I was back home visiting my family last year and I noticed my mom struggling with an avocado. She had the skin about half peeled off and was trying to hold onto the slippery inside while peeling the rest of the skin off in little chunks. I asked her what she was doing and she answered “peeling the avocado” like it was some ridiculous question. About this time my wife noticed what was going on and started cracking up laughing. She finished peeling and awkwardly slicing it while we discussed the fact that we had never seen anyone do it that way and on the next one we showed her the “cut it in half, remove the pit, and scoop it out” method. She was blown away. Apparently she has just always peeled them and never questioned if there was an easier way.
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I do peel them when I want to slice them very cleanly, but I quarter them first. If they're ripe you can peel the skin in one go.
If I want slices I slice them before scooping and can then scoop out nice clean slices.
If your knife is sharp it can be easier to slice it into quarters with the skin on, then slice the insides as normal, and then you can just pinch the ends and invert the skin and the slices pop right out. No scooping necessary.
The way I peel them is better than both methods and similar to both. I cut it in half, remove the pit, halve the halves, then, especially if the ripeness is good, you can easily peel the skin off the quarters. And it doesn't waste anything like scooping inevitably does to some degree. If the ripeness isn't right, the quarters are easier to scoop effectively. So, win-win.
I have never had a problem with waste from scooping but I have the perfect size and shape spoons and I am also usually making guacamole so anything that might get left behind on the first scoop just gets scraped out anyway.
Thank you for saving me all the typing.
And no one taught me this. After just trying to cut one once or twice this is super intuitive as the better way to do it.
Also once sliced try them with some oil and balsamic vinegar drizzled over, and some salt and pepper.
I peel them, it's easy? Cut in quarters, peel off the skin. I dislike the "scoop it out", it leaves avocado behind and you can't get nice slices. It's never been a problem, the skin usually comes right off in one piece.
I had a roommate at one point who did this and who was also similarly blown away when I showed him the cut and remove the pit method. Also, he fucking refrigerated them
he fucking refrigerated them
That isn't that odd. We go out and gather a bunch of them from the tree and if they are really ripe they go in the fridge. They will last longer.
Putting ones that aren't ripe in the fridge can ruin them though.
Is your partner a raccoon?
There's certainly commonalities, yes.
Ahhh... mine is the same way. I'd never seen bread opened from the side before we got together...
Slices of bread that are see through on one end and could support a multi storey building on the other.
Sacrilege
Unless a hoagie roll and you're making a hoagie or cheesesteak.
The way my ~~partner~~ pet ostrich eats avocado.
You need to introduce your partner to spoons.
Your partner is clearly a psychopath!
My lawyers are advising me not to comment.
Wtf, that's so wasteful
No. They have a partner who will eat literal trash to avoid food waste, and they know it.
See, they're just being nice and leaving you a little snack.
So you're both raccoons?
your partner is a mouse?
No wonder our generation can't afford homes! /s
The ragebait equivalent like someone taking a way uneven slice of pie or cake.
Dude at least they attempted to scoop it out. My better half cuts it in half and SQUEEZES it out because she's decided it's better/easier than cutting it out properly. Now I walk into the kitchen and find the mutilated remains of our avocados.
It takes literally 1 second to do with a spoon.
But I've learned not to have those arguments with my wife.
I've started squeezing it out more often. saves me having to clean a spoon and if it's the right firmness, doesn't really leave anything behind.
what I'm saying is that your partner has a skill issue.
now, there is a trick to it - slice the flesh first. don't just grab a half and start squeezing - you have to give it structure that wants to easily slip out. do a grid pattern and the pillars just pop right out. this is, in my experience, the least effort method to get avocado into a nice guac situation. slice and dice, squeeze into bowl, mash with fork. minimum number of utensils.
well at least you don't have to worry about having enough money for retirement. congrats on marrying wealthy
Is your partner a prehistoric giant ground sloth by chance?
That would explain some things.
Are all the spoons dirty or something?
Also, are they eating avocado with butter?
I think scooping it out with a butter knife might be a cultural thing, especially when the avocado is not super ripe.
And the butter was probably for a different sandwich.
Microwave it for like 15 seconds before scooping/scraping if its underripe
Next cultural thing: we don't have a microwave.
Huh. That's oldschool. 😄
There's a better way to use a butter knife, which is to slice a grid into the half avocado, after which you can use a spoon or your fingers to pop the cubes off into a bowl. Then you can put those in a bag in the freezer to have ripe avocado anytime.
I eat almond puree with butter. It's tastier and you also eat a sugar topping (jam) with butter.
The notable difference with jam would be that avocado is already oily.
Reminds me of how Will Smith's character in I, Robot eats pie.
I had a coworker who came in one day and said he made guacamole and had never bought an avocado before - he said he boiled the avocado. He got it and it was hard, so he figured like a potato you cook them so they get soft. Apparently it worked and he made the guacamole, and was shocked when we told him no, you just wait and they get soft enough.
i will never understand why people find it so difficult to prepare and eat avocado.
- Slice and twist
- Whack the pit and twist
- Spoon
And yet people struggle. Many go to the hospital. Why? Why is this so hard?
Ah but you forget; think of how dumb (at times) the average person is, half of them are dumber than that... Also you don't need the knife to get the pit out, just squish the sides a little bit and the pit just falls out, no more knife danger.
Does your partner hate doing dishes? Because I've done similar things to avoid using a plate.