How to pick a sweet and juicy cantaloupe melon | 5 things to look for

How to pick a sweet and juicy cantaloupe melon | 5 things to look for | How to cut cantaloupe

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Күн бұрын

In this video I will show you the five things to look for when choosing a sweet, ripe and juicy Eastern Cantaloupe (muskmelon) at the grocery store. I will also show you how to cut and cube them.
The Eastern Cantaloupe is available early in summer from Florida to Pennsylvania and is slightly different than the more pretty, but less sweet, Western Melon which is available later on in the summer. This video will help you pick an Eastern Cantaloupe.
The five things you have to look for in choosing a cantaloupe are:
1. Color
2. Texture
3. Indentation
4. Weight
5. Smell/Aroma
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0:00 Intro
0:45 #1 - Color
1:04 #2 - Texture
1:28 #3 - Indented Stem
1:46 #4 - Weight
2:03 #5 - Smell / Aroma
2:33 Trying and Cutting Melons
#cantaloupe #melon #muskmelon #fruit #frutarian #frugivore
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@terryallen7356 13 күн бұрын

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.

@mkmason2002 13 күн бұрын

I appreciate that your video was brief and to the point.

@Juju-bm1sh 13 күн бұрын

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.

@sharona013 11 ай бұрын

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’.

@FoodChainTV 11 ай бұрын

Good tip. Thanks!

@homesweethome1494 Жыл бұрын

I could hear the juice as you were crunching on the first one. You made my mouth water 😂

@FoodChainTV Жыл бұрын

Yes, very juicy! lol

@DavidZarger-kv9ih 11 ай бұрын

רוני זארגר

@Gtt985 Жыл бұрын

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

@absurdnerd7624 19 күн бұрын

They make of the video knew what they were doing. 🤣

@Juju-bm1sh 13 күн бұрын

So funny, I was thinking the same thing. Glad I’m not alone in my thoughts. Lol

@lorriew2812 13 күн бұрын

LoL

@mariateran932 Жыл бұрын

I am armed for watermelon and now cantaloupe training. Happy trails.

@MarkSmith-qk2rl 14 күн бұрын

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 !!

@mindyparker9585 11 ай бұрын

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.

@FoodChainTV 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@amyoung101 Жыл бұрын

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 ❤❤❤

@FoodChainTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@beautifulsunset6443 Жыл бұрын

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 .😊 👍

@RH-wj4rz 11 ай бұрын

I just watched the watermelon video too. I am now subscribed and hooked.

@curtishall3223 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the enlightenment.....😇👍

@twee.2807 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your expertise, much appreciated. From Australia

@kathyr2792 11 ай бұрын

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.🍓

@muchi1465 11 ай бұрын

Strawberry = GMO!!

@karengordon6610 14 күн бұрын

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.

@thejenr8tr922 11 күн бұрын

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.

@loishunt2347 11 күн бұрын

Athena Cantaloupe from sourhern Indiana (Vincennes) is by far the best.

@roxiegimenez9298 10 ай бұрын

OMG Thank you for the tips. I knew 2 of them😊

@katherinegniadek2406 Жыл бұрын

Good info for buying the right kind.

@nancyalexander5198 11 күн бұрын

Thank you for advice on picking a good melon

@manxology 11 ай бұрын

Another nice demo!

@almar2957 Жыл бұрын

Love how you sample everything! I'm jealous. 😅

@alicedeffler8112 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information

@MarkSmith-qk2rl 14 күн бұрын

It’s time it’s melon time !!!!,

@user-cs6mh4cq7p 10 ай бұрын

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!

@illuminatiagent7691 Жыл бұрын

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. 🤣

@Gertyutz 11 ай бұрын

You're funny!

@carmenperez9193 Жыл бұрын

I want to run to the store to used this technique!!! Thank youuu

@kimthorne2740 10 ай бұрын

Pecos cantaloupe is by far my favorite.

@oneshotme Жыл бұрын

Birds also love the seeds

@Bek229 Жыл бұрын

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.” :)

@johnbates9467 Жыл бұрын

Honeydew melons should be against the law for tasting so good and sweet!

