I grew up in Florida and we grew these in our back yard. Dad would never cut one until he could shake it and hear the seeds rattle inside. Then we would eat it the same day we first heard it rattle.
Three easy ways to tell if it is ripe. First: it will have a more yellowish color not green like an unripe one. Second: the end where the stem is broke off from will be yellow around it. Last: the smell at the end of the stem peice or around the melon should smell sweet.
I wanted to thank you for responding to my request. I really love cantaloupe, but have hesitated to buy them because of my last few experiences. I think it's about time for me to go out and buy one now.
Great video on deciding if the cantaloupe is right but you didn't mention you have to wash a cantaloupe fairly before you ever sliced into it you can wash them with warm water and I use just a tiny a bit of antibacterial soap or you can put a cap full of Clorox unscented into a sink full of water make sure that it sinks down and completely covered for 5 minutes you have to disinfect the outside of it somewhat
I know, right? I was left wondering.... “okay, so what does a melon smell like?” I mean is it supposed to smell like the cantaloupe does inside or something else?
@YourProduceGuy That's terrific ! Here in Ontario Canada we have a great recycling program where we have "Blue bins" that we put our cans, bottles, plastic, paper, cardboard etc which is picked up at the curb wkly by the city...also a Green bin to put compost materials plus bones, cooked food wastes that are somehow composted/recycled by the city. Ea. spring the city offers free compost at a designated spot - just bring your own containers & shovels..they also have mountains of mulch for free
I would guess that your hypothesis is correct. A lot of the good old stuff has been bred out of our current fruits and vegetables in favor of longer shelf life qualities. I know that you can find sweet fruit without finding all the signs of ripeness, but that 'smells like a cantaloupe' works every time you find it. Room temp is the key to that. Refrigeration will keep you from smelling that smell every time, and so many stores display most of their product now under refrigeration that it makes it hard to find that smell. Find all the signs of ripeness you can, and then go for it!
Thank you for providing some simple, yet sensible advice! 😊 Glad to know you and your team knows something more than the stereo typing advice for "Thumbing a melon". 🙄☺️
I bought a nice yellow melon here in the UK .Dry firm with no signs of ripening ,but I do not want to leave Until it goes bad. I tried the stalk end and the root Cantaloupe. end and no signs of ripening , How would you know when to eat it . (Is this because they are transported over here when they are under ripe , to last longer in transit .) Had one before ,not nice when hard, unripe, with no flavour .and they take that much longer to ripen ? . Many thanks E M
(found cantaloupes on sale for 1$ so i kinda stocked up !!!! !) if i put them in the fridge will that insure they wont go bad for a while ?? as they're perfectly ripe as they sit now and im not sure how much time i have before over-ripening occurs... theres only two of us here and im the only one that eats cantaloupe..
Yep... that big one sure looks like a musk melon to me. If my dad, grandfather, great grandfather and other relatives from Rocky Ford, Colorado would see this video.... they would be laughing their heads off! One of the pieces of folklore in Am. is to "smell" a cantaloupe for quality.... funny to watch the old ladies in the store do the smell test. Good cantaloupe = one that has a tint of green on the skin and a "clean slip" where attached to the vine. Smelling a cantaloupe .. laugh!
Well I picked these today(my brain going wow, he must have a beautiful garden with all those perfect melons) Then he says, I picked these today at the market.....😆🤦 I hitched up and checked the grease in my wagon wheels before I hooked it to this guys story. Even sewed the canvas......at the market, what was I thinking.....at the market smh 🤷♀️ Kidding, who cares. I heard you pick them when the vine starts to wither...what I herd
I unfortunately cut my cantaloupe in half and it is very firm and not ripe. I cut it up and put it in a bowl in the refrigerator. Is there any way to ripen this now? I hate to throw it away 😳
what if the cantaloupe if already cold from the market...can you and not ripe yet, can you still leave it out at room temperture to get ripe! thank you. :D
I just bought cantaloupemelon and they doesnt look at all like yours, they are much smaller and have green stripes. But why im writing here about them is, they smell and taste like industrial glue, insanely horrible. Whats that all about?
