Check the color and the netting. The skin of most cantaloupes changes from green to tan as it ripens. Look for a melon with skin under its scaly netting that is a cream, beige, or yellowish color. If ...

The most reliable way to tell if a cantaloupe is ripe is to tug on the fruit. When it separates easily and cleanly from the stem, it's ready to harvest. Ripe cantaloupe loses its green color in the ...

Fruit is a must-have at summer picnics and cookouts, but it won't do much good if it's mushy or underripe. Navigating the produce aisle is an art. You've got to know what to look for well before you ...

A person holding a cantaloupe with more melons out of focus on a shelf below. - Thai Liang Lim/Getty Images If you've ever chosen a cantaloupe from the grocery store, thinking it would get sweeter ...

Cantaloupe is the chameleon of summer fruit. It’s so candy-sweet that it can make for a light dessert on its own (though lest we not forget cantaloupe bowls). Yet its syrupy characteristic also gives ...

There's nothing quite like biting into a perfectly ripe cantaloupe. That sweet, juicy, almost floral flavor is where it's at. But we've all been there: standing in the produce aisle, staring at a ...

Harvesting melons at the perfect time is crucial to the best eating experience. Melons will have the highest sugar content if allowed to ripen fully on the vine, Kansas State University horticulture ...

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Discover why your cantaloupe may taste flavorless and learn the key signs to spot while shopping at the grocery store to ...