Are you supposed to touch melons and squeeze them to see if they're ripe if not, how do you tell?

Question

Like, cantelope and watermelon.

Answer 1

usually its by smell. They should smell like melon, and not like the garden.

And their "belly buttons" should be a little soft when you press them.

Answer 2

You can tap on the watermelon to see if it makes a hollow sound. Canteloupe should be firm, smell sweet, and the husk on the outside should be even and brown. Green means it's still under-ripe. The water melons should be green almost all the way around, except where they were sitting while still on the vine.
Good luck!

Answer 3

Cantelopes are ripe when there is the sweet smell at the vine end.
Watermelons are ripe when the underside is white/yellow and there is a hollow sound when thumped.

Answer 4

for watermelon, the heavier it is, the more fluid in it and likely more flavour.
for cantaloupe, i only compress them a bit - if they "give" then they are near ripe - make sure there are no soft spots on it, and that it is heavy (ie more juicy). If you leave it out on your counter over night (or even 2 nights) it will be perfect.
sometimes cantaloupes have fragrance, and sometimes not.

Answer 5

you're supposed to knock on them to make sure they're ripe. if the melon is ripe it would sound like a fat guys tummy

Answer 6

You can tell if they are ripe because the harder they are,
they aren't ready to eat yet. If it becomes a bit
softer it's ready

Answer 7

I smell them and knock on them. They should smell like melon and sound hollow inside.

Answer 8

smell- I guess thats the best way with most stuff, my grandma always tapped the watermelon to see if it sounded hollow

Answer 9

they should sound hollow when you knock on them and you should smell them..if you cant smell anything-they arent ripe yet.

Answer 10

touch and squeese? no
tap on it, and smell it. youll know if its ripe.