Hopefully you will see this, my cantaloupe from my garden meet all the ripe signs. Cut it open was beautiful color soft smelled great but was not sweet at all?? Do you know why??
fresh is always best ? quite amazing ! Lions (Lioness ) hunt and eat it immediately hardly is left out because hayenas are usually follow but TIGERS (Bengal) has strange hunting habit ! after she kills the prey , she drags it to tall grass or thick bushes where she hides the kill and eats for days even it is rotten.Tigress are usually shy and timid ,not as aggressive as lioness. Neither male lion nor tiger are good hunter. very clumsy and slow.
I wish I could find cantelope with the yellow outer skin. Most in our local grocery stores are still green when they go on sale and even if let mine sit for another 4-7 days .. it's still green. They taste okay though. Nothing spectacular! :(
my cantaloupe has a bunch of indentations all around it cuz i didn't eat it fast enough.. i cut it open and its pale and does not taste sweet. does that mean its rotten or its just over ripe? =(
I do have a question if you be so kind to answer. If you pick a cantaloupe and it is not ripe what can you do with it? Will it ripen on its own? I was thinking maybe taking some of the oversized gourds and using them as bowling pins and using the cantaloupe as a ball. Do you have a better solution?
I have read several times when a cantaloupe is picked it stops ripening. I find this not to be the case. I let it ripen for 3 days at least. When it feels soft I cut it open and it is so sweet and juicy..
Hello sir I bout some cantaloupe today and they have no flavor and have a very light orange color in comparison to some I’ve bought with deep orange color does that mean these weren’t ripe? Or just not good cantaloupe
@YourProduceGuy Recyclables are picked up wkly here & garbage every other wk. We are only allowed 4 bags of trash per pickup...thats 8 bags/mo. Even our street corners have multi-bins for recyclables in addition to trash...sep bin for cans/bottles, paper/carboard. It all helps. Its great to see people today into growing food in their yards rather than grass. Brings us closer to Mother Earth & responsible for our environment...great hobby too. I have 2 composters in my yard plus a worm bin.
Hey cool, I've seen a few of your videos now while just checking how to check for ripeness, and I just heard in this one that you're from Utah. I'm from Utah as well in an adjacent city just south of Ogden. I'm relatively new to a healthy lifestyle and I've been trying to find a nearby outlet that sells bulk produce at a discounted price. Such as boxes of Banana's and such. Do you happen to know of any? Do you have any other recommendations for anything local to Ogden? Or any recommendations for having a more healthy lifestyle? Also, I just subscribed, thanks for all the info!
How many people are you feeding? Boxes of bananas come in 40 lb increments. In any regard, I will tell you where I like to go to find great produce. Harmons has beautiful produce (Ogden, Roy, Farmington Station) but it is on the pricey side, so that's a treat. My go-to place these days is Rancho Market. They don't sell bulk, but they have some great sales on different items most every week. Other than that, you can find organic stuff, if that's what you want at Smith's and Good Earth on Riverdale Rd. Does any of that help? Thanks for watching.
I don't think Aldi exists in your area yet, but we are expanding to be coat-to-coast in the US by 2016 I believe. (I work for Aldi). If you ever get the opportunity to shopthere, you will be amazed at the produce prices. And it's the same stuff the other grocers have. Same farms, same brands. Just ridiculously low prices. Good luck with your healthier lifestyle!
