I just discovered your channel and have already watched a number of "how to pick". I'm 70 years old and never knew most of these things. Next time I go to the store I won't be playing a guessing game.
WOW! I think I just saved hundreds of dollars by simply watching your videos on how to pick fruit! I wish someone had taught me these tips sooner. My kids love fruit, but I have a knack for not picking the best. Now we can start eating more fruit than we throw away! Please keep the videos coming.
Great video. I also watched your other videos instructing viewers how to pick a good pineapple and watermelon. I think it's good if you washed your melons at your sink before you cut them. Other people have also touched those melons at the grocery store before you touch it. So now, I wash all of my fruit if a knife will be going through it so the germs on the outside don't get on the flesh of the fruit on the inside. After I finish cutting my food, I wash the knife off again. 😊
Just found your channel from the “picking a watermelon” video. I am an instant sub. Just a simple and happy home cook grateful to learn how to pick the best produce. Whether I’m at a farmer’s market or grocery store. Thank you SO very much for teaching in such an easy way to learn and implement ❤❤❤
Thank you for video on picking perfect fruits. FYI I grew up in southern Indiana and we have many melon farms. We call what you call Eastetn melons, Posey County Cantaloupes. We also say they look like white pumpkins cuz some have ridges like a pumpkin. (Unless these are a different kind) I’ve never been told Eastern but I just wanted you to know that I appreciate the “How to pick” lesson. Excited to pick next Posey County Cantaloupe. You are great, thank you.
My wife in the other room was in middle of some work and listening on and off while Im watching this video - Those words Rubbing, sticking your finger, heavier the better, lift and feel them, little old and dried out - I had to repeat the video and show her what I was actually watching
I always save my seeds. The sweetest melons always get planted next year ! I have cantaloupe, honeydew, you, Sugar babies yellow meated melon, and two large seeded watermelon. I don’t grow seedless because they’re so difficult to germinate. By the looks of it I’m going to have a bumper crop of melons this year all of my vines are loaded I can’t wait !! My small melons will be ready near my d June to early July and the big melons will be ready probably mid July I am so excited I’m feeding them pretty heavy they’re gonna be some really big ones if the weather holds out and we don’t get over saturated with rain I’m gonna have some good Sweet treats !!
Thanks for the great teaching on how to choose the best sweet cantaloupe cantaloupe cantaloupe I was always wondering about this and now I know keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍
I enjoy your videos. They aren't long and drawn out like some. I want to add that 3 of our frisky felines can smell a cantelope the second I cut into it. I called my vet to ensure it was ok to feed them and he said it was fine but just don't give them a lot at once. They are actually good for them and helps supply their water needs
Just bought a cantaloupe this morning from a small farm on the outskirts of town. I also use the smell test. The checking the webbing is a new one for me. Thanks for the info.
I used to live outside Houston, TX. We always couldn’t wait for the second-third week of July for the Pecos cantaloupes. Nothing taste better like the Pecos! They sold the company about 7-8 years ago😢
Watching this was torturous ! Not being able to eat ! Those looked so good ! Might be bad for me now, but we grew up sprinkling Salt on them ! Same with Watermelon ! 👍😉
All great advice here! Exactly how we choose them here in Provence! 👍👏 Weigth and smell are indeed the +++ points in case you are not sure about the other ones: for instance, depending on the lighting in the shop, or if your colour sight is not that good, you may not be sure about the cantaloupes' real colour. Heavy and fragrant ftw! 😋😋😁
Regarding honeydew melons and cantaloupes, I would really recommend trying uzbek honeydew melons and cantaloupes. Their fragrance is smelled from a block away and my favorite is a torpedo honeydew melons which I haven’t seen either in europe or the states. When it comes to its sweetness, there is an uzbek saying to describe the level of its sweetness: “it is so sweet that it cuts your tongue.” :)
U r so helpful…..however, my mother told me to wave my hands close to any fruit ..& if those tiny fruit flies fly off the the fruit, that’s the one to buy….but I now prefer your method. …thank you for the videos. Margy
I'm not sure where you are, but if you ever get the chance to buy a Pecos cantaloupe you'd be doing yourself the biggest favor lol!! They are grown in Pecos, TX
In my local big chain super duper grocery store, I started to use your techniques, touching, rubbing, smelling, feeling the weight, people looked at me strangely and even a lady suggested me to get a room with the damn melon. So I brought her, the melon, home and enjoyed myself. 🤣
Good to know. I knew green wasn't good. The only thing else I knew was if I smelled the stem and couldn't smell it, it wouldn't have a good taste. Knowing the other information will help to assure they taste goid especially the heaviness. Thanks
Thank you great advice, I’ve bought a few lousy cantaloupes I now know what to look for. Fruit and vegetables in Australia have become very expensive, I recently paid $2.30 for one lemon 🍋from the supermarket, I won’t be doing that again, lemons aren’t normally that expensive, stone fruit in season, has been very expensive, as are veggies. The correct way to store veggies and fruit could make an excellent video. 😉
I can go to 5 different markets around me and never find a cantaloupe that have all 5 of the characteristics you describe. Even though California produces 90% of the U.S. cantaloupe, I'm pretty sure we also export every single one of the decent ones. Even worse when it comes to honeydew melon.
