How to Choose Avocados
Choose ripe Hass avocados if you’re making guacamole., Determine when you are serving the avocados., Choose an oily variety if you’re making moisturizer or a beauty mask.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Choose ripe Hass avocados if you’re making guacamole.
Hass avocados are available year-round, and make up the vast majority of the avocado market.
Their buttery texture is perfect for making great guacamole.
Their tough skin allows you to easily dice the flesh while it’s still within the skin, then scoop it out to mix with other ingredients.Because it’s tough and flexible, you can also use Hass avocado skin as a creative way to scoop guacamole when you’re serving it to your guests.
If you’re slicing avocados for a salad or to eat on their own, go with a slightly less ripe fruit than you would for guacamole.
The slices will stay intact better if they’re a little less ripe, allowing for better presentation. -
Step 2: Determine when you are serving the avocados.
If you are preparing a meal containing avocados and need them immediately, choose ripe, ready-to-eat avocados.
However, if you are buying the avocados in advance, you can purchase unripe fruit and let them soften at home.
To ripen avocados at home, you can store them at room temperature, and they should ripen over three or four days, depending on how firm they were when you purchased them.
To speed up the ripening process, place the avocados in a brown paper bag with a banana.
The banana releases small amounts of ethylene gas, which helps other fruit ripen faster.To stop the ripening process, store the avocados in the refrigerator. , Avocados are often used as natural moisturizers.
The oils in their flesh are what makes them desirable for use on skin.
California-grown avocados tend to contain more oil, so take note of its origin when you’re looking for a fruit for beauty purposes.Hass avocados are most readily available, and are certainly oily enough for use in beauty masks.
Other suitable varieties include the Pinkerton, Sharwil, Anaheim, the Daily 11, and MacArthur. -
Step 3: Choose an oily variety if you’re making moisturizer or a beauty mask.
Detailed Guide
Hass avocados are available year-round, and make up the vast majority of the avocado market.
Their buttery texture is perfect for making great guacamole.
Their tough skin allows you to easily dice the flesh while it’s still within the skin, then scoop it out to mix with other ingredients.Because it’s tough and flexible, you can also use Hass avocado skin as a creative way to scoop guacamole when you’re serving it to your guests.
If you’re slicing avocados for a salad or to eat on their own, go with a slightly less ripe fruit than you would for guacamole.
The slices will stay intact better if they’re a little less ripe, allowing for better presentation.
If you are preparing a meal containing avocados and need them immediately, choose ripe, ready-to-eat avocados.
However, if you are buying the avocados in advance, you can purchase unripe fruit and let them soften at home.
To ripen avocados at home, you can store them at room temperature, and they should ripen over three or four days, depending on how firm they were when you purchased them.
To speed up the ripening process, place the avocados in a brown paper bag with a banana.
The banana releases small amounts of ethylene gas, which helps other fruit ripen faster.To stop the ripening process, store the avocados in the refrigerator. , Avocados are often used as natural moisturizers.
The oils in their flesh are what makes them desirable for use on skin.
California-grown avocados tend to contain more oil, so take note of its origin when you’re looking for a fruit for beauty purposes.Hass avocados are most readily available, and are certainly oily enough for use in beauty masks.
Other suitable varieties include the Pinkerton, Sharwil, Anaheim, the Daily 11, and MacArthur.
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