Cool! thanks for the tips!.. Although warning. pleeeeease don't waste the nutritive value of the cantaloupe by adding ice-cream or cottage cheese.. i winced in pain when i heard that, lol lol.
the cantaloupes in the store arent cantaloupes. cantaloupes grow on the coasts of Europe the ones in the stores are rock melons which are why they have those lines the other type are musk melons which are practically the same thing but without lines real cantaloupes are about half to a quarter of the size of that i beleive and that big melon he had is most likely GMOwhich means genetically modified
I cut open a cantaloupe like the largest one on your video, I guess a homegrown local one. It was refrigerated for about a week after buying it from grocery store. I cut it open and there was no juice whatsoever and the rind was quite thick. It was not skinny to the outer shell. Does this mean it was likely under-ripe, not developing juices yet? thanks
Well i accidentlly cut up a cantalope that isn't ripe yet so i took the rind off cut it up and put it in a saver in the refrig, is it going to be any good at some point?
My friend, I've worked in produce departments for 9 years (with a very recognizable, and trend-setting company), and I have to be honest…I have eaten many, many delicious cantaloupes in my time, and I teach customers how to pick ripe cantaloupes frequently, but I have almost NEVER smelled any sweetness coming from a cantaloupe (either conventional or organic, peak-of-season, or out-of-seaon), except for the ones my father used to grow…Again, I've had exceptionally sweet cantaloupes without any noticeable smell. Is this just a symptom of large-scale industrial agriculture (the fact that most melons I handle have been off the vine for quite some time, realistically)?
Hello Austen, When I was working in the stores, we had never heard of the refrigerated table. Our wet rack was the only place we had refrigerated. When we would set out the melons, of course they would come to room temperature. When smelling melons for that 'sweet' smell, they have to be at room temp. Refrigeration kills that smell. So, in the modern department, you likely have your melons displayed on a cold table, thus the smell will not develop until those fruits warm up at home for the customer...assuming they don't pop them into the fridge right away. As for the modernization of the fruits (genetic selection, etc.) that could have an effect as well. The old heirloom varieties produce a wonderful aroma, while the hybrids, while impressive looking do tend to produce less of that sweet smell. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for the reply! Though my company doesn't merchandise them on a refrigerated table, the modernization of the fruit makes a lot of sense to me..I appreciate your insight...
Because if you leave 'em out you can get salmonella or some other bacterial infection and almost die, like I did. Always refrigerate cantaloupe. Also, wash them good before you eat them.
@mukwah1111 Its not necessarily because we are altruistic here - we prod too much garbage in this highly pop corridor that begins in Tor, with 5+mil people followed by a huge string of smaller citys & towns that are all linked We simply have too much gar & something had to be done to elmin as much as possible So its a matter of "need" rather than "want"
I don't think you can. Cut it off the rind and sprinkle sugar on it. Cut in very small pieces, roll in sugar (or not) and put in a salad or on top of ice cream. Put drops of jelly or jam on it. Do the best you can think of. Experiment.
Thank you. I never know which one to select. With golden canary melons, I find the ones that actually display a bit of brown color behind the skin are very good. Technically, they are probably over-ripe, but they are sweet and soft.
I agree with you that fresh produce is always best. As for cantaloupes and other melons,etc what is the best way for a color blind person to select produce?
I enjoy my fruits when they are very ripe. I believe they taste best and I get all the nutrients that way. I like my cantaloupe nice and ripe until they are a little soft. I should not taste any part of it hard as i dont enjoy it that way. I have one now that my husband bought for me and it smells very nice so i believe it should be ok to cut it open tomorrow. I dont eat a lot of processed sugar and that is why i love my fruits when they are very ripe.
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I grew up in Florida and we grew these in our back yard. Dad would never cut one until he could shake it and hear the seeds rattle inside. Then we would eat it the same day we first heard it rattle.
Three easy ways to tell if it is ripe.
First: it will have a more yellowish color not green like an unripe one.
Second: the end where the stem is broke off from will be yellow around it.
Last: the smell at the end of the stem peice or around the melon should smell sweet.
I wanted to thank you for responding to my request. I really love cantaloupe, but have hesitated to buy them because of my last few experiences. I think it's about time for me to go out and buy one now.
Don't forget, the birds enjoy the seeds.
Smart idea.
