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.

With avocados, what you see -- a dark, rough exterior that may have helped to earn the fruit its nickname of alligator pear -- isn't exactly what you get when you cut them open. Inside, you're hoping ...

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 ever sliced into a seemingly ripe avocado only to find brown, sludgy innards or a hard green mass, you know one of the most frustrating produce-related disappointments. After all, plans to ...

When it comes to picking a good avocado, it’s a lot like picking a good watermelon or cantaloupe. How do you really know if it’s ripe enough or will taste okay? Well, the good news is this: buying ...

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 ...

Choosing the right avocado can be challenging, regardless of whether you know all the best tips for buying avocados like the importance of selecting fruit with its brown stem still intact. Even the ...

Tired of avocados spoiling too soon? A simple vinegar soak, followed by proper storage at room temperature or in the fridge, ...