Avocado 101: How to Pick an Avocado, Ripen It, Store It & More!
How to Cut or Slice Avocados in Half
Wash your hands, then rinse the avocados thoroughly before cutting or slicing. Place the avocado on a secure surface; starting at the narrower end, slice slowly down the center lengthwise around the seed. Holding the avocado in the palm of one hand, use your other hand to twist and rotate the two halves apart.
How to Remove the Seed or Pit of an Avocado
Slip a spoon between the seed and avocado and gently work the seed out of the fruit, or cut the avocado half into quarters around the seed and remove the seed by hand.
How to Peel an Avocado
Simply slice the avocado in half or cut into wedges, then grasp the outer dark layer or skin and pull it away from the inner green avocado. If some of the darker, almost black portions of the skin remain on the avocado, simply cut them away. Do not consume the peel. Note: The skin may be more difficult to peel away on fruit that is not fully ripe or overripe.
Congrats on finishing avocado 101! No matter how you store, ripen or slice it, avocado is delicious. Be sure to visit AvocadoCentral.com for recipe ideas and more awesome reasons to grub on the green stuff.
And tell us…what’s your favorite way to enjoy avocado? —Jenn
Comments
I have become so tired of buying avocados that are bruised and brown on the inside. I have started buying them green and hard as I can find them. If I buy them early in the week, they are ready by the weekend. I just leave them out on the counter. If I am not ready for them yet I store them in the refrigerator in a green bag for sometimes 2 to 3 weeks and they are still pretty on the inside and spread like butter. I rarely have to throw any out now. No more finger print bruises on the inside.
It’s tough when all the avocados at the store are at the same stage of ripeness. You buy a batch to last several days and none are ripe and suddenly there are too many at once!
OK HAS ANYONE EVER BOTTLED AVOCADOS BEFORE I LOVE THEN & WOULD REALLY LIKE TO BOTTLE THEN WHEN ITS TIME TO DO MY BOTTLING TOMATOES PEACHES ALL KINDS OF JUICING COBBLER MIX EXTRA ? I CANT FIND ANY THING ON BOTTLING AVOCADOS THANKS
Another tip: this requires special equipment, but if you have a vacuum sealer, this is an excellent way to store a cut avocado, no lemon juice or mashing required. Just put the open fruit in a bag and seal it up. It will go bad in the fridge before it turns green! I rarely bought avocados before I had the sealer because I wasted too many of them. This is a great solution.
Useful information. Thanks for your sharing!
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