Great video on deciding if the cantaloupe is right but you didn't mention you have to wash a cantaloupe fairly before you ever sliced into it you can wash them with warm water and I use just a tiny a bit of antibacterial soap or you can put a cap full of Clorox unscented into a sink full of water make sure that it sinks down and completely covered for 5 minutes you have to disinfect the outside of it somewhat
Distilled vinegar and baking soda or apple cider vinegar bakingsoda
for the smooth round cantaloupe i let it start to wrinkle & even turn almost black in a couple of spots---very sweet & not mushy
Haha, that melon will feed a few of us today. I'd eat all three of those in one sitting!
me too
Nice
Nice kitchen and a huge countertop for this huge guy with huge hands.
“You know the Mellon is ripe when it smells like Mellon “. Lol
I know, right? I was left wondering.... “okay, so what does a melon smell like?” I mean is it supposed to smell like the cantaloupe does inside or something else?
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
“Melon”. You need spelling, grammar and punctuation lessons.
@YourProduceGuy That's terrific ! Here in Ontario Canada we have a great recycling program where we have "Blue bins" that we put our cans, bottles, plastic, paper, cardboard etc which is picked up at the curb wkly by the city...also a Green bin to put compost materials plus bones, cooked food wastes that are somehow composted/recycled by the city. Ea. spring the city offers free compost at a designated spot - just bring your own containers & shovels..they also have mountains of mulch for free
Cottage cheese in the centre of a cantelope half would make a great lunch on a hot summer day. Make sure you compost those seeds & rinds.
I would guess that your hypothesis is correct. A lot of the good old stuff has been bred out of our current fruits and vegetables in favor of longer shelf life qualities. I know that you can find sweet fruit without finding all the signs of ripeness, but that 'smells like a cantaloupe' works every time you find it. Room temp is the key to that. Refrigeration will keep you from smelling that smell every time, and so many stores display most of their product now under refrigeration that it makes it hard to find that smell. Find all the signs of ripeness you can, and then go for it!
The "smell test" always works for me.
Good job! I liked this cantaloupe explanation. It was very helpful. Thank you! :)
Thank you for providing some simple, yet sensible advice! 😊
Glad to know you and your team knows something more than the stereo typing advice for "Thumbing a melon". 🙄☺️
What do I do if I cut a cantaloupe and it isnt ripe? Is there a way to ripen it?
Love love love cantaloupe and cottage cheese!
I bought a nice yellow melon here in the UK .Dry firm with no signs of ripening ,but I do not want to leave
Until it goes bad. I tried the stalk end and the root Cantaloupe.
end and no signs of ripening , How would you know when to eat it . (Is this because they are transported over here when they are under ripe , to last longer in transit .)
Had one before ,not nice when hard, unripe, with no flavour .and they
take that much longer to ripen ? . Many thanks E M
Very informative. Thank you.
(found cantaloupes on sale for 1$ so i kinda stocked up !!!! !) if i put them in the fridge will that insure they wont go bad for a while ?? as they're perfectly ripe as they sit now and im not sure how much time i have before over-ripening occurs... theres only two of us here and im the only one that eats cantaloupe..
Thank you! I made the mistake of cutting up a cantaloupe when it wasn't ripe. It was rock hard (lol)!
Very helpful 💪🏾
tremendous video sir. thank you!
Informative video. Need better lighting and closer/clearer shots of coloring.
Shellie Whalen that was 8 years ago dumb ass
Yep... that big one sure looks like a musk melon to me. If my dad, grandfather, great grandfather and other relatives from Rocky Ford, Colorado would see this video.... they would be laughing their heads off! One of the pieces of folklore in Am. is to "smell" a cantaloupe for quality.... funny to watch the old ladies in the store do the smell test. Good cantaloupe = one that has a tint of green on the skin and a "clean slip" where attached to the vine. Smelling a cantaloupe .. laugh!
Thanks.
