taking direction from The Food Channel I look for these five things:
1. I look for watermelons that are nicely shaped and ones that feel firm. Make sure that they don’t have any cuts in them either.
2. Pick your watermelon up to see if it feels “heavy”. Watermelons are 90% water, so the riper ones will have more water and weigh more
3. I look for watermelons that have a bright skin and vibrant green color
4. I used to not pick a watermelon that has a yellow side but have since found out that this yellow spot is a good thing and should be creamy looking. This is where it laid on the ground to ripen instead of being picked too early.
5. When “thumping” your watermelon, a solid sound means it’s not ripe enough, if it’s too ripe, it will sound thick but if it sounds hollow, that’s the one you want!
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