Avocados are a staple fruit households may be looking forward to adding to their toast for their breakfast on Christmas Day.
However, for avocados to taste their best, this fruit needs to be stored correctly and ripened perfectly.
The only issue is that, more often than not, they’re rock hard when you purchase them from the supermarket, even when labelled as ripe and ready.
Naturally, you can ripen an avocado by letting it sit, but this could take days and even up to a week.
To hasten the process, Kirk Muenzenberger shared his avocado ripening tip on his TikTok page @kirkscooingandcocktails, which he claims also makes the fruit “taste perfect”.
He captioned the video: “This tip is an absolute game changer. How to ripen avocados in one day and it doesn’t require a microwave or a stove.
“You ever go to the store in search of avocados only to find them hard as a rock? With this tip, you won’t need to wait five days for them to ripen on your kitchen counter. You’ll be back to fresh guac or avocado on toast in no time.”
The trick involves placing your underripe avocado in a brown paper bag along with fruits that are “high in producing ethylene gas”.
These include fruits like apples, bananas or kiwis. Kirk chose two apples and a bunch of bananas.
Next, tightly roll up the paper bag and leave it to sit overnight. By morning, the avocados “will be ripe”.
Kirk demonstrated to users how hard the avocados were before this hack and how much softer they had become the next day.
If you’ve got an avocado that’s just right but you’re not ready to use it, pop it in the fridge.
The coolness of the fridge will help keep the avocados fresh for a few more days.
If you’ve already sliced into the avocado, stop it from browning by leaving the pit in, giving it a squeeze of lemon juice, and wrapping it tightly in cling film.
You can also freeze avocado in slices or as a puree. They won’t defrost to their full, creamy glory, but they will still be great for smoothies, salad dressings and dips.