Thank you for these because I’m 47 and I never quite knew what the tricks were. I’ve just been lucky all these years to find sweet ones. Can you do a video on honeydew please?
I would not have picked either melon. One was too green, and the other had the brown spots. Obviously, I have never been able to pick a good melon. LOL I had given up trying. Now I know what to do! THANK YOU!
Two things more things... - shake the cantaloupe to hear if the seeds are loose inside, a sign its ripe & ready. The second thing is to wash the melon well before cutting. (If you dont, the knife will drag outside contaminates inside to the edible fruit.) Just sayin’.
The one(s) that you've picked looks delicious and perfect as opposed to the late ones that i've been picking. So, i'll try to be more careful and stop ending up drinking ferment. i actually was looking for fermented melon juice tips, haha!
@@FoodChainTV , indeed, i am tasting SCENTS of cantaloupe 😀 from this "mix" (not a bad "sodapop", but i prefer a top quality fruit over a "soda", any day).
I won't even buy supermarket cantaloupe. They're picked green, shipped across the country at very cold temperatures ( I'm on the East coast) and have absolutely NO smell to them. I'm happy to wait until the local melons come into the area farmers markets. Same goes for strawberry's.🍓
There's nothing wrong with genetically modifying food to withstand drought or insects. All fruits & vegetables have been hybridized from the originally oranges used to be bitter, watermelon originally had a smaller sweet area, thick rinds & both had seeds.
My farmers market near me hasnt had good watermelon or canteloupes lately compared to the ones Ive been buying at Publix. I dont know what it is but Ive had better luck with Publix produce than the Detwilers farm market near me.
@@WalkwithGod4eternity I'm in upstate NY on Lake Erie. We don't have Publix stores here. The two big chains are Tops and Wegmans. Tops has mediocre produce, Wegmans is very good but expensive. But we do have a really nice farmers market. Lots of vendors so the prices stay low due to competition. I haven't had a good piece of watermelon since the last time I was able to find the real deal complete with black seeds and that was years ago!!
Choosing a ripe honeydew is difficult since they are green even when ripe. Considering how expensive melons are, I hesitate to buy any. My supermarket sometimes sells larger melon halves but I don't like the idea of buying something pre cut. No idea about sanitation.
If available, select a honeydew with yellow skin rather than a honeydew with green skin. It will be sweeter. Besides giving it a smell test, I also knock on it, just like selecting a watermelon. It should have a "hollow"sound.
Clean them, and put them on paper towel to dry for like a day. I don't think they have to be all the way dry. Last time I grew melon from seeds, I used the seeds within 24 hours of eating a melon and they sprouted and grew into a plant. Melon seeds are not picky.
I used to enjoy cantaloupe when I was a kid. We had it often. I will certainly use your tips in buying my next melon. I bought one last week and it did not seem soft enough and had a really bad after taste. I wonder if that means it was not ripe enough or something.
I just discovered your channel and have already watched a number of "how to pick". I'm 70 years old and never knew most of these things. Next time I go to the store I won't be playing a guessing game.
I am armed for watermelon and now cantaloupe training. Happy trails.
I could hear the juice as you were crunching on the first one. You made my mouth water 😂
Yes, very juicy! lol
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WOW! I think I just saved hundreds of dollars by simply watching your videos on how to pick fruit! I wish someone had taught me these tips sooner. My kids love fruit, but I have a knack for not picking the best. Now we can start eating more fruit than we throw away! Please keep the videos coming.
Thanks for watching!
I appreciate that your video was brief and to the point.