Well I picked these today(my brain going wow, he must have a beautiful garden with all those perfect melons)
Then he says, I picked these today at the market.....😆🤦
I hitched up and checked the grease in my wagon wheels before I hooked it to this guys story.
Even sewed the canvas......at the market, what was I thinking.....at the market smh 🤷♀️
Kidding, who cares. I heard you pick them when the vine starts to wither...what I herd
When I scrape out the insides, I will put them outside right before dark and the raccoons love it. No more stinky garbage!
I unfortunately cut my cantaloupe in half and it is very firm and not ripe. I cut it up and put it in a bowl in the refrigerator. Is there any way to ripen this now? I hate to throw it away 😳
what if the cantaloupe if already cold from the market...can you and not ripe yet, can you still leave it out at room temperture to get ripe! thank you. :D
This review is extremely helpful, thanks Produce Guy! Highly knowledgeable
That’s called a Boston Cooler when you put vanilla ice cream in it! YUM
I just bought cantaloupemelon and they doesnt look at all like yours, they are much smaller and have green stripes. But why im writing here about them is, they smell and taste like industrial glue, insanely horrible. Whats that all about?
I want to know when they are ripe and ready to pick in the garden, not off the supermarket shelf
not much info on ripness, Ck. end for firmness & Smell, is there more ?
Hopefully you will see this, my cantaloupe from my garden meet all the ripe signs. Cut it open was beautiful color soft smelled great but was not sweet at all?? Do you know why??
My first check was price.
This cateloupe thing probably won't turn out well for me.
Better lighting and closeups for both showing stem end vs flower end and for color, please.
every time i cut it its always not ripe any help?
GREAT VIDEO 🌟,❤️🖤💚🤎 FAMILY DAPHNE COTTON ALWAYS 💜 AWESOME BEAUTIFUL ✨🍊
The reason why is because he lives in Utah (as do I), and it is quite hard to raise a tropical fruit in a desert.
fresh is always best ? quite amazing ! Lions (Lioness ) hunt and eat it immediately hardly is left out because hayenas are usually follow but TIGERS (Bengal) has strange hunting habit ! after she kills the prey , she drags it to tall grass or thick bushes where she hides the kill and eats for days even it is rotten.Tigress are usually shy and timid ,not as aggressive as lioness. Neither male lion nor tiger are good hunter. very clumsy and slow.
is that cantaloupe??? it is different with mine
Thank you! I recently had to change my diet to mostly plant based. I never thought to look at youtube for a channel like yours. Most appreciated!
I wish I could find cantelope with the yellow outer skin. Most in our local grocery stores are still green when they go on sale and even if let mine sit for another 4-7 days .. it's still green. They taste okay though. Nothing spectacular! :(
my cantaloupe has a bunch of indentations all around it cuz i didn't eat it fast enough.. i cut it open and its pale and does not taste sweet. does that mean its rotten or its just over ripe? =(
Its hard to see the different colors of the cantaloupes, better lighting would've been helpful.
I do have a question if you be so kind to answer. If you pick a cantaloupe and it is not ripe what can you do with it? Will it ripen on its own? I was thinking maybe taking some of the oversized gourds and using them as bowling pins and using the cantaloupe as a ball. Do you have a better solution?
If you purchase a cantaloupe and it appears not to be ripe. Is it better to leave it on your counter or put it in the refrigerator??
I have read several times when a cantaloupe is picked it stops ripening. I find this not to be the case. I let it ripen for 3 days at least. When it feels soft I cut it open and it is so sweet and juicy..
Hello sir I bout some cantaloupe today and they have no flavor and have a very light orange color in comparison to some I’ve bought with deep orange color does that mean these weren’t ripe? Or just not good cantaloupe
Thanx for the info. Now I need to look at ur watermelon video. 🍉
This guy reminds me of the vanilla guy
Seems like every time I buy a cantaloupe I get one that is hard as hell….
CANTALOUPE/musk melon is my favorite fruit i can eat 5 of them in one sitting.
