Avocado hack -- How to keep fresh for a long time (weeks) (1 Viewer)

[gianmarco]

PSA for any of you (or your family) that like and buy avocados. Even searching now, I never really see this mentioned anywhere. We heard this tip a bit ago and it's legit.

Take your avocado and put it in a container with water. You can get a jar, for example, fill it with water, and submerge however many avocado you can fit. Leave them whole. Then store that container in the fridge.

Your avocado will remain fresh for weeks this way. Not just a couple days or a week. And you can take it out and use it whenever you want.

 

[facook]

PSA for any of you (or your family) that like and buy avocados. Even searching now, I never really see this mentioned anywhere. We heard this tip a bit ago and it's legit.

Take your avocado and put it in a container with water. You can get a jar, for example, fill it with water, and submerge however many avocado you can fit. Leave them whole. Then store that container in the fridge.

Your avocado will remain fresh for weeks this way. Not just a couple days or a week. And you can take it out and use it whenever you want.

Will it ripen while in the water?  Or has to be already ripe before I put it in the water/fridge?

 

[gianmarco]

Will it ripen while in the water?  Or has to be already ripe before I put it in the water/fridge?

It'll ripen but very, very slowly. So if you buy some, it's ok if they are already ripe. Those might last a couple weeks. If they aren't ripe, that's fine too. Use those last or take them out and they'll get ripe in a day or two.

 

[Hastur]

We put them in the fridge, but not in water.  They stay fresh for over a week that way.  We take one out and leave it on the counter and it ripens up within a day or two.

We love avocadoes, so we buy them regularly from Costco.  We eat them too fast to have to worry about them staying fresh for more than a week or so.

 

[gianmarco]

We put them in the fridge, but not in water.  They stay fresh for over a week that way.  We take one out and leave it on the counter and it ripens up within a day or two.

We love avocadoes, so we buy them regularly from Costco.  We eat them too fast to have to worry about them staying fresh for more than a week or so.

It stays fresh way longer this way. You can buy more at a time and less frequently. 

And apparently it'll work with other thick peeled vegetables/fruits too.

 

[gianmarco]

And seriously, my wife just took one out we have stored for almost 4 weeks and it was pristine. This really works.

 

[Runkle]

I do this with guac. Any leftover gets put in a tupperware then topped with a half-inch or so of water. No air = no browning.

 

[Ron Swanson]

Works even better if you use Topo Chico.

 

[El Floppo]

This is some next level #### up in here.

 

[gianmarco]

This is some next level #### up in here.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

I like to cover mine with grain alcohol. Doesn’t preserve them for as long but you don’t care as much.  

 

[Grahamburn]

Dos avocados per day. 

 

[AAABatteries]

Dos avocados per day. 

Dammit - I was just going to ask what if I have Dos Avocados.

I miss Nipsey.

 

[Mister CIA]

Pretty sure I have thrown over 1,000 avocados into the trash over the course of my life.

 

[AAABatteries]

Pretty sure I have thrown over 1,000 avocados into the trash over the course of my life.

#NEVERAGAIN

 

[gianmarco]

Pretty sure I have thrown over 1,000 avocados into the trash over the course of my life.

#NEVERFORGET

 

[higgins]

 

[Ignoratio Elenchi]

what if I only want to eat half an avocado today, and save the other half for tomorrow

 

[E-Z Glider]

Seems like a fun science experiment, but why am I storing uno avacado for a month?

 

[Wingnut]

what if I only want to eat half an avocado today, and save the other half for tomorrow

Put the uneaten half under water. It works with guac and it will work with half an avocado.

 

[supermike80]

What I do is never buy them, cause they are gross. That way they are always fresh at the grocery store if I ever feel like buying one.

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Seems unnecessary. 

 

[Osaurus]

Vile fruit

 

[arrow1]

My hack: throw them in the garbage

 

[Gilroy34]

What I do is never buy them, cause they are gross. That way they are always fresh at the grocery store if I ever feel like buying one.

You couldn't pay me enough to eat one

 

[SFBayDuck]

What I do is never buy them, cause they are gross. That way they are always fresh at the grocery store if I ever feel like buying one.

This.

But will the water trick work with oranges?

 

[cosjobs]

PSA for any of you (or your family) that like and buy avocados. Even searching now, I never really see this mentioned anywhere. We heard this tip a bit ago and it's legit.

Take your avocado and put it in a container with water. You can get a jar, for example, fill it with water, and submerge however many avocado you can fit. Leave them whole. Then store that container in the fridge.

Your avocado will remain fresh for weeks this way. Not just a couple days or a week. And you can take it out and use it whenever you want.

I tried this but now my guacamole is all watery

 

[Wingnut]

I tried this but now my guacamole is all watery

Youre doing it wrong. I do it all the time and have never had watery guacamole afterwards.

Pour the water off, then blot with a paper towel. This isn't something you want to do more than once per batch.

 

[SoBeDad]

PSA for any of you (or your family) that like and buy avocados. Even searching now, I never really see this mentioned anywhere. We heard this tip a bit ago and it's legit.

Take your avocado and put it in a container with water. You can get a jar, for example, fill it with water, and submerge however many avocado you can fit. Leave them whole. Then store that container in the fridge.

Your avocado will remain fresh for weeks this way. Not just a couple days or a week. And you can take it out and use it whenever you want.

