Everything You Need to Know About How to Select, Store, and Freeze Avocados

Everything You Need to Know About How to Select, Store, and Freeze Avocados
There are ways to help your avocados last longer so they're ready for guacamole or toast toppings. YARUNIV Studio/Shutterstock
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Avocados are fickle. Sometimes, they seem to be ready for consumption but then hard as a rock when cut into. Other times, avocados look like they'll be rotten before you get them home. This unpredictability isn’t just expensive ($1.25 each for medium, $2.50 each for large at my local supermarket as I write); it also contributes to wasted food.

There’s no magic gadget that will tell you when an avocado has ripened fully, but there are ways to help your avocados last longer so they’re ready for guacamole or toast toppings. Depending on several factors, including how ripe your avocado is and what you plan to use it for, there are different ways to store avocados.

Is It Ripe?

The avocado’s color is a great place to start. The darker the color, the riper the fruit. Unripe avocados will usually be bright green with smoother skin. If you'll be using them right away, look for dark, bumpy skin that’s changing to a purple hue.
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