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.

What's the secret to perfect guacamole and the best avocado toast? The answer is easy: ripe avocados! The only problem is that, more often than not, they're rock hard when you buy them in the grocery ...

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 ...

Selecting the perfect avocado can be tricky, since outward appearance doesn’t always reflect what’s inside. Assess avocados’ color, skin texture, firmness and weight to help you choose a ripe one ...

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 ...