Great PSA. I often buy the 6-pack from Costco and almost never waste any, but this will help me enjoy them over a longer time. I've tried putting water on guac and it works for a day or so. 

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

You couldn't pay me enough to eat one

The texture or the taste? My wife cuts them up and adds olive oil and salt and they’re pretty awesome. 

 

[Gilroy34]

The texture or the taste? My wife cuts them up and adds olive oil and salt and they’re pretty awesome. 

The taste. Sometimes sandwiches are brought into our office for lunch and I will grab a turkey sandwich and then have to throw it away because it has avecado on it.

 

[the moops]

What about leftover avocado toast? This method work for that too?

 

[the moops]

Also, all you folks hating on avocados need to first try a well made guac. After that, you can slide right into enjoying them on just about everything else.

And also The avocado is one of the most nutrient-dense foods available. Ounce for ounce, they are among the richest in fiber, folate, potassium, vitamin E, and magnesium among all fruits. 

 

[parasaurolophus]

My hack: throw them in the garbage

I store them on a rack at the grocery store. 

 

[Nick Vermeil]

Questions about container: does it need to be air tight?  How do you keep them submerged?  I have a few floaters. 

 

[Van Dyman]

Question about container: does it need to be air tight?  How do you keep them submerged?  I have a few floaters. 

I'm pretty sure this is the least negative usage of "floaters" I've ever heard.

 

[SoBeDad]

@gianmarcolook what you started:

Is TikTok’s viral avocado hack safe? FDA warns against trending tip which claims to keep fruit ripe

>>The FDA does not recommend this practice. The main concern is with the possibility that any residual human pathogens (i.e. Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp, etc.) that may be residing on the avocado surface may potentially multiply during the storage when submerged in water."<<

 

[Wingnut]

We can't have nice things

 

[gianmarco]

@gianmarcolook what you started:

Is TikTok’s viral avocado hack safe? FDA warns against trending tip which claims to keep fruit ripe

>>The FDA does not recommend this practice. The main concern is with the possibility that any residual human pathogens (i.e. Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp, etc.) that may be residing on the avocado surface may potentially multiply during the storage when submerged in water."<<

I saw that just a little bit ago and was coming to post it.

 

[heckmanm]

what if I only want to eat half an avocado today, and save the other half for tomorrow

I do this - put it in a zip-top sandwich bag, close it most of the way and use a straw to suck out as much air as you can. pull the straw out and close it the rest of the way. Poor man's vacuum sealer.

 

[Nick Vermeil]

@gianmarcolook what you started:

Is TikTok’s viral avocado hack safe? FDA warns against trending tip which claims to keep fruit ripe

>>The FDA does not recommend this practice. The main concern is with the possibility that any residual human pathogens (i.e. Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella spp, etc.) that may be residing on the avocado surface may potentially multiply during the storage when submerged in water."<<

I guess that explains the crippling stomach cramps and diarrhea.  

 

[massraider]

I saw that just a little bit ago and was coming to post it.

I think it it probably safe. This was a Tik Tok, not some fly by night Wikipedia or something. 

 

[Harry Frogfish]

Local news did a story on this to dig in a little more and their reporter concluded that it's mostly BS.  They said that plenty of bacteria or germs or whatever can go from the water through the skin of the avocado and contaminate.

 

[jobarules]

LMAO

Good thread passing off misinformation and making us violently ill.

Ironic.

 

[northern exposure]

Great PSA. I often buy the 6-pack from Costco and almost never waste any, but this will help me enjoy them over a longer time. I've tried putting water on guac and it works for a day or so. 

I buy the green mesh bag of avocados at Costco too. Although there used to be 6 in there and now there’s only 5. Price has gone from $9.99 to $13.99 recently too. #damncostco

 

[Wingnut]

I buy the green mesh bag of avocados at Costco too. Although there used to be 6 in there and now there’s only 5. Price has gone from $9.99 to $13.99 recently too. #damncostco

I pay $1 each here in FL

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I buy the green mesh bag of avocados at Costco too. Although there used to be 6 in there and now there’s only 5. Price has gone from $9.99 to $13.99 recently too. #damncostco

I pay $1 each here in FL

wha???? $14 for 5 avocados??? ...at Costco?

Kroger has them regularly on sale for 89 cents or a buck.  (medium size - big size $1.49)

 

[SoBeDad]

I buy the green mesh bag of avocados at Costco too. Although there used to be 6 in there and now there’s only 5. Price has gone from $9.99 to $13.99 recently too. #damncostco

Last week in Miami, i paid $10.99 for 6 large Hass at Costo.  On prior visits, it was 5.99, then 6.99, and 7.99 about 2 months ago. I've never tried the water trick, cause i eat them in about 3 days. But my daughter has successfully kept them fresh using water containers. 

 

[northern exposure]

wha???? $14 for 5 avocados??? ...at Costco?

Kroger has them regularly on sale for 89 cents or a buck.  (medium size - big size $1.49)

Yeah the smaller size avocados are cheaper here too. But, for what I would consider large size avocados at Costco, they are $13.99 for a bag of 5 at my Canadian Costco.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Yeah the smaller size avocados are cheaper here too. But, for what I would consider large size avocados at Costco, they are $13.99 for a bag of 5 at my Canadian Costco.

oh you didn't say canadian ...$10.92 conversion rate - about $2.20 a piece still ...