{"id":2118748,"date":"2026-05-20T01:23:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/?p=2118748"},"modified":"2026-05-20T01:23:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T08:23:22","slug":"what-does-a-ripe-watermelon-look-like-how-to-select-and-cut-it-perfectly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/2026\/05\/20\/what-does-a-ripe-watermelon-look-like-how-to-select-and-cut-it-perfectly\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does a Ripe Watermelon Look Like? How to Select and Cut It Perfectly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Date: <b>2026-05-19 21:15:01<\/b><\/p>\n\n<div id=\"wrap_aoab8207\" class=\"aoa_wrap \">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"750\" height=\"440\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"width:750px;height:440px;\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ji83C4wlRFE?enablejsapi=1\"\r\n  \t\t\t\t\tframeborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n    <div id=\"aoab8207\" class=\"aoa_overlay \">\n        <div class=\"aoa_content\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\"><img style=\"margin:0 auto;max-height:400px;\" data-src=\"\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n        <span id=\"close_aoab8207\" class=\"aoa_close\"><\/span>\n        <a id=\"close_btn_aoab8207\" class=\"aoa_close_btn\" onclick=\"setVisibility('aoab8207', 'none');\">&times;<\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Knowing how to select and cut a watermelon correctly saves you from buying one that tastes like nothing. A ripe watermelon does not always need a heavy yellow spot or thick brown webbing to be sweet. Look for a dull exterior, a deep hollow sound when tapped, and a creamy yellow field spot where it rested on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Once selected, the cutting technique matters. A stable base, a sharp knife, and consistent cuts make the difference between clean slices and a mess. All steps are posted at fitmencook.com so you can reference them every time summer hits.<\/p>\n<p>Save this one. You will need it again next year. \ud83c\udf49<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udd17 Full guide \u2192 fitmencook.com\/recipes\/how-do-you-cut-a-watermelon\/<br \/>\n#watermelon #howtocutawatermelon #summerfood #kitchentips #cookingtips #howto #fitmencook<\/p>\n<p>\u25baDOWNLOAD MY FOOD APP ON IPHONE OR ANDROID<br \/>\nFit Men Cook Android app:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/fmcandroid<\/p>\n<p>Fit Men Cook iOS app:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/bit.ly\/fmcapple<\/p>\n<p>For more Low Carb Meals subscribe:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/fitmencook?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>\u25ba FOLLOW me on social:<br \/>\nINSTAGRAM: http:\/\/instagram.com\/fitmencook<br \/>\nFACEBOOK: http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fitmencook<br \/>\nX: http:\/\/www.x.com\/fitmencook<br \/>\nBLOG: http:\/\/www.fitmencook.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Date: 2026-05-19 21:15:01 Knowing how to select and cut a watermelon correctly saves you from buying one that tastes like nothing. A ripe watermelon does not always need a heavy yellow spot or thick brown webbing to be sweet. Look for a dull exterior, a deep hollow sound when tapped, and a creamy yellow field [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2118749,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2118748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-healthy-eating","traffikrr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2118750,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118748\/revisions\/2118750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2118749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.goldenhousetucson.com\/chinese-food\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}