How to Ripen and Store Avocados
Avocados are one fruit that ripens off the tree.
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Instructions
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Allow hard avocados three to five days to ripen at room temperature. A ripe avocado is soft to the touch.
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Store avocados in a paper bag. Put an apple in the bag to ripen them more quickly.
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Store ripe avocados in the refrigerator for up to one week.
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To remove the seed from an avocado, cut in half lengthwise (going around the pit), and separate the avocado into two halves. If the avocado is ripe, this should be easy. Lightly knock your knife into the pit, so that it sticks there. Give the knife a small turn to the right or left and lift up to remove the pit.
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Scoop the flesh out of the shell or remove the peel (it should come off easily if the avocado is ripe) and slice.
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Tips & Warnings
Keep cut avocados fresh by sprinkling lemon or lime juice on the slices. Avocado will turn brown otherwise.
Avocados do not freeze well.
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Comments
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excellent informatoin about ripeing avocard thanks.
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ALYSTAR CRANE
Jun 16, 2009
excellent concise info on storing avocados thx
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Vegelink
Dec 26, 2008
Is there such a thing as a miniature avocado tree that can be grown indoors. It gets too cold where I live to grow outside.
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Vegelink
Dec 26, 2008
Is there such a thing as a miniature avocado tree that can be grown indoors. It gets too cold where I live to grow outside.
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zan711
May 07, 2008
I read on the Internet that placing an unripe avacado in a bag of flour will ripen it over night. Yesterday, I was desperate. I needed 3 ripened by morning. I took a large paper bag and placed all 3 in the bag, then dumped approximately 1/2 bag of flour over them. I rolled up the bag as best I could and left it on the counter. This morning all 3 were perfectly ripe. I can't believe it! They were rock hard yesterday.
