To pick a ripe avocado, it's essential to evaluate its firmness, color, texture, and smell so you don't waste food or wait days to eat it.

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A certain sense of joy comes with cutting into a perfectly ripe avocado. You twist it open, feast your eyes on that smooth, beautiful green flesh, and simply have to show someone — either in person or ...

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Pick the perfect avocado with these expert tips. A perfectly ripe, buttery avocado is so delicious, you might be tempted to eat the green flesh scooped straight from its shell, with a sprinkle of salt ...

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Placing unripe avocados in a paper bag with fruit that gives off ethylene gas ripens them the fastest. Using a ripe banana edged out an apple by two days, but either method works. Heating avocados ...