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 ...

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 ...

Speed up the process with these simple tips. We get it—sometimes you just want a perfectly ripe avocado, whether it's for avocado toast or a batch of homemade guacamole. Ripe avocados can be the ...

Placing unripe avocados in a paper bag with fruit that gives off ethylene gas ripens them the fastest. Using a ripe banana ...

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 ...

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 ...

A perfectly ripe, buttery avocado is so delicious, you might be tempted to eat the green flesh scooped straight from its shell, with a sprinkle of salt. But the level of ripeness is critical to ...

Placing unripe avocados in a paper bag with fruit that gives off ethylene gas ripens them the fastest. Using a ripe banana edged out an apple by two days, but either method works. Heating avocados ...

For 20 years, Ann Taylor Pittman built a career of creating healthy recipes at Cooking Light magazine, where she most recently served as Executive Editor. She is the recipient of two James Beard ...