It's a tiny, but telling, detail.

I've been pitting peaches, hulling strawberries, and slicing enough watermelon that picking a good one has become a very ...

Picking a perfectly ripe and juicy watermelon can feel like a leap of faith. Use our guide to see what the sweetest fruit feels and looks like.

How do you pick a ripe watermelon at the grocery store or farmers market? Check the field spot, compare its weight, listen ...

Determining if your home-grown watermelon is ready to harvest can be difficult, but this simple method will guarantee that ...

Ever stood in front of a pile of watermelons at the market, tapping, sniffing, squinting, and still walked away with one that tasted like cucumber water? We can relate. Picking a ripe watermelon is a ...

Was she even real, the ethereal figure in the flowy sundress? She breezed into the market, alighted at the watermelons, tapped one, then another, listening for a sign, and when it came, she tucked the ...

Hooray, it's watermelon season. How were you taught to pick the best one? My mother is a thumper. Are you? To find a ripe one, she places her ear close to the rind, flicks it with her middle finger, ...

Looking for the perfect summer snack? A ripe, sweet watermelon is hard to beat — if you know how to pick a good one. Watermelon sweetness is measured using the Brix scale, which indicates the sugar ...