@oldmomma56 17 күн бұрын

Great job!

@gm7304 11 ай бұрын

You are so awesome Thank You. Now I I'm going to get my feel on 😛

@kensakamoto2348 Ай бұрын

Another video winner! You're making me hungry! Thank you!

@jjnewcomer4745 Ай бұрын

Wow I like to listen to you a lot all good stuff Thank❤❤❤

@jakerazmataz852 Жыл бұрын

I lived on the east coast all of my life until 5 years ago. Now in AZ. I have always had the eastern fruit.

@maggiep4225 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips!

@FoodChainTV 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@veronicabrasko1425 16 күн бұрын

Your making me hungry, salivating 😋

@Ada.Tallie Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip

@FoodChainTV Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@patricia7792 Жыл бұрын

🍈I am learning how to find the perfect melon!🎉

@sleeve8651 15 күн бұрын

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 ! 👍😉

@maryloudelossantos1624 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

@joannlankenau4990 11 ай бұрын

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😢

@aaronwilliams6989 9 ай бұрын

Looks nice and succulent. Mmmmmmm.

@butchbinion1560 11 ай бұрын

Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼

@HustleMastersClub 11 ай бұрын

Great vid! Thank you 🙌!

@FoodChainTV 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@cowboykelly6590 14 күн бұрын

Thank you Sir...Yumm. ❤😊

@WendyHannan-pt7ez 15 күн бұрын

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. 😉

@rugemintwazaumurundi6388 6 ай бұрын

Good 👍

@marthahalsey-on4bn 11 ай бұрын

@judybryant3880 13 күн бұрын

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

@darladowhaniuk1969 16 күн бұрын

❤😋❤ I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS

@debbiekorchan6516 14 күн бұрын

I cut my candeloupe the way you cut the watermelon.

@macycharmin 10 ай бұрын

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

@THEmightyQUINN777 10 ай бұрын

I put the scooped seeds into a strainer and save the juice to put in the cubed fruit or a smoothie

@elliegrossman4793 Жыл бұрын

My store usually has cantaloupes that aren’t ripe. Is it possible to ripen them at home?

@kelleymosqueda9535 Жыл бұрын

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?

@peg9508 11 ай бұрын

U took the words right out of my mouth😅❤tks

@oneshotme Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up I also subscribed to your channel

@FoodChainTV Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@myutube8x Жыл бұрын

A lot of grocery stores these days don't have canteloupes that smell anymore. Sad about how the farmers are forced to ship melons before they'd like to these days.

@amaramar-eb2hi 11 ай бұрын

تغبنؤخج❤لخج

@mindyparker9585 11 ай бұрын

This is definitely the opportunity to put in a plug for your local farmers market. Where I live, most Farmer’s Markets are even able to accept food stamps and WIC. It’s a great way for the state to support local economy. Support local small businesses and get your produce fresh and ripe!

@iNsTaNtpUdDiNhEaD 11 ай бұрын

I shake them, and if you can hear the seeds and juices jostling around it's good.

@loishunt2347 11 күн бұрын

Nope. Not a good sign.

@muchi1465 11 ай бұрын

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 11 ай бұрын

Well you can make booze out of pretty much anything that has sugar and carbs... But it may not taste very good!

@muchi1465 11 ай бұрын

@@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).

@debrapalmer9772 Ай бұрын

Tuscan cantaloupes are good, too.

@yllim8244 10 ай бұрын

Ya U can even use the same method to choose a honey dew 😊😊😊.

@wenshi5912 11 ай бұрын

Can you show us how to choose honey due? It is same as cantloupe, but whit green color.

@BMfixit 3 ай бұрын

Cantaloupe is 92% water. No drink needed. Healthy for dogs as well. Best fruit .

@chrisebbesen5798 11 ай бұрын

I thank God, for your expertice! Bless you, I am so looking forward to my next, artfully chosen mellon.😅😅😅

@joannhale6062 Жыл бұрын

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!

