WHEN IS IT RIPE? CANTALOUPE
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2024
- YourProduceGuy shows you how to tell when a Cantaloupe is ripe. The cantaloupe is one of the melons that most people have trouble telling when it is 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.
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
@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
“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.
This review is extremely helpful, thanks Produce Guy! Highly knowledgeable
Still watching in 2021. Great content here
Nice kitchen and a huge countertop for this huge guy with huge hands.
Don't forget, the birds enjoy the seeds.
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!
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.
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". 🙄☺️
Good job! I liked this cantaloupe explanation. It was very helpful. Thank you! :)
Thank you for your help! Great info! :)
Very helpful, nice explanation!
Thank you for the info
tremendous video sir. thank you!
Thank you! I made the mistake of cutting up a cantaloupe when it wasn't ripe. It was rock hard (lol)!
Thank you it was helpful. I hope now I could find right cantaloupe
Very informative. Thank you.
Very helpful 💪🏾
Thank you for the tips
Thank you for the melon video - excellent. Please can you do one on avocados, and how to pick the best quality given the variety of types available.
for the smooth round cantaloupe i let it start to wrinkle & even turn almost black in a couple of spots---very sweet & not mushy
great explanation. thanks
very INFORMATIVE video !
Thank you for your help! :D
Haha, that melon will feed a few of us today. I'd eat all three of those in one sitting!
me too
Nice
Thank You!
Thank you this helped
Thanks! 💖
Great video! This is why the Internet is great, Thanks very much
Nice presentation.
Thank you❣️
good video, thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you. :)
This guy reminds me of the vanilla guy
Hello 🤗
I'm new to your site. Came in looking for a bit of help. My last 2 cantaloupes were hard, rubbery from the rim inward.
I just took notes, so hopefully I'll get a good one next time. I got a laugh when you mentioned the vanilla ice cream in the center. I grew up having it this way in the summer. Grew up along the VA beaches on the Atlantic Ocean...summers got hot! Oh, this was so refreshing. I'm now using a couple spoons of Vanilla Bean, honey laced organic yogurt. Ohhhh, so good.
I have a quick question....you were mentioning the sizes, does the size of the cantaloupe affect it's taste any?
And I'm in total agreement with you, support your local growers, farmer's market and join a co-op ( not a big chain, groups of farmers owned).
There's where the best tasting foods going to be 😊🍉🍓🫐🍇
Fill the hole with homemade strawberry preserves, my fav!!!
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
thanks a bunch
thank you :)
Love love love cantaloupe and cottage cheese!
Haven't seen any recent videos from you. Pray all is well with you 🙏
the produce guy got busted stealing cantaloupes from markets.
What do I do if I cut a cantaloupe and it isnt ripe? Is there a way to ripen it?
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!
Thank you
Thanks.
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.
Takes forever
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..
Better lighting and closeups for both showing stem end vs flower end and for color, please.
thanks bud
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.
This guy sure knows his melons.Lucky wife!
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.
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!
That’s called a Boston Cooler when you put vanilla ice cream in it! YUM
every time i cut it its always not ripe any help?
not much info on ripness, Ck. end for firmness & Smell, is there more ?
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.
CANTALOUPE/musk melon is my favorite fruit i can eat 5 of them in one sitting.
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??
This was helpful, thanks b0ss!
Thanx for the info. Now I need to look at ur watermelon video. 🍉
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
Informative video. Need better lighting and closer/clearer shots of coloring.
Shellie Whalen that was 8 years ago dumb ass
I want to know when they are ripe and ready to pick in the garden, not off the supermarket shelf
I just brought 2 canteloupes today @ Trader Joe's. Gave away one & will wait a few days before mine is really ripe.Great video & yes I support my local farms when they open early June in Boston..Subscribed 😊
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
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?
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!
(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..
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?
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 😳
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
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? =(
When I scrape out the insides, I will put them outside right before dark and the raccoons love it. No more stinky garbage!
If a cantaloupe is very watery when you cut it, is it good? Like the juice runs out of it...
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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??
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...
You sound and look Bill Pullman :) and this was a very helpful video
your dad sounds like my dad, loves his fruit!
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?
How do I ripen a cantaloupe that has been cut up an is still hard to bite?
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.
Very informative. Need better lighting.
are hami melons the same as cantaloupes?
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
Golden Tan.
My first check was price.
This cateloupe thing probably won't turn out well for me.
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.
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.
how long will cantaloupe stay fresh
Smell that melon!!
Seems like every time I buy a cantaloupe I get one that is hard as hell….