick you a good one (which they surely can) to build your trust so you'd go back and buy more

@margo3367

Ай бұрын

I, too, thought the watermelon in the video looked a little paler than one that’s good.

I've learned to go with the one that has a bright yellow spot. Creamy pale yellow isn't quite sweet enough.

The only different thing I do is instead of knocking it, I put it up to my ear and bongo? It should sound “like a drum”. That’s how my produce guy taught me, and it works every time.😂

@paulojose7060

3 жыл бұрын

Simply "pat". 🥱🥱🥱🥱

@ArcadiaP

3 жыл бұрын

This is really the only way to really tell, slapping it and trying to hear for a reverb or that 'hollow' sound without actually putting your ear to it isn't going to make much of an impact.

@mangot589

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArcadiaP works for me lol

I don't even remember when last time I saw a yellow-brown stem on watermelons. All of the stems are green nowadays.

@vashstampede8523

3 жыл бұрын

Cause they pick it early and they "mature" in transport. They do it with every fruit that's imported.

@yelena3044

3 жыл бұрын

@@vashstampede8523 Do you REALLY think I didn't know that?.....

@ass2mouthallday

3 жыл бұрын

@@yelena3044 You didn't know that, don't pretend you did.

@blakops000007

3 жыл бұрын

@@ass2mouthallday IDK, they seem like they knew.

@brunovlatkovic

3 жыл бұрын

Im sry but thats wrong green stem means that watermelon is fresh...

My Advice in how to pick certain fruits and veggies: look for the crispy skin ones, but not too thin skin, also not too thick skin, avoid the ones that are limp and 'soggy' like soggy apples. Those are overripe and with water only cuz the old age of the melon forced it to use up all the sugar to stay alive longer from aging. Leaving a very bland taste with very little flavor taste even if the smelled aroma is rich. And yes farmer's market gives a good chance to find more naturally grown foods that tastes better and are of better food quality. When tapping/patting watermelons, never go for the deep/low tone sounding ones, go for a slightly higher pitch/tone or in the middle. If it sounds like the G string of a violin or a bass tone in music, avoid it. Too ripe and watery and no sugar. You'll notice the melons that are literally just dark green all over may be heavier due to having too much water. at some point you will be able to tell apart the young and crispy and the old ones, and will be able to tell freshness of fruits and vegetables if you shop enough and actually pay attention. For corn, look for dull color, solid yellow means its too old, make sure the light gleams off of it so the skin should be shiny in general look for fruit or veggies that have a 'shine' reflected on their skin, showing freshness and good health of skin and no loss of color or skin health. This is applied to eggplants as well. Never buy eggplants that are too soft either, same goes for cucumbers. Always go for firmness of food which indicates their health/freshness For asparagus, dont go for ones with white on the tips. Never go for thick asparagus. Always go for the thinner ones, they are more tender and fresh like young bamboo shoots. For carrots, if you like sweet and slightly juicy and flavorful DELICIOUS carrots, baby carrots are never a good choice, and avoid carrots that are too big, go for medium sized long carrots. For apples, try to go for farm/rough skinned apples, waxed skin apples don't taste as good Cauliflower and Broccoli: avoid both kinds if they have black on them even the slightest if you want most fresh. You can look between/inside the head of the brocolli to see how far the green has developed. Always go for deep grey/blue green top/head area for brocolli, never light green because its closer to yellow and its not ripe enough. A lot of how I pick fresh produce is from the wisdom from mainly the women in my family, my mom and gran, and borrowed 'some' from dad and gramps as cross-reference to find see both left/right extremes on the balance scale or peripheral vision, and narrow it down to the perfect middle. Picking the right eggs that are organic or from pasture raised chickens also makes a big difference. There are eggs that have a slight 'greenish' layer on the outside of its yolk if you boil them. Organic eggs that come from cage free/pasture raised chickens have yolks that have less or lack the green layer, and usually has slightly or much richer yellow yolk you see when you boil it.

