There are ways to test avocados for ripeness in the store.
It is incredibly frustrating to go to the store with the intention of buying a nice, ripe avocado, but finding out, once you're home, that the avocado is dry and tasteless inside. You won't have to worry about finding dry or brown spots in your avocados anymore if you can learn pick the ripest ones in the store.
Instructions
1. Press gently on your forehead. This is an example of how an avocado should not feel when you press on it. This means the avocado is too firm and not ripe.
2. Press gently on your cheek. If your avocado feels this way, do not purchase it. Your avocado is too ripe and possibly rotten.
3. Press gently on your nose. This is how your ideal avocado should feel to your fingertips. Look for avocados with a little bit of give, but not too mushy.
4. Pull off the small stem attached to the avocado. If the underside of the stem is brown, do not purchase the avocado. There will be brown spots inside.
5. Look for an avocado that has the softness and firmness of your nose and has a nice green spot on the underside of the stem. You have found the perfect avocado.
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