How to Pick the Right Avocado
Holy Guacamole! Use these avocado tips to help you pick the right avocado.
Ripeness
Help speed up ripening by placing the avocado in a paper bag or leaving it out at room temperature.
Firm
Very hard fruit, rough skin texture, emerald green color, ripe in 3-4 days.
Pre-Conditioned
Forest green color, ripe in 2-3 days.
Breaking
Slight give to fruit, greenish-purple color, ripe in 1-2 days.
Firm Ripe
Yields to gentle pressure, purple color, ripe in 24 hours or less, good for slicing.
Ripe
Easily yields to gentle pressure, dark purple or black color, eat immediately, good for all uses.
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