@nadogrl

2 жыл бұрын

No time to read it all right now, but the green around the hard boiled egg yoke is from overcooking it.

every asian dude would tell you to slap it and hear if the sound inside reverberates p.s. whether a watermelon is round or elongated sometimes depends on its species. some species are round, some are long

@HelenGreb

3 жыл бұрын

same goes for no stripes, there are some types that are uniform in color and nothing wrong with it.

@aperson0001

3 жыл бұрын

ok

I agree to a point I been using this method for several years,one thing that needs to be corrected is on the yellow spot where it's been on the ground,I've always gone by it needs to be a dark yellow not a creamy lighter yellow,a darker yellow means it's been picked and less time off the vine,a lighter yellow means it's been off the vine longer and can be bat as sweet but everything we owe is spot on and we always pick great watermelon every year.

perfect watermelon 🍉

@vykussy

3 жыл бұрын

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Awesome! Time to brag my mum to go to the store to get some good watermelon and stand there for 30 minutes picking a good one. This helped *a lot* :D ❤️

It seems watermelon with black seeds is a rare thing these days. I much prefer the old school watermelon with seeds because it taste better and better texture and it’s probably not genetically engineered.

@khalilo2570

3 жыл бұрын

Black seeds is a must! If it don’t have then it’s GMO!😐

@AskMiko

3 жыл бұрын

Same! Seedless is GMO eating sterile fruit isn’t good…

@nohandleforme....

3 жыл бұрын

@@khalilo2570 That's not true. There are many varieties, with different type seeds. I've grown a number of them myself.

@nohandleforme....

3 жыл бұрын

@@AskMiko That's not true.

@noreeneff357

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, I have usually find the seeded ones lot more sweeter than the seedless

The old school thumbing hollow sound never fails..🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉

This is 10 mins standing at the watermelon box banging on all of them.

Perfect video. I could get what you try to say even without listening to audio. Your textural descriptions were on point. Great job!

Mom: arrives home with perfect watermelon, but with green stem Me: tosses it off

@dncviorel

3 жыл бұрын

@My Channel no wonder EU kicked you out

I’m in produce at a grocery store. Slapping the water melon is the best way. The higher the pitch the more firm the water melon is, and the less ripe it is. As watermelons ripen they become less firm inside which produces a lower thump sound. It needs to sound almost like your belly when you thump it or like a drum. When the thump sound is flat and lifeless it means the water content is low and its mushy/grainy inside. Also check firmness. You can still get great water melons that are firm. I actually tell people not to get the ones you can push the rind in. The more you can push the rind in the more chances it can be mushy inside. Yes they can still be sweet and taste fine, but you are risking getting one that has a bad aftertaste.

It becomes a refreshing blended smoothie if we pick one that is not too sweet.

Great watermelon picking directions. Much needed and appreciated. Thank you.♥️♥️♥️♥️

Seedless watermelon does not have the sweetness that watermelon with seeds has!

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

3 жыл бұрын

Grammar police are going to Rodney King you

@Gww-1

3 жыл бұрын

@@TruckTaxiMoveItyou're correct! Seedless watermelon do not have...ect.

@glorialesane3849

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, and that's because the seedless watermelon doesn't know it's a watermelon.

@chaikagaz

3 жыл бұрын

But the one with the seeds you gotta spit out the seeds so it's annoying, unless you spit em at the neighbors as they pass by

@plsdont7515

3 жыл бұрын

Seedless watermelon also don't have seeds

I always have trouble picking out the sweetest and ripest watermelon. These tips are great and I cannot wait to pick out my next watermelon. Thank you for sharing your ideas. 🍉🍉🍉

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't really your fault all of them we're bad

