Did you buy an unripe avocado? Help him ripen at home in one of 6 ways

First, it’s important to decide: do you want avocados to ripen quickly at home? Or do you have enough time for this: from one or two days to a week?

This will determine how and with what devices you will have to accelerate ripening.

Signs of maturity

Ready-to-eat avocado fruit has the following characteristics:

• It is quite soft; when pressed with a little force, a small dent remains on the surface of the skin.
• The peel is not emerald green, but moderate or dark green.
• The texture of the pulp resembles slightly frozen butter.
• The characteristic aroma and taste are clearly felt.

This fruit can be eaten immediately or stored in the refrigerator until used to prepare any dish. But be sure to remember how to store avocados - long-term storage is unacceptable.

There is one more secret, knowledge of which will definitely be useful for determining the maturity of the fetus. The one that is still ripe has a yellow or green colored stalk. And under no circumstances take it with a brown stem - this is a sign of overripeness.

Benefits for humans

Avocados should be moderately ripe also because only in this form can they benefit the human body.Namely:

• normalize the process of hematopoiesis and the functioning of the circulatory system;
• prevent the development of atherosclerosis, periodontal disease, arthrosis;
• eliminate constipation.

In the microwave

Sometimes it is necessary for an avocado to ripen as quickly as possible. Accelerated methods by which you can obtain almost instant results are associated with processing at elevated temperatures.

The avocado will ripen in literally 0.5–1 minute in the microwave. Before the procedure, it is pricked in several places with a fork, placed on a plate and sent to ripen in a microwave oven. The degree of ripeness can be easily checked with a toothpick or simply by pressing with your finger: a slight dent remains - it’s time to take it out. No, that means you need to hold it for another half a minute.

This method has two nuances:

• When putting the fruit in the microwave, be sure to cover it with a paper napkin or lid to prevent it from exploding.
• Before eating or slicing for cooking, the ripe fruit must be allowed to cool to room temperature.

In the oven

Before placing the avocado in the oven, it is wrapped in aluminum foil - tightly and without gaps. The temperature should be 180–200 degrees. Five minutes - and everything is ready. Don't keep it for 10-15 minutes, as some people advise, you'll just bake it! Remove the foil after cooling to avoid burning your hands.

Accelerated methods have a significant disadvantage: after heat treatment, the fruit somewhat changes its natural taste and aroma. Not everyone is happy with this turn of events. But there is no need to be afraid. Despite this, the fruit remains quite suitable for making salads, cocktails, and guacamole.

In the newspaper

This is the old "grandmother's" way. The fruit is wrapped in newspaper and kept warm.If it’s winter outside, then all you need to do is put it close to the battery. The result will be in two to three days.

In a paper bag with bananas

Avocados are placed in a craft packaging bag along with ripe bananas (you can also put apples and pears). The latter emit ethylene vapors, which accelerate ripening. And craft paper holds ethylene well. You can use a plastic bag, but check the contents often. At a temperature of +22–24 degrees, the avocado can ripen in a couple of days.

In polyethylene

It happens that inexperienced housewives cannot determine by touch whether the avocado is ripe, so they cut it. And it turns out that, alas, it is still unripe. Everything is lost? Isn't it ripe anymore? No! There is a good way to improve the situation. The cuts are sprinkled with squeezed lemon juice. Both halves, without removing the seeds, are folded “as it was” and wrapped in cling film. Then they put it on a shelf in the refrigerator and wait 2-3 days. Checking: is it ripe? If yes, remove the film and use it for its intended purpose within a day or two.

On the windowsill

If you bought an unripe avocado and are in no hurry, of course, it is best to use the simplest, oldest and most proven method: put it on a sunny windowsill. It takes longer to mature in this way, but in the most natural way.

Be sure to check often to see if it's ripe? If the windowsill is too wet, rot may develop.

Now you know how to help an avocado ripen at home, where to put it and what material to wrap it in so that the process goes faster and without unpleasant surprises.

If you bought an unripe avocado, be sure to use one of the six methods listed.After all, an unripe fruit is not just tasteless - it contains a large amount of substances harmful to humans, and the green peel is considered poisonous and can cause food poisoning.