Brief and to the point!? Seriously?
Great video. I also watched your other videos instructing viewers how to pick a good pineapple and watermelon. I think it's good if you washed your melons at your sink before you cut them. Other people have also touched those melons at the grocery store before you touch it. So now, I wash all of my fruit if a knife will be going through it so the germs on the outside don't get on the flesh of the fruit on the inside. After I finish cutting my food, I wash the knife off again. 😊
Just found your channel from the “picking a watermelon” video. I am an instant sub. Just a simple and happy home cook grateful to learn how to pick the best produce. Whether I’m at a farmer’s market or grocery store. Thank you SO very much for teaching in such an easy way to learn and implement ❤❤❤
Thank you!
Same here I just found his channel , it makes me angry when I can't find the right fruit but now thanks to this channel I can now .😊 👍
I just watched the watermelon video too. I am now subscribed and hooked.
Thanks for the enlightenment.....😇👍
Thank you for video on picking perfect fruits. FYI I grew up in southern Indiana and we have many melon farms. We call what you call Eastetn melons, Posey County Cantaloupes. We also say they look like white pumpkins cuz some have ridges like a pumpkin. (Unless these are a different kind) I’ve never been told Eastern but I just wanted you to know that I appreciate the “How to pick” lesson. Excited to pick next Posey County Cantaloupe. You are great, thank you.
Pecos cantaloupe is by far my favorite.
My wife in the other room was in middle of some work and listening on and off while Im watching this video - Those words Rubbing, sticking your finger, heavier the better, lift and feel them, little old and dried out - I had to repeat the video and show her what I was actually watching
They make of the video knew what they were doing. 🤣
So funny, I was thinking the same thing. Glad I’m not alone in my thoughts. Lol
LoL
😂 lol
My wife is wondering what I’m laughing so hard at.
I always save my seeds. The sweetest melons always get planted next year ! I have cantaloupe, honeydew, you, Sugar babies yellow meated melon, and two large seeded watermelon. I don’t grow seedless because they’re so difficult to germinate. By the looks of it I’m going to have a bumper crop of melons this year all of my vines are loaded I can’t wait !! My small melons will be ready near my d June to early July and the big melons will be ready probably mid July I am so excited I’m feeding them pretty heavy they’re gonna be some really big ones if the weather holds out and we don’t get over saturated with rain I’m gonna have some good Sweet treats !!
Thanks for the great teaching on how to choose the best sweet cantaloupe cantaloupe cantaloupe I was always wondering about this and now I know keep up the good work 👏 🙌 👍
Thanks for sharing your expertise, much appreciated. From Australia
I agree. Western cantaloupe are very pretty. I love squeezing them.
I enjoy your videos. They aren't long and drawn out like some. I want to add that 3 of our frisky felines can smell a cantelope the second I cut into it. I called my vet to ensure it was ok to feed them and he said it was fine but just don't give them a lot at once. They are actually good for them and helps supply their water needs
I knew all five but did not realize I did. Guess I have used the most important to me snell and soft stem area. Thanks!
Just bought a cantaloupe this morning from a small farm on the outskirts of town. I also use the smell test. The checking the webbing is a new one for me. Thanks for the info.
I used to live outside Houston, TX. We always couldn’t wait for the second-third week of July for the Pecos cantaloupes. Nothing taste better like the Pecos! They sold the company about 7-8 years ago😢
Watching this was torturous !
Not being able to eat !
Those looked so good !
Might be bad for me now, but we grew up sprinkling Salt on them !
Same with Watermelon !
👍😉
All great advice here! Exactly how we choose them here in Provence! 👍👏
Weigth and smell are indeed the +++ points in case you are not sure about the other ones: for instance, depending on the lighting in the shop, or if your colour sight is not that good, you may not be sure about the cantaloupes' real colour. Heavy and fragrant ftw! 😋😋😁
I live alone,I cut half/LEAVE SEEDS IN the other half and wrap in clear wrap…that keeps it fresh for a week…I do the same thing with green peppers
OMG Thank you for the tips. I knew 2 of them😊
Thank you for advice on picking a good melon
My great grandma Neusch told my mom to smell it put vanilla ice cream in the middle and that's good too eat too
Regarding honeydew melons and cantaloupes, I would really recommend trying uzbek honeydew melons and cantaloupes. Their fragrance is smelled from a block away and my favorite is a torpedo honeydew melons which I haven’t seen either in europe or the states. When it comes to its sweetness, there is an uzbek saying to describe the level of its sweetness: “it is so sweet that it cuts your tongue.” :)
Honeydew melons should be against the law for tasting so good and sweet!
