RIPE 🌱 Free photo checker
20 guides

How to pick ripe produce

Short, honest answers to the questions everyone gets wrong. No folklore stated as fact, hedges where the biology actually varies, and every cue is one you can check with your own hands in the aisle.

Melons

How can you tell if a watermelon is ripe?→ How do you pick a ripe cantaloupe?→ How do you pick a ripe honeydew?→

Avocados

How can you tell if an avocado is ripe?→ How do you ripen an avocado quickly?→ How do you store avocados once they are ripe?→ Why is my avocado brown and stringy inside?→

Tropical and stone fruit

How can you tell when a mango is ripe?→ Does pineapple ripen after you buy it?→ How can you tell if a peach is ripe?→ How can you tell if a pear is ripe?→ How do you pick a good pineapple?→ How can you tell if a kiwi is ripe?→

Berries, grapes and cherries

How do you pick sweet strawberries?→ How do you pick sweet grapes?→

Vegetables

How can you tell if corn on the cob is fresh?→

Storing, ripening and food safety

Should you refrigerate tomatoes?→ How do you keep bananas from ripening too fast?→ Which fruits ripen after picking, and which never will?→ What is the fastest way to ripen fruit at home?→
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