Steps to pick the best watermelon: 1 - make sure there is a strong and consistent stripe pattern with dark green and pale creamy yellow. 2 - look for the pale creamy yellow spot on the watermelon, this should be large and the bigger the better. Make sure it’s a creamy pale yellow. 3 - look for a yellow brown stem, if the stem is green, it was not ripened on the vine and will not be as sweet. 4 - knock on the watermelon, you want a deep hollow sound. Emphasis on HOLLOW! 5 - look for “dry weathering spots” on the melon, this means it will be extra sweet 6 - when you lift the melon, it should feel much heavier than it looks. 7 - the outside should have a little bit of give to the melon, if it is too tough, it won’t taste as good. 8 - rounder melons taste sweeter.

i’m taiwanese, my parents just slap the watermelon and the ones that sound hollow tend to be sweet lmao

@sepantajan3865

3 жыл бұрын

Yea thats the secret and it has to sound the same from each direction you hit

@safiyesoylu3760

2 жыл бұрын

my turkish parents do that too... i feel bad for every watermelon that they slapped-

Back in the day in Korea, they would cut out a wedge for you to confirm the ripeness before buying.

@lordrockable

3 жыл бұрын

they still do that in some stores worldwide.

@nickchemist3722

3 жыл бұрын

They don’t do that worldwide still. Ever since Covid hit vendors don’t do this

Just had some, now I want more!

6/22/21: aaahhh....my favorite summer food!

Some I already knew but some I didn't. Thanks for the tip 👍

Thanks I really needed this🙏

As someone who lives in Turkey im suprised that a seedless watermelon is considered perfect, like literally all melons here have seeds are fresh from farmers market-

There hasn't been but a few good water melons in any grocery store in a long time. They must all be GMO, because they hold up well, but have no flavor.

@AskMiko

3 жыл бұрын

If seedless… it’s definitely GMO. I only buy seeded melons even if that means I enjoy one watermelon a season. Refuse to buy GMO melons.

@NaturalMonty

3 жыл бұрын

You are right....and I don't want a seedless watermelon. Give me one w/seeds!!!

@MC-gt6yp

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree with you

@kelvinpyaeko

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t eat bananas and corns since you aren’t a fan of GMO lmaoo

@MC-gt6yp

3 жыл бұрын

@@kelvinpyaeko Bananas are cloned so much that the Cavendish bananas are getting sick, damaged and may soon be wiped off the planet.

In good ol' Alabam (that's Southern for Alabama), we learned that a watermelon can have one of three distinct sounds when tapped: stomach, chest, and head. A stomach sound means overripe or thickened rind; head means under-ripe; chest means just right!

@adelaideleung6261

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting analogy! I like that better than when people say a "hollow" sound, cause to me, when I hear the word "hollow", I think "empty." But I think the sound of a good watermelon should be crisp and resonant, like the "chest" you were referring to. Also, I pat the watermelon with a full hand, not just fingers or knuckles.

@julyetdegirmenci4065

3 жыл бұрын

I like that.thank you.

@sharita7270

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for that tip!

They perfect watermelon is the one I pick from my garden all summer long. Beats store bought every time.

@theactualtruth4951

3 жыл бұрын

store bought are gmo & nasty

Awesome video, going to share it with all my friends in Hawaii. Mahalo!

About 30 years ago I was watching channel 11 the victory garden The Host was talking about watermelon and I never forgot this he said the bigger the patch the longer it's sat I have used this to pick out watermelons and it's never fail me

@TV-ob1if

3 жыл бұрын

Huh

@davidrand5093

Ай бұрын

talk english not bs

I have literally follow all these tips and still gotten a nasty unsweet watermelon

@rachelr3230

3 жыл бұрын

Lol! Me 2 !

@1obedience

3 жыл бұрын

Yep

@claude878878

3 жыл бұрын

i buy about 100 watermelons each summer and i have watched every video on YT about the perfect melon and followed every rule they said.. and STILL.. 90% of them i threw out, or were tasteless. I waste 500$ every summer. It's IMPOSSIBLE to tell.. It's all LUCK. if u get a good batch, u are lucky.

@goosenuggets9693

3 жыл бұрын

@@claude878878 It's not luck. There is one hundred percent a way to tell whether or not a watermelon is good or not just as there is with any other fruit or produce. These videos are just clickbait nonsense

@claude878878

3 жыл бұрын

@@goosenuggets9693 well then what is the 100% way to tell? can u pls share it with me? thx

Great info....to the point and very specific....thank you!!!

