Avocado. Friend or foe?

[hannamaren]

No just an avocado question.

Can it be over ripe? Is it dangerous to eat then?
What is the window of softness?
Are bruises okay?

[liveintheville]

Frenemy.

[AJL]

Friend. Mother. Secret lover.

[hannamaren]

I guess I asked for that!

[AJL]

lol! I couldn't resist.

It's safe to eat even with bruises but it won't be as tasty. They still ripen after picking and more so if you have them close to other fruits which release some kind of gas (I forget which) that speeds up ripening. I usually by avocados with the intention of eating them within 2-3 days.

[agnes]

Friend!

I wouldn't buy a bruised or really soft one. If I happen to have an over ripe one, if it doesn't have mold and I cut it open it's not brown or sprouting, I eat it.

[Ashley&Scott]

Avocados are yummy & good for you.

[Deleted]

I've eaten brown avocados. they don't taste as good but they're still delicious. just add more salt, lol.

[karinothing]

I thought you were paging me!

[pugz]

lol

love me some avocado. Should yield a bit to the touch, but not be bruised or brown

best as guacamole

[AJL]

Oct 9, 2012 19:14:24 GMT -5 pugz said:

lol

love me some avocado. Should yield a bit to the touch, but not be bruised or brown

best as guacamole

I respectfully disagree. Best is eaten straight out of the peel (cut in half lengthwise, remove pit) with a bit of salt and lime. Delicious snack!

[Deleted]

When I moved to CA, my CW would rave about how wonderful it was to eat an avocado out of the shell (peel?) with a spoon, and I was excited to try it.

That's how I discovered I was allergic to avocado.

[Deleted]

Oct 9, 2012 19:33:42 GMT -5 AJL said:

Oct 9, 2012 19:14:24 GMT -5 pugz said:

lol

love me some avocado. Should yield a bit to the touch, but not be bruised or brown

best as guacamole

I respectfully disagree. Best is eaten straight out of the peel (cut in half lengthwise, remove pit) with a bit of salt and lime. Delicious snack!

agreed. I nannied for a family whose youngest wasn't gaining as quickly as her pedi wanted her to. we had avocado daily like this (no salt for the kid though). delicious. I inexplicably gained a couple of pounds while watching her though, lol.

[iheartbanjos]

DH and I eat avocado almost every day. He's a bit on the hairy side, so I joke that avocado is what gives him such a shiny coat, lol....sorry for the over share.

[cahabalily]

Oct 9, 2012 18:59:25 GMT -5 AJL said:

lol! I couldn't resist.

It's safe to eat even with bruises but it won't be as tasty. They still ripen after picking and more so if you have them close to other fruits which release some kind of gas (I forget which) that speeds up ripening. I usually by avocados with the intention of eating them within 2-3 days.

Ethylene gas.


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[ijack]

Oct 9, 2012 19:33:42 GMT -5 AJL said:

Oct 9, 2012 19:14:24 GMT -5 pugz said:

lol

love me some avocado. Should yield a bit to the touch, but not be bruised or brown

best as guacamole

I respectfully disagree. Best is eaten straight out of the peel (cut in half lengthwise, remove pit) with a bit of salt and lime. Delicious snack!

Try onion/garlic salt and balsamic.

[KaraOrNot]

Now I want an avocado. Yum. Definitely friend.

[Deleted]

Oct 9, 2012 20:12:54 GMT -5 ijack said:

Oct 9, 2012 19:33:42 GMT -5 AJL said:

I respectfully disagree. Best is eaten straight out of the peel (cut in half lengthwise, remove pit) with a bit of salt and lime. Delicious snack!

Try onion/garlic salt and balsamic.

Or, the Pond family recipe, cut in half, remove pit, fill center with Italian dressing. Yum!

[hannamaren]

So I wont die? I just took the light greenish parts for my pasta.
And I should get my kid to eat it plain more often. It is so easy.

[orangello]

Oct 9, 2012 19:50:12 GMT -5 iheartbanjos said:

DH and I eat avocado almost every day. He's a bit on the hairy side, so I joke that avocado is what gives him such a shiny coat, lol....sorry for the over share.

lol! I would so say that to my H, but he has like 3 chest hairs.

[bronxgirl]

I love avocado. Sometimes I slice it up and eat it with sliced tomatoes and feta cheese. Although i usually just eat it straight out of the peel.

[ijack]

Are there people in the world who don't like avocado?

[Roc A Bee]

This post inspired me to make guacamole tonight. Yum.

[starlily]

Oct 9, 2012 18:59:25 GMT -5 AJL said:

lol! I couldn't resist.

It's safe to eat even with bruises but it won't be as tasty. They still ripen after picking and more so if you have them close to other fruits which release some kind of gas (I forget which) that speeds up ripening. I usually by avocados with the intention of eating them within 2-3 days.

You can halt the ripening process by storing them in the refrigerator. I usually buy them slightly still firm on sale and then pull one out of the fridge a day or two before I plan to use it.

[Kore]

While we're on the topic, what's the difference between hass avocados & those big green Florida ones? Besides growing location & appearance, I mean. Does the big green one still taste like a traditional hass avocado? Can it be used the same way? They sell them here, but I always buy hass.

[Deleted]

I don't think those bigger ones taste as good as Hass avocados. Not as creamy. I bought them once and immediately switched back.

[everam01]

I love avocado and so do my boys. I eat it straight out of the peel, and for the boys I pop out the pit and cut into big chunks for them.

[froggy76]

Haha- I made the avocado pasta two nights ago with an over-ripe avocado. I scooped around some really brown spots, but it was still fine. Not as green and pretty, but it still tasted good!!

[liveintheville]

Dammit! Every time I read the title of this thread again I get the Pixies song "There Goes My Gun" in my head.

[Kore]

I love that song