"Whether smashed onto toast, tossed into a salad, or arranged on your brunch plate in elegant slices, avocados are a versatile, nutritious, and satisfying addition to any meal. However, finding a perfectly ripe, tender avocado at the store can sometimes be a challenge, and more often than not, they'll need a little more time to ripen at home before they're ready to eat."
"You can generally tell whether an avocado is ripe by giving it a gentle squeeze with the palm of your hand. If it's ready to enjoy, it'll feel slightly soft, but not mushy. Another top tip is to try to pull off the stem cap from the top of the avocado. This should be nice and easy to remove, so if it's proving tricky, the avocado might need a little longer to ripen."
"One of the most effective ways to speed up the ripening process is by popping the avocado into a brown paper bag along with a banana or apple. As these fruits ripen, they release ethylene gas, which can help induce ripening in avocados. Keeping everything inside the paper bag helps to trap the ethylene, therefore intensifying its effects. If you use this method, you should have a perfectly ripe avocado within two to four days, and likely a much riper banana too!"
Avocados are versatile, nutritious fruits that often need extra time to ripen at home. Ripe avocados feel slightly soft when gently squeezed and have an easily removable stem cap; resistance indicates they need more time. Refrigeration can slow ripening for firm fruits, so alternative methods work better. Placing avocados in a brown paper bag with a banana or apple traps ethylene gas and can produce ripe fruit within two to four days. Leaving avocados in a warm, sunny spot also speeds ripening by using ambient warmth to soften the flesh.
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