What's the secret to perfect guacamole and the best avocado toast? The answer is easy: ripe avocados! The only problem is that, more often than not, they're rock hard when you buy them in the grocery ...

Avocados have a fan club filled with people who hate to love them. They taste great; they can be sliced, mashed, or blended; and the can be used to make everything from salad dressings to ice cream.

Simply storing avocados on the countertop, away from direct sunlight, is a solid method if you’re not in a rush to ripen them. A certain sense of joy comes with cutting into a perfectly ripe avocado.

If you have a hard avocado and you need it to be soft in a day or so, simply place it in a brown paper bag with a banana or apple and fold the top to close it up. The natural ethylene gases emitted by ...

Selecting the perfect avocado can be tricky, since outward appearance doesn’t always reflect what’s inside. Assess avocados’ color, skin texture, firmness and weight to help you choose a ripe one ...

Avocados can get brown at the drop of the hat, especially once they've been cut into. This clever trick will help keep the ...

Meet The Avocado Sock, whose inventor says putting the green fruit in a paper bag is so last year—she's all about wrapping the healthy fat fave in wool. Is there anything worse than a not-yet-ripe—or, ...

This article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. Avocados are more than just the star of your ...

This is Explainer, a column that answers questions we all have (or should have). There’s a specific flavor of agony that comes from buying an avocado you thought was perfect only to bring it home, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." What's the secret to perfect guacamole and the best avocado toast? The answer is easy: ripe avocados! The ...