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Avocados are fickle. Sometimes they seem to be ready for consumption but then hard as a rock when cut into. Other times ...

A pile of bright green unripe avocados with purple stickers. - Oscar Wong/Getty Images Avocados are a finicky fruit. You pick out the perfect one at the grocery store, and by the time you get home, it ...

Struggling with hard avocados? Several simple home methods can speed up ripening. From natural room-temperature softening to ...

If you've ordered an avocado and discovered it's still hard and unripe, you're not alone. This is a common problem. The good ...

Guacamole lovers around the globe are all too familiar with the panic and desperation that descends when realizing that their avocados won’t magically ripen in the hour left before taco night. But you ...

A certain sense of joy comes with cutting into a perfectly ripe avocado. You twist it open, feast your eyes on that smooth, beautiful green flesh, and simply have to show someone — either in person or ...

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