Very informative. Need better lighting.
This guy sure knows his melons.Lucky wife!
how do i ripen a cantaloupe
Should origami cantaloupes exhibit the same pleasant aroma as other varieties. Those available locally seem to produce a bad smell.
Thanks so much. This was very helpful!
@YourProduceGuy Recyclables are picked up wkly here & garbage every other wk. We are only allowed 4 bags of trash per pickup...thats 8 bags/mo. Even our street corners have multi-bins for recyclables in addition to trash...sep bin for cans/bottles, paper/carboard. It all helps.
Its great to see people today into growing food in their yards rather than grass. Brings us closer to Mother Earth & responsible for our environment...great hobby too. I have 2 composters in my yard plus a worm bin.
I need to give you a 3 min. class on how to slice a lope
Still watching in 2021. Great content here
Hey cool, I've seen a few of your videos now while just checking how to check for ripeness, and I just heard in this one that you're from Utah. I'm from Utah as well in an adjacent city just south of Ogden. I'm relatively new to a healthy lifestyle and I've been trying to find a nearby outlet that sells bulk produce at a discounted price. Such as boxes of Banana's and such. Do you happen to know of any?
Do you have any other recommendations for anything local to Ogden? Or any recommendations for having a more healthy lifestyle?
Also, I just subscribed, thanks for all the info!
How many people are you feeding? Boxes of bananas come in 40 lb increments. In any regard, I will tell you where I like to go to find great produce. Harmons has beautiful produce (Ogden, Roy, Farmington Station) but it is on the pricey side, so that's a treat. My go-to place these days is Rancho Market. They don't sell bulk, but they have some great sales on different items most every week. Other than that, you can find organic stuff, if that's what you want at Smith's and Good Earth on Riverdale Rd. Does any of that help? Thanks for watching.
I don't think Aldi exists in your area yet, but we are expanding to be coat-to-coast in the US by 2016 I believe. (I work for Aldi). If you ever get the opportunity to shopthere, you will be amazed at the produce prices. And it's the same stuff the other grocers have. Same farms, same brands. Just ridiculously low prices. Good luck with your healthier lifestyle!
Cool! thanks for the tips!.. Although warning. pleeeeease don't waste the nutritive value of the cantaloupe by adding ice-cream or cottage cheese.. i winced in pain when i heard that, lol lol.
the cantaloupes in the store arent cantaloupes. cantaloupes grow on the coasts of Europe the ones in the stores are rock melons which are why they have those lines the other type are musk melons which are practically the same thing but without lines real cantaloupes are about half to a quarter of the size of that i beleive and that big melon he had is most likely GMOwhich means genetically modified
Those are cantaloupes in the video.
If a cantaloupe is very watery when you cut it, is it good? Like the juice runs out of it...
Thank you it was helpful. I hope now I could find right cantaloupe
I brought a cantaloupe and it looks exactly like a honeydew on the inside. It tastes ripe but it's green. Is it a cantaloupe?
I cut open a cantaloupe like the largest one on your video, I guess a homegrown local one. It was refrigerated for about a week after buying it from grocery store. I cut it open and there was no juice whatsoever and the rind was quite thick. It was not skinny to the outer shell. Does this mean it was likely under-ripe, not developing juices yet? thanks
Haven't seen any recent videos from you. Pray all is well with you 🙏
the produce guy got busted stealing cantaloupes from markets.
Well i accidentlly cut up a cantalope that isn't ripe yet so i took the rind off cut it up and put it in a saver in the refrig, is it going to be any good at some point?
My friend,
I've worked in produce departments for 9 years (with a very recognizable, and trend-setting company), and I have to be honest…I have eaten many, many delicious cantaloupes in my time, and I teach customers how to pick ripe cantaloupes frequently, but I have almost NEVER smelled any sweetness coming from a cantaloupe (either conventional or organic, peak-of-season, or out-of-seaon), except for the ones my father used to grow…Again, I've had exceptionally sweet cantaloupes without any noticeable smell. Is this just a symptom of large-scale industrial agriculture (the fact that most melons I handle have been off the vine for quite some time, realistically)?
