1, look at the color and listen. Melons with smooth surface, clear patterns, obvious lines and yellow bottom are ripe melons; The surface is fluffy, dull and mottled, which is an immature melon; Playing a melon with your fingers and hearing the sound of "pengpeng" is a ripe melon; Those who hear the sound of "Dangdang" are not ripe, and those who hear the sound of "poop-poop" are ripe melons.
2, look at the melon handle. Green is ripe melon; Dark brown, fluffy, fragile, curly beard tip turned yellow and withered, which is a melon picked prematurely; The handle of the melon has dried up and it is a "dead vine melon" with poor quality.
3. Look at the head and tail. The two ends are symmetrical, the navel and pedicel are deeply sunken, and the good melon is full around; The quality of melons with big head and small tail or thick pointed tail is poor.
4. Specific elasticity. The skin of melon is thin, and it is fragile when pressed by fingers, which is a cooked melon; It's a cracked nail. The melon is soft and overcooked.
5. Use your hands. Those who feel empty are ripe melons; All that feels heavy are raw melons.
6. Try the specific gravity. It is ripe melon that floats when thrown into the water; It is the raw melon that sinks.
7. Look at the size. The same variety, the big one is better than the small one.
8. Look at the shape. The melon body is neat and symmetrical, grows normally and has good quality; Melons are deformed, grow abnormally and have poor quality.
Of course, these are only theoretical methods. If you want to choose a good watermelon, the most important thing is to practice it yourself and buy it several times, so you can naturally master the skills of choosing a good watermelon.
I wish you a delicious watermelon!
:)