@FoodChainTV Жыл бұрын

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.

@lidip8700 9 күн бұрын

I always allow the melon to sit on my kitchen counter for a day or 2 before cutting it open. Anybody saving seeds, you'll need to wash every bit of the coating off, I mean every bit. Otherwise the seeds won't germinate. Then set the seeds on a paper towel, drying both sides thoroughly for a few days. When you're ready to plant them, place the seeds in a baggie of filtered water (chemical laced city water or bottled water can inhibit germination), for about a day. Then plant in pre-moist peat moss or coco coir. Once seedling appears and is a couple inches tall, transplant into soil.

@robertbrander2074 25 күн бұрын

Put some Salt on your Mush Mellon ! ... It will double the Flavor !! ... Yum :)

@dianawatson4469 11 ай бұрын

I'm from Colorado what should I be looking for

@sniper10666 Ай бұрын

I would assume we follow the same steps here in Australia for the cantaloupe ( we call them rock mellon)

@puritagarcia7326 Жыл бұрын

How do you plant cherry seeds?? Please

@selectiveoutrage6617 11 ай бұрын

I know how to pick a ripe cantaloupe. The problem is finding one in a supermarket since they are usually sold too green.

@cw5721 Жыл бұрын

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.

@kaitnip 11 ай бұрын

Yep, not ripe enough. In France it would be used in a salad, it works really well with a feta type cheese.

@outspoken6626 10 ай бұрын

Thank you much Mr!!!! 😉 👍 👌 👏👏👏👏👏

@selectiveoutrage6617 11 ай бұрын

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.

@rebarnes2215 10 ай бұрын

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.

@grannys-cooking-faith 10 күн бұрын

Where's the pepper? Lol. Yummo

@sheilaingram-schroeder3789 12 күн бұрын

Musk melon is the best!!!

@MarkSmith-qk2rl 14 күн бұрын

SMELL !!!! Mash on the button a little soft but SMELL IS THE NUMBER ONE ☝🏾 CLUE ! P

@letajohnson1337 10 ай бұрын

Do you have to cut it from the stem end to the belly button end.?

@meenam300zx 11 ай бұрын

Too bad there is US sanctions, but Persian melons are the Rolls-Royce of Melons. You haven't had a Mellon until you tried a Persian Mellon (Specifically from the city of Mashad). The aroma, texture and sweetness is in the class by itself.

@blueberry4082 11 ай бұрын

Honestly, 99% of Americans don’t understand the relationship between US sanctions and Persian melons unless they have Iranian friends. Maybe if you say Iranian melons they will understand what you mean.

@M_Ladd Жыл бұрын

Next, show us how to buy a plum?

@azamtebyanian2054 Жыл бұрын

Did you wash these fruits?

@chris-fi6xt Жыл бұрын

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

@janelynn2560 15 күн бұрын

He said it was due to the lighting and the way the camera picked up the color.

@Baxvik 10 ай бұрын

How do you fix the seeds to plant?? I know dry them but thats it? After cleaning.

@FoodChainTV 10 ай бұрын

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.

@terismidt4920 11 күн бұрын

My husband use to smell the plug. If it smelled like dirt he didn't buy it. I like my cantaloupe very soft. Would these 5 things get me a very soft cantaloupe?

@loishunt2347 11 күн бұрын

Please tell me what and where "Eastern " cantaloupe come from.

@nbudhai0698 Жыл бұрын

When is the best time to buy these cantaloupe

@mickeybarton9077 19 күн бұрын

Yeah I get it from your local farmers market

@ulycarrillo2425 11 ай бұрын

Stem? What happened to bellybutton? Lol great vids brother!

@lindleycanonigo200 Ай бұрын

how can u tell if the melon is overripe?

@sail1999 Жыл бұрын

How are cantaloupe pieces stored?

@FoodChainTV Жыл бұрын

In a container with a lid or tight plastic wrap. Or, in a ziploc bag. And then keep in the fridge.

@Lunarshadows-dz4cu 11 ай бұрын

What do you do if your melons don't have the netting?