Hello Austen,
When I was working in the stores, we had never heard of the refrigerated table. Our wet rack was the only place we had refrigerated. When we would set out the melons, of course they would come to room temperature. When smelling melons for that 'sweet' smell, they have to be at room temp. Refrigeration kills that smell. So, in the modern department, you likely have your melons displayed on a cold table, thus the smell will not develop until those fruits warm up at home for the customer...assuming they don't pop them into the fridge right away. As for the modernization of the fruits (genetic selection, etc.) that could have an effect as well. The old heirloom varieties produce a wonderful aroma, while the hybrids, while impressive looking do tend to produce less of that sweet smell. Thanks for commenting!
Thanks for the reply! Though my company doesn't merchandise them on a refrigerated table, the modernization of the fruit makes a lot of sense to me..I appreciate your insight...
I heard the seeds are full of antioxidants how can I consume them in a shake?
usually certain juicers can blend the seeds
Thank you for the info
Great video! This is why the Internet is great, Thanks very much
Why do cantaloupe melons stink when not refrigerated?
Because if you leave 'em out you can get salmonella or some other bacterial infection and almost die, like I did. Always refrigerate cantaloupe. Also, wash them good before you eat them.
how long will cantaloupe stay fresh
This was helpful, thanks b0ss!
Smell that melon!!
@mukwah1111 Its not necessarily because we are altruistic here - we prod too much garbage in this highly pop corridor that begins in Tor, with 5+mil people followed by a huge string of smaller citys & towns that are all linked We simply have too much gar & something had to be done to elmin as much as possible So its a matter of "need" rather than "want"
How do I ripen a cantaloupe that has been cut up an is still hard to bite?
I don't think you can. Cut it off the rind and sprinkle sugar on it. Cut in very small pieces, roll in sugar (or not) and put in a salad or on top of ice cream. Put drops of jelly or jam on it. Do the best you can think of. Experiment.
I'm vegan n eat alot of fruit,I got a huge cantaloupe today but it's not ripe,I want it cold for when I eat it how long til its ripe?
Me too. I put in fridge.
Thank you. I never know which one to select. With golden canary melons, I find the ones that actually display a bit of brown color behind the skin are very good. Technically, they are probably over-ripe, but they are sweet and soft.
They are muskmelons not cantaloupe
are hami melons the same as cantaloupes?
very INFORMATIVE video !
There is a bone stuck in my cantolope
My caregiver buys my produce. She Bought 2 cantaloupes and both are green. Neither one is ripe. how do I ripen them?
I agree with you that fresh produce is always best. As for cantaloupes and other melons,etc what is the best way for a color blind person to select produce?
@Paul Robbins You have a nose and hands I presume. The smell is important.
Other than smelling it, this video doesn't give me much information at all re: knowing when my cantaloupe is ripe enough to cut open...
Fill the hole with homemade strawberry preserves, my fav!!!
Thank you. I bought a big LOUPE at the local farm stand which is connected to a REAL farm. Now I know mine is ready to roll!
I enjoy my fruits when they are very ripe. I believe they taste best and I get all the nutrients that way. I like my cantaloupe nice and ripe until they are a little soft. I should not taste any part of it hard as i dont enjoy it that way. I have one now that my husband bought for me and it smells very nice so i believe it should be ok to cut it open tomorrow. I dont eat a lot of processed sugar and that is why i love my fruits when they are very ripe.
Michelle 9
Bounce on the floor, and if it doesn't bounce eat it.
Very helpful, nice explanation!
Thank you for your help! Great info! :)
your dad sounds like my dad, loves his fruit!
great explanation. thanks
welp gonna be the first to say it this is truly a yahimice moment (i dont have a cantaloupe emoji)
The prices they charge shouldn't the stores check these melons?