Great timing, my friend just asked me today how to pick a good watermelon 🍉

I gotta slap the melons and feel the vibration. I can tell how it's gonna taste like and texture, if one's sandy, dense, more juice, less juice, or unripe soggy. I have never been wrong. But I do pick up the dark green with lighter strips first. Hardest part is when the whole batch is mediocre, and I'm just trying to find the least bad one.

What fantastic advice! My hubby and I were almost over it! After this vid today, we got a delicious and sweet watermelon! Thank you so much!

Thank you . Grateful for your expertise

Your right about the round ones being sweeter. I love watermelon ice cold from the fridge, my dog likes it too!! One of the best things about summer fruits!

@tedmaloof234

3 жыл бұрын

I was told the round ones are female and the elongated ones are male.

Ever since they modified watermelons to be seedless, it changed the watermelon world forever.

All my life I thought knocking on it was just a way for the greengrocer to show me that he's an expert.

Thanks! We were looking for this information!!

Thanks for your tips good to know.

My father taught me to check the circle at the bottom of the watermelon. the smaller it is, the sweeter the watermelon is. It has always worked. Try it! ☺

@WonderVlogsWme

Жыл бұрын

Im going to try that out!!

I like the inside to be darker and seeded.

@theactualtruth4951

3 жыл бұрын

Yes me too, and when it's seeded they don't have to be oval shaped to be sweet.

back to the days when i was a kid,we usually asked the seller cut a little triangle out of one melon to see it it's good.

As someone that has worked in produce all my life in cali this guy is on point with the details

The perfect watermelon to pick has seeds

The watermelons with seeds are the best!

Some supermarkets have them already cut in halves or quarters and wrapped well, I find that perfect for me (one person) and it's easier to carry and find space in the fridge.

Thank you so much for your advice. I’ll try all those tips next time I get a watermelon 🍉

Thank I haven’t had sweet watermelon in years

It was cool that you did the thumping but I was really hoping you were going to do a compare and contrast of the thumping so that we can hear a watermelon that is ripe, and compare that to a watermelon that is not ripe and perhaps to a watermelon that is overripe by sound.

@mizlindsayk

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that part was totally unhelpful

@frankthetank1369

3 жыл бұрын

He was just guessing that's why he didn't cut it open. He had no clue.

@Beregorn88

3 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what he did: he started from the less ripe and ended with the most ripe...

I miss those old watermelon popsicles with the candy chocolate seeds in them.

@rachelr3230

3 жыл бұрын

Check brookshires/super 1 in your area they still have them!

@grantpatillo

3 жыл бұрын

@@rachelr3230 Thanks! I'll check it out.

Good stuff man, thanks for the tips!!

I tried all of these tips. Still got a crappy one. I haven’t found a good watermelon in a couple of years. No flavor.