U r so helpful…..however, my mother told me to wave my hands close to any fruit ..& if those tiny fruit flies fly off the the fruit, that’s the one to buy….but I now prefer your method. …thank you for the videos. Margy
Another nice demo!
I'm not sure where you are, but if you ever get the chance to buy a Pecos cantaloupe you'd be doing yourself the biggest favor lol!! They are grown in Pecos, TX
In my local big chain super duper grocery store, I started to use your techniques, touching, rubbing, smelling, feeling the weight, people looked at me strangely and even a lady suggested me to get a room with the damn
melon. So I brought her, the melon, home and enjoyed myself. 🤣
You're funny!
Love how you sample everything! I'm jealous. 😅
Your channel is fantastic! I have learned so much!😊
Thanl you very much!
Thank you it's very interesting sometimes I put them out on my Lanai because I don't think they're quite ripe enough
It's so easy pick just like a rip avocado so simple!!
Good info for buying the right kind.
Birds also love the seeds
I live in Texas and only purchase Texas cantaloupe. They have a short season but well worth the wait
Thanks for the tips!
Thanks for watching!
Net Texture and Smell most important 👍👍
Thank you. For. Info. Myself. Can't. Choose. Keep up. Great work. Sandunga la tejanita
Good to know. I knew green wasn't good. The only thing else I knew was if I smelled the stem and couldn't smell it, it wouldn't have a good taste. Knowing the other information will help to assure they taste goid especially the heaviness. Thanks
Thank you great advice, I’ve bought a few lousy cantaloupes I now know what to look for. Fruit and vegetables in Australia have become very expensive, I recently paid $2.30 for one lemon 🍋from the supermarket, I won’t be doing that again, lemons aren’t normally that expensive, stone fruit in season, has been very expensive, as are veggies. The correct way to store veggies and fruit could make an excellent video. 😉
🍈I am learning how to find the perfect melon!🎉
good information.. I have not done the 'smell test'. I think I can get better.
I shake them, and if you can hear the seeds and juices jostling around it's good.
Nope. Not a good sign.
I put the scooped seeds into a strainer and save the juice to put in the cubed fruit or a smoothie
Athena Cantaloupe from sourhern Indiana (Vincennes) is by far the best.
I eat cut up cantalope with ranch dressing and cinnamon. It is excellent
I want to run to the store to used this technique!!! Thank youuu
I can go to 5 different markets around me and never find a cantaloupe that have all 5 of the characteristics you describe. Even though California produces 90% of the U.S. cantaloupe, I'm pretty sure we also export every single one of the decent ones. Even worse when it comes to honeydew melon.
Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼
Sugar Queen Cantaloupe's is the best i ever ate. Midkif Texas.👍
Thanks for the tip
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for these because I’m 47 and I never quite knew what the tricks were. I’ve just been lucky all these years to find sweet ones.
Can you do a video on honeydew please?
U took the words right out of my mouth😅❤tks
Another video winner! You're making me hungry! Thank you!
Wow I like to listen to you a lot all good stuff Thank❤❤❤
Can't ever seem to find a ripe one. I'm going hunting. Thanks 😊
Thank you so much😇🙏🏼👍👌💯🌹I love cantaloupe 🍈
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You are so awesome Thank You. Now I I'm going to get my feel on 😛
I would not have picked either melon. One was too green, and the other had the brown spots. Obviously, I have never been able to pick a good melon. LOL I had given up trying. Now I know what to do! THANK YOU!
The one on the left only looks green because the color saturation of the camera I used is high. It didn't look green to the eye FYI.
Great vid! Thank you 🙌!
Thanks for watching!
Two things more things...
- shake the cantaloupe to hear if the seeds are loose inside, a sign its ripe & ready.
The second thing is to wash the melon well before cutting. (If you dont, the knife will drag outside contaminates inside to the edible fruit.) Just sayin’.
Good tip. Thanks!
Put some Salt on your Mush Mellon ! ... It will double the Flavor !! ... Yum :)
Good job
Thanks 😊❤
Your making me hungry, salivating 😋
The one(s) that you've picked looks delicious and perfect as opposed to the late ones that i've been picking. So, i'll try to be more careful and stop ending up drinking ferment. i actually was looking for fermented melon juice tips, haha!
