{"id":11753,"date":"2020-12-04T15:10:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T23:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/?p=11753"},"modified":"2022-01-31T10:31:28","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T18:31:28","slug":"how-to-tell-if-an-avocado-is-ripe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregalder.com\/yardposts\/how-to-tell-if-an-avocado-is-ripe\/","title":{"rendered":"How to tell if an avocado is ripe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>More times than I&#8217;d like to admit, I&#8217;ve cut open avocados too early or let them ripen on the counter too long. My wife loves to make fun of me for this. I&#8217;m particularly prone to doing it with varieties that take forever to ripen, like Pinkerton, or with varieties that have shell-like skin, such as Nabal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The toothpick test is the single best method I know to help avoid this. And it can even help with store-bought Hass, which sometimes turn confusing colors because of the cold storage and gas ripening that such avocados go through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video showing the toothpick test and a couple other tips:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"odysee-iframe\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/odysee.com\/$\/embed\/how-to-tell-if-an-avocado-is-ripe\/493797ba40f4066aa27b8ecabc59e873402189c8?r=BDahi4KzMi7VCpHiUV5H65V8391nAJAW\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s never waste another avocado!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>On a similar note, you might like some tips as to when to pick avocados from a tree. That is, how can we tell when avocados are mature? 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