@drakke125Channel

3 жыл бұрын

never go for round, go for long melons or use my tips which I'll copy/paste below, these are my tips look for the crispy skin ones, but not too thin skin, also not too thick skin, avoid the ones that are limp and 'soggy' like soggy apples. Those are overripe and with water only cuz the old age of the melon forced it to use up all the sugar to stay alive longer from aging. Leaving a very bland taste with very little flavor taste even if the smelled aroma is rich. And yes farmer's market gives a good chance to find more naturally grown foods that tastes better and are of better food quality. When tapping/patting watermelons, never go for the deep/low tone sounding ones, go for a slightly higher pitch/tone or in the middle. If it sounds like the G string of a violin or a bass tone in music, avoid it. Too ripe and watery and no sugar. You'll notice the melons that are literally just dark green all over may be heavier due to having too much water. at some point you will be able to tell apart the young and crispy and the old ones, and will be able to tell freshness of fruits and vegetables if you shop enough and actually pay attention. For corn, look for dull color, solid yellow means its too old, make sure the light gleams off of it so the skin should be shiny in general look for fruit or veggies that have a 'shine' reflected on their skin, showing freshness and good health of skin and no loss of color or skin health. This is applied to eggplants as well. Never buy eggplants that are too soft either, same goes for cucumbers. Always go for firmness of food which indicates their health/freshness For asparagus, dont go for ones with white on the tips. Never go for thick asparagus. Always go for the thinner ones, they are more tender and fresh like young bamboo shoots. For carrots, if you like sweet and slightly juicy and flavorful DELICIOUS carrots, baby carrots are never a good choice, and avoid carrots that are too big, go for medium sized long carrots. For apples, try to go for farm/rough skinned apples, waxed skin apples don't taste as good Cauliflower and Broccoli: avoid both kinds if they have black on them even the slightest if you want most fresh. You can look between/inside the head of the brocolli to see how far the green has developed. Always go for deep grey/blue green top/head area for brocolli, never light green because its closer to yellow and its not ripe enough. A lot of how I pick fresh produce is from the wisdom from mainly the women in my family, my mom and gran, and borrowed 'some' from dad and gramps as cross-reference to find see both left/right extremes on the balance scale or peripheral vision, and narrow it down to the perfect middle. Picking the right eggs that are organic or from pasture raised chickens also makes a big difference. There are eggs that have a slight 'greenish' layer on the outside of its yolk if you boil them. Organic eggs that come from cage free/pasture raised chickens have yolks that have less or lack the green layer, and usually has slightly or much richer yellow yolk you see when you boil it.

@malcolmbenjamin28

3 жыл бұрын

Theyre all Seedless GMO watermelons🤷🏾‍♂️

@kstrejc99

3 жыл бұрын

@@malcolmbenjamin28 GMO watermelons do not exist, spread your lies elsewhere

I haven't been able to find a good watermelon this year...i used to pick a good one every time but this year the grocery store melons just suck...

@drakke125Channel

3 жыл бұрын

copy pasting what i wrote on another comment look for the crispy skin ones, but not too thin skin, also not too thick skin, avoid the ones that are limp and 'soggy' like soggy apples. Those are overripe and with water only cuz the old age of the melon forced it to use up all the sugar to stay alive longer from aging. Leaving a very bland taste with very little flavor taste even if the smelled aroma is rich. And yes farmer's market gives a good chance to find more naturally grown foods that tastes better and are of better food quality. When tapping/patting watermelons, never go for the deep/low tone sounding ones, go for a slightly higher pitch/tone or in the middle. If it sounds like the G string of a violin or a bass tone in music, avoid it. Too ripe and watery and no sugar. You'll notice the melons that are literally just dark green all over may be heavier due to having too much water. at some point you will be able to tell apart the young and crispy and the old ones, and will be able to tell freshness of fruits and vegetables if you shop enough and actually pay attention. For corn, look for dull color, solid yellow means its too old, make sure the light gleams off of it so the skin should be shiny in general look for fruit or veggies that have a 'shine' reflected on their skin, showing freshness and good health of skin and no loss of color or skin health. This is applied to eggplants as well. Never buy eggplants that are too soft either, same goes for cucumbers. Always go for firmness of food which indicates their health/freshness For asparagus, dont go for ones with white on the tips. Never go for thick asparagus. Always go for the thinner ones, they are more tender and fresh like young bamboo shoots. For carrots, if you like sweet and slightly juicy and flavorful DELICIOUS carrots, baby carrots are never a good choice, and avoid carrots that are too big, go for medium sized long carrots. For apples, try to go for farm/rough skinned apples, waxed skin apples don't taste as good Cauliflower and Broccoli: avoid both kinds if they have black on them even the slightest if you want most fresh. You can look between/inside the head of the brocolli to see how far the green has developed. Always go for deep grey/blue green top/head area for brocolli, never light green because its closer to yellow and its not ripe enough. A lot of how I pick fresh produce is from the wisdom from mainly the women in my family, my mom and gran, and borrowed 'some' from dad and gramps as cross-reference to find see both left/right extremes on the balance scale or peripheral vision, and narrow it down to the perfect middle. Picking the right eggs that are organic or from pasture raised chickens also makes a big difference. There are eggs that have a slight 'greenish' layer on the outside of its yolk if you boil them. Organic eggs that come from cage free/pasture raised chickens have yolks that have less or lack the green layer, and usually has slightly or much richer yellow yolk you see when you boil it.

