A ripe avocado should feel slightly soft when gently squeezed and have a dark green (but not black) peel.Avoid avocados with ...

Avocados are fickle. Sometimes they seem to be ready for consumption but then hard as a rock when cut into. Other times ...

Struggling with hard avocados? Several simple home methods can speed up ripening. From natural room-temperature softening to ...

Guacamole lovers around the globe are all too familiar with the panic and desperation that descends when realizing that their avocados won’t magically ripen in the hour left before taco night. But you ...

If you've ordered an avocado and discovered it's still hard and unripe, you're not alone. This is a common problem. The good ...

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. Avocados are more than just the star of your ...

The hack involves wrapping an avocado in foil and placing it into boiling water for 10 minutes, which makes the flesh much ...

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 ...

If you don't plan on eating them right away, place ripe avocados in the fridge to extend their shelf life. Prevent opened avocados from browning by spritzing with acid and covering tightly in plastic ...

For most people, avocados are difficult to store. One moment they’re perfectly ripe and creamy, the next they’ve turned brown ...

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 ...