How hard/soft should my avocados be? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 month ago by rootsbreadandmakka@hexbear.net to c/food@hexbear.net

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Just asked this on reddit but figured I'd get the Hexbear ML line on avocado ripeness

Question is pretty straightforward. I usually buy them when they're just starting to ripen (like they have a bit of give to them but they're not "soft" imo) and then wait until they get quite a bit soft before eating them. They're pretty easy to spread/mash this way. They're not brown when I cut them open, but I'm wondering if I should really be eating them when they're closer to that "just starting to ripen" stage, and not the "one day away from too ripe" stage.

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[-] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

I buy avocados when they're green, there's too much of a risk of them being bruised but if you don't have a problem with that you can buy them closer to ripeness. Eat them at whatever consistency you enjoy, I like mine a little firm because I rarely make stuff like guac, usually once they have a slight give when I squeeze them they then go into the fridge which will keep them from getting overripe for about a week.

[-] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 4 points 1 month ago

usually once they have a slight give when I squeeze them they then go into the fridge

This is smarter than my "avocado everything" I do mid-week when I buy a bag of them.

[-] FumpyAer@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Try one sooner and see what you think. There's no wrong answer.

[-] Rojo27@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

Should just be a matter of preference really. I usually like mine on the softer side, but my parents usually like them on the firmer side.

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