How to Pick a Sweet Watermelon Every Single Time - Top 8 Tips okraw okraw

https://youtu.be/WB8cDiqU9tQ Start at: 4:50 Published on Sep 10, 2016 John from http://www.okraw.com/ shares with you his top 8 advanced tips for picking a sweet and juicy watermelon every single time. In this episode, he will share the 8 common traits that a ripe watermelon may have, so you can pick the best one every time you buy or harvest watermelons. John attends the 2016 National Heirloom Expo and shares with you the heirloom watermelons and shows you his 8 special techniques that he uses in synergy to choose the sweetest and most nutritious watermelon every single time he buys them. In this episode you will learn about heirloom watermelons, how to select the best watermelon and may different indicators of ripeness in a watermelon to let you know if it is ripe or not. After watching this episode, you will have the 8 tips you need to choose the perfectly ripe, sweet and delicious watermelon every single time. Subscribe to OKRAW for more videos like this: https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Follow John on Instagram at: https://www.instagram.com/growingyour... Watch all OKRAW videos free at https://www.youtube.com/user/okraw/vi... Category Education License Standard YouTube License SHOW LESS COMMENTS • 267 Oscar del Rosario Add a public comment... Top comments Maggic Maggic9 months ago I let my boyfriend check my mellons for me. Reply 38 View all 10 replies Wippe Ⓥ Wippe Ⓥ10 months ago Thanks for the tips John! I have found it extremely difficult to predict if the watermelon will be good while buying it and gotten disappointed many times. I hope these tips will help me pick the sweet ones when the watermelon season starts again here in Finland! =) Reply 20 View all 9 replies Sugar.Starch Sugar.Starch10 months ago There's a few tips you missed I think, as someone who ate over 100 watermelons this year by myself, and more shared. You should, when you tap, feel for a vibration. The stronger the vibration is and the quickness in which you feel it on the other hand (if you place one anywhere on the melon), or even the vibration back to your hand, will give you another indicator of water content in the melon. Higher/quicker/stronger vibration = more water. Other than that, try to avoid melons with big spots that are not deep in color. If a melon has a spot, who cares, but if it had a spot AND it isn't a dark color, it's most likely unripe. Also, if the melon has a very large spot (covers an entire side of the melon) I've found it to also generally be of worse quality, although this isn't as strongly correlated in my findings quite yet, as I've have a couple exceptions. Some obvious tips: If you accidentally poke a melon and the knife just slides in, it's probably old and potentially spoiled a little, the initial cut should require intent. Then also make sure to look if there's other cut open melons to see color. Lastly, do not believe red = sweet. This is sadly not the case usually, although it's a signal, the melon could be virtually tasteless, red, and watery/hydrating, but none the less not sweet. Unripe melons taste cucumbery and are not really terrible tasting always, especially with some lime, but not ideal digestion wise or nutrient wise. If a melon isn't sweet, but isn't horrible, a little lime or literally a gram or two of sugar really goes a long way. Also, if you buy a melon from the supermarket, if you want you can return it in many western countries, especially the USA without any issue at all, they're either used to returns of them or they understand because they've had a bad melon recently, so if it's REALLY bad, mushy, downright sour, then don't be afraid to return it. Even at the end of the season, it's their choice to be selling it, if it's horrible, that's not your fault, especially if you actually tried to pick a good one. Don't eat the melon though, obviously, or at least more than half, as they'll usually take half a melon it's self without an issue as who wants to haul in 20lbs of melon to the store. If you're eating it though you really probably shouldn't if it's bad enough to return. t. Melon Expert Read more Reply 17 View all 2 replies Planett Nicci Planett Nicci10 months ago (edited) SERIOUSLY?? 20min on how to pick a watermelon? Ain't no body got time for that!!!! At least he didn't pull out the Brix lmao. Reply 14 View all 7 replies marvin123o marvin123o10 months ago I always look like an idiot at the store trying to pick the right watermelon Reply 8 Ronnie & Minh Ronnie & Minh10 months ago Nonsense, total nonsense. There is only one way to pick a ripe and tasty melon and that is to ask an Asian lady to pick it out for you. Tell the truth John. Reply 8 View all 8 replies Mike John Mike John8 months ago Man forget that How do I find a SEEDED watermelon. Reply 6 View all 5 replies james smith james smith2 months ago 20 minutes on how to pick a sweet 🍉!!! Are you kidding me Reply 4 Myal Myal5 months ago (edited) I have not had a great watermelon in years. They are either unripe or they are spongy inside. Not good. Watermelons do not seem as sweet as they used to. Reply 4 View reply luceymajor luceymajor10 months ago This video is sweet and very helpful! Reply 4 jbeargrr jbeargrr9 months ago Good video, John, want to add just a bit. The yellow belly spot on melons: it's not the size of the spot, it's the color. If it's white, it's not ripe yet. It needs to be yellow. The deeper the yellow, the riper the melon. If it's dark yellow, like school bus yellow, it's over ripe. Also, if the surface is glossy, it's not ripe. You want that dull bloom all over the rind. However, if you rub the rind with a cloth, you can wipe off the bloom and have a glossy surface. Not likely to find polished melons, though, so usually, you can rely on having the dull surface to help identify a ripe melon. It never occurred to me to smell them, great tip! So's and your other tip about pressing on the rind. If the rind is dull, the belly is yellow, and the rind is still hard with no give, I bet you'll have a perfect melon. Read more Reply 4 View all 2 replies GOD is Love 1 John 4:16 GOD is Love 1 John 4:163 months ago I TELL YA JOHN, IT'S FRUSTRATING TO GO TO MY LOCAL STORES AND EITHER FIND GRAPES AND WATERMELONS WITH NO SEEDS OR PAY $7 A POUND FOR NON ORGANIC SEEDED GRAPES. WHY ARE THEY TAKING ALL THE SEEDS OUT??! AND RECENTLY, I FOUND "GRAPE JUICE INFUSED" APPLES. WHHAATT??!! HELP US GOD!!!! 🍇🍉 Reply 3 View reply L F L F3 months ago bla bla bla Reply 3 View reply rebeccabeebe1 rebeccabeebe110 months ago we have a sorbet swirl watermelon it's yellow with lines of white it's the best watermelon I've ever had! Reply 3 poolahpot poolahpot10 months ago As always, you are so incredibly helpful and knowledgeable! Thanks so much! 😊Mrs. B Reply 3 View reply Tomasina Covell Tomasina Covell1 week ago He sounds a little like Sterling Archer! Reply 1 Leona Roberts Leona Roberts3 weeks ago Dig out the middle and serve the rest to other people! Hahaha! So naughty! Bet you didn't know watermelons contain lycopene and the amino acid L Citrulline, which is proven to increase stamina & recovery, rejuvenate smooth muscle {during aging too!) and boost libido in men and women. It's nature's Viagra except better, it heals ! The rind and surrounding flesh contain more citrulline than the middle. Epic sports drink, juiced with a dash of liquid magnesium and a squeeze o lime...blew out my flip flop...stepped on a pop top.. Read more Reply 1 Rinsuki Rinsuki2 months ago Lol. I pick one and cross my fingers. Usually, I pick the right one. Reply 1 G M G M2 months ago Thanks man! Reply kitbot bot kitbot bot3 months ago hUNNY, I eat the middle and give the rest to my chickens. :) Reply 1