How to Tell if a Watermelon Is Bad

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Check for mold on the outside.. Look for a healthy color outside.. Look for a deep pink or red inside.

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1

Check for mold on the outside.

Step 1

Check for mold on the outside.

2

Look for a healthy color outside.

Step 2

Look for a healthy color outside.

3

Look for a deep pink or red inside.

Step 3

Look for a deep pink or red inside.

4

Beware of gritty and dry watermelon flesh.

Step 4

Beware of gritty and dry watermelon flesh.

5

Smell the watermelon before cutting into it.

Step 5

Smell the watermelon before cutting into it.

6

Use the expiration date.

Step 6

Use the expiration date.

7

Eat cut watermelon within five days.

Step 7

Eat cut watermelon within five days.

8

Eat unrefrigerated, uncut watermelon within 10 days.

Step 8

Eat unrefrigerated, uncut watermelon within 10 days.

9

Don't eat refrigerated, uncut watermelon after 2-3 weeks.

Step 9

Don't eat refrigerated, uncut watermelon after 2-3 weeks.

10

Refrigerate your whole or sliced watermelon.

Step 10

Refrigerate your whole or sliced watermelon.

11

Store cut watermelon in an airtight container.

Step 11

Store cut watermelon in an airtight container.

12

Use caution when freezing watermelon.

Step 12

Use caution when freezing watermelon.

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