@drakke125Channel

3 жыл бұрын

in general go for the long ones, never round if you can help it. otherwise use my tips

Thankyou! Well done my friend! 🥳♥️🦀🦁🎶😇

Thanks buddy for the tips

This is a life saver but... The awkward moment when you spend 4 minutes choosing a watermelon in the store

@TV-ob1if

3 жыл бұрын

I imagine your eyes could canvass the watermelon faster than homeboy can talk. Lol

who"s eating Watermelon mean while watching this lol

@kyoa

4 жыл бұрын

Baby Pyscho me

@robertmckee752

3 жыл бұрын

😄 I am!!! It's a damn good one too!

@ojslayz4346

3 жыл бұрын

Me, but it’s not too sweet. I picked a baldish one

@PinkManGuy

3 жыл бұрын

I picked a nasty bright pink watermelon and I'm eating it thinking it tastes like celery.

@yz2374

3 жыл бұрын

@@PinkManGuy lmao

Thanks. Do you have any hints for the other summer melons?

Wow, thankful to hear my test affirmed. I've always felt a deep hollow thud is ripe and high click is not.

I love how big of a commitment chosing a watermelon is because if you make a bad decision, you have to suffer for the next several days as it is consumed slowly and painfully rather than a small fruit, closer to a serving. Also, I have chosen watermelons for several strangers and can pick a decent one with about 75% accuracy. I'm definitely not an expert but I can say that sound is key when choosing. Upon slapping the melon rather than knocking on it, a more harmonic/ ringing sound is preffered over a flat/ damp sound.

@nickchemist3722

3 жыл бұрын

How do you know you have a 75 percent success rate picking for strangers ? Do you exchange numbers for them to call you and tell you if it was good or not ? You big bullshitter you 🤣😂

@6root91

3 жыл бұрын

@@nickchemist3722 lol, dude. Success rate is representative of my experience with picking the fruit for myself. It's fairly true but not that serious of a comment tbh.

"How to pick the perfect watermelon" It's simple, import Iraqi watermelon. Tastes like honey.

@user-gz8om5gz8e

2 жыл бұрын

true ❤️😋

This guy is nuts! Shape is indicative of variety as is color and pattern! The 3 points he makes that are correct: large yellow spot, stem that is brown & brown track-like lines( you won’t always find the track lines). Not all watermelons have lines(the stripe pattern), are round or are seedless. The best watermelons have seeds which are labeled SEEDED. If you visit farmers markets you may find some great varieties which have rinds which are solid green, very dark green-nearly black, dark green lines with a pale background, green netted with light green background, etc. You might also find flesh which is yellow, orange or pink. There are watermelons which can weigh upwards of 60 lbs so size is not an indication of sweetness either. These less usual varieties are some of my favorites. Road side stands may also have the less usual varieties also!

Bout to get my grandma one. She's the master at eating then. 😅😅😅

@sharita7270

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂…. Way to go grandma!!!

@dncviorel

3 жыл бұрын

Very healthy, so good for your grandma!

Going to Walmart in the middle of the night to pick out the perfect watermelon 🍉😁 thank you!!

@roseinwinter1

3 жыл бұрын

Good luck with that. Grocery stores have no such thing!

Thank you very much for the info.

Thx so much. Usually just a hit or miss with me. Thx for sharing 💥

The pale patch, the brown stem & the thump are correct indicators of ripeness. But the shape and rind colour/pattern are dependent on what variety it is.

@garyco766

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed, I've had solid dark green ones before that were amazing. The weight is very important also though. Should be heavier than normal for it's size.