Well you can make booze out of pretty much anything that has sugar and carbs... But it may not taste very good!
@@FoodChainTV , indeed, i am tasting SCENTS of cantaloupe 😀 from this "mix" (not a bad "sodapop", but i prefer a top quality fruit over a "soda", any day).
I won't even buy supermarket cantaloupe. They're picked green, shipped across the country at very cold temperatures ( I'm on the East coast) and have absolutely NO smell to them. I'm happy to wait until the local melons come into the area farmers markets. Same goes for strawberry's.🍓
Strawberry = GMO!!
When they refrigerate fruit, it ruins the taste. If you grow your own tomatoes please, do not put them in the fridge, it will ruin the taste.
There's nothing wrong with genetically modifying food to withstand drought or insects. All fruits & vegetables have been hybridized from the originally oranges used to be bitter, watermelon originally had a smaller sweet area, thick rinds & both had seeds.
My farmers market near me hasnt had good watermelon or canteloupes lately compared to the ones Ive been buying at Publix. I dont know what it is but Ive had better luck with Publix produce than the Detwilers farm market near me.
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I'm in upstate NY on Lake Erie. We don't have Publix stores here. The two big chains are Tops and Wegmans. Tops has mediocre produce, Wegmans is very good but expensive. But we do have a really nice farmers market. Lots of vendors so the prices stay low due to competition.
I haven't had a good piece of watermelon since the last time I was able to find the real deal complete with black seeds and that was years ago!!
How do you plant cherry seeds?? Please
I always go for the softer ones that smells amazing. Is that bad?
My store usually has cantaloupes that aren’t ripe. Is it possible to ripen them at home?
I thank God, for your expertice! Bless you, I am so looking forward to my next, artfully chosen mellon.😅😅😅
It’s time it’s melon time !!!!,
Ya U can even use the same method to choose a honey dew 😊😊😊.
Looks nice and succulent. Mmmmmmm.
Great job!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up I also subscribed to your channel
Thank you!
Choosing a ripe honeydew is difficult since they are green even when ripe. Considering how expensive melons are, I hesitate to buy any. My supermarket sometimes sells larger melon halves but I don't like the idea of buying something pre cut. No idea about sanitation.
If available, select a honeydew with yellow skin rather than a honeydew with green skin. It will be sweeter. Besides giving it a smell test, I also knock on it, just like selecting a watermelon. It should have a "hollow"sound.
I'm from Colorado what should I be looking for
Can you show us how to choose honey due? It is same as cantloupe, but whit green color.
Confused I thought you said no green, the one was green at least it looked like it on the screen, if u could clarify thanks it also had a green stem
He said it was due to the lighting and the way the camera picked up the color.
Thanks a lot!
I would assume we follow the same steps here in Australia for the cantaloupe ( we call them rock mellon)
Please tell me what and where "Eastern " cantaloupe come from.
How do you fix the seeds to plant?? I know dry them but thats it? After cleaning.
Clean them, and put them on paper towel to dry for like a day. I don't think they have to be all the way dry. Last time I grew melon from seeds, I used the seeds within 24 hours of eating a melon and they sprouted and grew into a plant. Melon seeds are not picky.
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just what i wonted to know thank you made me hungery
I lived on the east coast all of my life until 5 years ago. Now in AZ. I have always had the eastern fruit.
Tuscan cantaloupes are good, too.
Do you have to cut it from the stem end to the belly button end.?
I used to enjoy cantaloupe when I was a kid. We had it often. I will certainly use your tips in buying my next melon. I bought one last week and it did not seem soft enough and had a really bad after taste. I wonder if that means it was not ripe enough or something.
Yep, not ripe enough. In France it would be used in a salad, it works really well with a feta type cheese.
SMELL !!!! Mash on the button a little soft but SMELL IS THE NUMBER ONE ☝🏾 CLUE ! P
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When is the best time to buy these cantaloupe
Thank you, but you didn't say which of the two you bought was more delicious? I guess the first.
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how can u tell if the melon is overripe?
Did you wash these fruits?
What do you do if your melons don't have the netting?
It's unlikely that you will find a cantaloupe that doesn't have netting. There are other melons that may look similar, that don't have netting.
How are cantaloupe pieces stored?
In a container with a lid or tight plastic wrap. Or, in a ziploc bag. And then keep in the fridge.