Avocados are a staple fruit for many as they can be eaten as part of your breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Avocado on toast and guacamole are two of the most common things that need this fruit ripened.
The only problem is that, more often than not, they’re rock hard when you buy them in the supermarket even when they are labelled ripe and ready.
Of course, you can ripen an avocado by letting it happen naturally, but this could take a while.
To speed up the process, Kirk Muenzenberger took to his TikTok page @kirkscooingandcocktails to share his avocado ripening tip that also makes the fruit “taste perfect”.
He captioned the video: “This tip is an absolute game changer. How to ripen avocados in one day and it doesn’t require a microwave or a stove.
“You ever go to the store in search of avocados only to find them hard as a rock? With this tip, you won’t need to wait five days for them to ripen your kitchen counter. You’ll be back to fresh guac or avocado on toast in no time.”
The hack involves placing your underripe avocado in a brown paper bag with the addition of fruits that are “high in producing ethylene gas”.
These are fruits like apples, bananas or kiwis. Kirk opted for two apples and a bunch of bananas.
Next, roll up the paper bag tight and leave it to sit overnight. In the morning the avocados “will be ripe”.
Kirk showed users how hard the avocados were before this hack and how softened they had become the next day.
If your avocado is the perfect ripeness, but you’re not quite ready to use it, you can always store the avocado in the fridge.
The cool temperature from the fridge will allow you to hold on to the avocados for a few extra days.
If you’ve already cut into the avocado, prevent it from turning brown by leaving the pit in, squeezing it with lemon juice, and covering it with plastic wrap.