@munirahbakar4123

3 жыл бұрын

@@garyco766 Oh yes! A hollow thump must be on a heavy melon! If it's hollow sounding but a lightweight, you've got yourself that nasty empty-in-the-middle grainy melon.

Watermelon lovers one other important thing is, when y’all pick a watermelon, make sure no parts of it is SOFT, I’ve just bought two 🍉 watermelons and both of them had couple soft spots, since both were the last ones, I bought them both, when I opened them, both were bad. Once a watermelon is damaged, all the damaged areas become bad and caused the rest of the watermelon to go bad very soon Threw both of them away and look at me came back here right away to share it with y’all lol.

I knew how to choose a watermelon by the color, I learned that by the way a fruit ripens with the sunlight. My grandfather used to knock on the watermelon and he always picked up a very sweet, perfect watermelon.

Hey nice work!! Love from New Delhi

Am I the only one that had and still does have watermelons with seeds the seeds help the watermelon taste a lot better aswell as it’s not artificial meaning seedless

I also look for the bee "kisses" or bee sting markings. They know what's sweet.

@TruckTaxiMoveIt

3 жыл бұрын

Huh? Please elaborate

@rachelr3230

3 жыл бұрын

How do u find that...do tell?

@cndns2

3 жыл бұрын

Just look for the small brown spots on the watermelon. Sometimes they're in a straight line. Other times the spots are random. They're created by the bees searching for the sweet nectar and usually indicate this melon is sweet.

@tracybrown512

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. Make sure it isn’t ‘skid’ marks. Bee kisses looks like little holes in lines or in splotches. Find one with a lot? Buy it. Will be ripe and sweet every time. I never could tell by knocking.

@JonasRosenven

3 жыл бұрын

You can be 100% sure that the marks are not made by bees gnawing at or stinging the melon. Bees die after they use their stinger. They don't eat watermelons either. They eat pollen and nectar from flowers.

Thanks for sharing this. ❤️

Nice channel, I hope you get a lot of subscribers because you really deserve them :)

@USATODAYLife

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

If its not seeded it not perfect

You didn’t mention the white webbing or large scarring that indicates the sweetest. Also I’ve never had a round seedless watermelon that even comes close to an elongated seeded watermelon. I’ve had lots of watermelon in my day and I only love it sweet as can be.

@SuperSaltydog77

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree. The seedless varieties are getting better but they still do not have the flavor of the older varieties of seeded fruits. I'll take an heirloom variety any day

I LOVVVVE WATERMELON. One of my favorite fruits along with apples, strawberries and nectarines and plums🍉🍎🍏🍑🍓

@theactualtruth4951

3 жыл бұрын

YES! I hate these gmo apples now though, they're so fake. They look like those decoration apples & I feel nasty after eating them. Fresh strawberries are yum.

thank you! Im about to go grocery shopping alone lol

I want him to pick my watermelon cuz I suck at picking the right one.

@amaliamendez4971

3 жыл бұрын

I want the same... But maybe now I learned something

this video forgot to mention one of the most important things to look for, the bee pollination marks, often called "webbing" which make the melon super sweet.

@sisterwoman9274

3 жыл бұрын

What does bee pollination marks look like on a watermelon?

@zhouse2472

3 жыл бұрын

@@sisterwoman9274 I think it's those teeny tiny holes around the stem--that's what people told me when I was trying to pick watermelons out.

@nanman7546

3 жыл бұрын

But it did mention it...see 1:35. They just didn't call it bee pollination marks

@JonasRosenven

3 жыл бұрын

Pollination doesn't leave a mark and bees don't pollinate watermelons. They pollinate the plant that grows the melons.

never knew picking a watermelon could be this hard

you have to get the pickers to pick them when they are ripe

The yellow patch outside should be a deep yellow not pale and the shape he explained is inaccurate because it depends on what type of watermelon.

@mollydickens1280

3 жыл бұрын

Yea there different varieties of watermelon?