Picking a Watermelon When Produce Shopping

Video Transcript

"Hi everybody, my name is J and I'm talking to you on behalf of Expert Village. I'm going to show you how to pick a watermelon now. As you can see first of all watermelon when you pick it up is very heavy. Why is it very heavy? Because they're 92% water, so they should be very heavy for their size. If you pick it up and it's not very heavy for its size, don't buy it. Another thing you can do is hit with your hand. There needs to be a nice deep thick sound, called thumping. Another thing you want to look for is this creamy yellow spot, this means that the watermelon has been sitting for a while and its been ripening. If you see no yellow creamy spots like this one has, don't buy it trust me. You can store your watermelon outside of your refrigerator and it will be good. Once you cut it I recommend storing it inside your refrigerator. You don't want to see any type of bruising also, if you see any type of bruising or scars or really, really soft spots cause it should be firmed all the way around, don't by it. So you want to look for the yellow spot, it needs to be heavy, it needs to have a good thump, nice and deep and you'll have yourself a good watermelon. Thank you."