Key features

• •Store: In a Perishable location at Room temperature
• •All natural
• •Firm, unripe avocados should be stored on the kitchen counter, and allowed to ripen
• •To speed up the process of ripening avocados, place the fruit in a brown paper bag and store at room temperature 65-75° F until ready to eat (usually two to five days). Including an apple or banana in the bag will accelerate the avocado ripening process
• •Ripe, avocados will be firm yet will yield to gentle squeezing pressure
• •To store cut avocados, sprinkle with lemon or lime juice or white vinegar and wrap in plastic wrap or place in an air-tight container, then refrigerate. This will temporarily prevent the fruit from discoloring. If cut avocados or guacamole turn brown or black during storage, discard the top or outer layer
• •Start with a ripe avocado on a cutting board and cut it lengthwise around the seed.
• •Turn the avocado by a quarter, and cut it in half lengthwise again.
• •Rotate the avocado halves in your hands and separate the quarters
• •Remove the seed by pulling it out gently with your fingertips.
• •Peel the avocado by sliding your thumb under the skin and peeling the skin back.
• •Slice, dice or mash as needed