@FoodChainTV 11 ай бұрын

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.

@fleridalopez4384 Ай бұрын

Sweet smelling … etc. and once opened… the meaty portion of the cantaloipe is golden yellow

@mikesbikes1575 18 күн бұрын

THE IMPORTANT POINT TO PICK A GOOD MELON IS THE TIME OF YEAR.

@blueeyes2058 Жыл бұрын

Be sure to wash your fruit before you cut into it or eat it!

@mdp4440 11 ай бұрын

yes. I always do. You never know what sprays or "fertilizers" the farmer may use. The knife can introduce that stuff into the melon when cutting it open.

@michaelfred8848 9 ай бұрын

I was at aldys and saw some cantaloupes and when I picked up one that looked really good to me I found that it was really cold like it had been shipped frozen. Never mind, not for me 😢

@jeannedarc3638 9 ай бұрын

I know what your talking about same here , I was very disappointed and dissatisfied with the produce at the store , and it's a store you would think the produce wouldn't be of low quality , well some idiot put the produce in the freezer at the store and just ruined the stores entire inventory of fresh melons . I hate having to ask for a refund however I bought six melons and 2 were Honey dew those were fabulous and perfect condition however and the orange dew was equally as wonderful as the honey dew however the two water melon and cantaloupe we're not up to par , it was rotten from the inside. Like I said I hate having to ask for a refund however this produce was not cheap and it's embarrassing to have to go back and ask if it's possible they can refund or replace the product .

@irenefehr9192 Жыл бұрын

One looks very green, surprised

@FoodChainTV Жыл бұрын

That's just the color saturation of my camera. It didn't look green by eye.

@richardricca8012 Жыл бұрын

The second Melon was somewhat green. Step #1 no green?

@FoodChainTV Жыл бұрын

It wasn't green to the eye. I turned up the color saturation in post-production to make the image brighter, and that's why it looks green.

@muchi1465 11 ай бұрын

@@FoodChainTV , it looks perfectly fine, even so.

@marquesawilliams1939 Жыл бұрын

I’m surprised the greener cantaloupe was sweet. The seeds looked drier which to me means not ripe. Thanks for sharing

@FoodChainTV Жыл бұрын

The color on that camera was bumped up.. so to the eye, it didn't look that green.

@bonniecruse338 Жыл бұрын

@@FoodChainTV😢

@christinel5486 9 күн бұрын

Where have you been all my life???

@bradleymasson1777 9 ай бұрын

I had a cat that would climb the walls for cantaloupe. He would treat it like a lollipop. I miss my little buddy.

@mohammaddavoudian7897 Ай бұрын

I've always thought the best way to buy a sweet and juicy melon is to cut a little bit first and eat it. If you like it, buy it, otherwise open another.

@absurdnerd7624 19 күн бұрын

To get the best sweet ripe juicy cantaloupes I usually start with a young woman under the age of 25... 😋

@TimSleppy Жыл бұрын

We call them Athena melons here in Florida. California cantaloupe simply sucks, I avoid it.

@FoodChainTV Жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree that the Western cantaloupes are less flavorful. They have a lower sugar content, which makes them last longer when you cut them up. That's why the grocery stores prefer them for their pre-cut fruit bowls.

@XX-fq8kp 11 ай бұрын

IF NOT RIPE, WILL IT RIPEN AT HOME.. RUFFLY HOW LONG?

@FoodChainTV 11 ай бұрын

Yes, a cantaloupe will ripen after it's picked. Put it in a paper bag to ripen faster. The cantaloupe will release ethylene gas, which is a plant hormone that will make it ripen. Putting it in the bag will trap the ethylene gas, making it ripen faster. Ripen until it meets all the characteristics mentioned in the video. Thanks for watching!

@Renee-rw7un 11 ай бұрын

WHY ARE YOU YELLING?

@XX-fq8kp 11 ай бұрын

@@Renee-rw7unNOT, CAPS 2 C… CANT SEE LOWER CASE…