How to speed up the ripening of avocados at home, what needs to be done to bring them to ripeness

A tasty and healthy product that is recommended to be included regularly in your diet is avocado. The ripe fruit has a delicate, oily texture with a soft, slightly specific taste. Most often, stores sell unripe specimens. Therefore, you need to know how to properly speed up the ripening of avocados in order to quickly enjoy its unsurpassed taste.

How to recognize ripe and unripe fruit

Determining the ripeness of a fruit in a store is not difficult if you know all the distinctive features. But you shouldn’t be upset when buying an unripe specimen. This fruit ripens well at home.

Peel color

The peel and shade of different varieties may vary. Some avocados have a smooth surface, while others have pimples or wrinkles. The degree of maturity is determined by the color of the peel:

• a light green tint indicates that the fruit is not ripe;
• moderately green in color - almost ready to eat, it will ripen on its own in a day;
• with a dark green color, the fruit is ready to eat;
• very dark shade, almost black - the avocado is spoiled.

Fruit hardness

If it is not possible to determine the degree of ripeness by the color of the skin, then you can understand by the hardness of the fruit.

• A hard, hard fruit that cannot be pressed is not yet ripe. He will need to lie down for about another week.
• Slightly soft when pressed, the avocado will ripen in a couple of days.
• The fruit is ripe if, with gentle pressure, softness is felt and the fruit is pressed through.
• Overripe ones are too soft and may have dents.

Depending on the variety, the color can be almost any shade. There are completely black fruits, which are among the most delicious; in this variety, ripeness is determined only by hardness.

Condition of the seed and stalk

You can check the ripeness of the fruit by examining the cutting. If there is a tail, you need to tear it off. If the stalk is light brown, it means the fruit is ripe. Black color is a sign of overripe fruit, which is not recommended for consumption.

In mature specimens, the stone is easily separated from the pulp; in unripe specimens, the stone is tightly attached and will have to be cut out.

Ways to speed up ripening at home

If you purchased an unripe avocado, few people know what to do with it. Often, having tried such a fruit, the desire to consume it in the future disappears. Juicy, soft, well-ripened fruit will delight you with a pleasant taste and rich aroma. Therefore, you need to figure out what you need to do to enjoy a ripe avocado as quickly as possible.

Warming up in the oven

If you follow simple recommendations, the ripening process will go faster. Necessary:

1. Wrap the washed fruits in foil.
2. Preheat the oven. You will need 200 °C.
3. Place the preparations on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Hold for 10 minutes.

High-speed in the microwave

This method is suitable when avocado urgently needs to be added to a dish:

1. Peel the fruit. Cut into cubes.
2. Place in a heat-resistant container and place in the microwave oven.
3. Warm up on maximum mode for half a minute.

Disadvantages of this method:

• color is lost;
• the aroma becomes less intense;
• a lot of juice is released.

In a paper bag

The gas that promotes fruit ripening is ethylene. The package is a simple trap that can hold him. You can use any store bought or McDonald's. Important rules:

1. Place a tomato, apple or banana in the bag along with the avocado. The latter fits best. Fruits emit ethylene in large quantities. Plenty of gas helps it ripen faster. Close the package.
2. Store in the room. You cannot put it in the refrigerator. The package should not be exposed to direct sunlight. Ideal temperature is +18…+24 °C.
3. Check the contents periodically.If there are other fruits in the package, the avocado will reach technical maturity in 3 days. It's better to check by touch. If an avocado is placed in a bag without other fruits, it will ripen no earlier than in 5 days.

Using newspaper

To ripen an avocado faster, you can use the oldest method - newspaper. How to use:

1. Wrap unripe specimens in a sheet of newspaper and place in a warm place.
2. A hot, but turned off oven, in which the fruit is placed and left for 2 days, can help ripening.

Make alligator pear ripe in foil

If the fruit needs to be used directly on the day of purchase, then a proven method will help - using foil:

1. Wrap the fruit in two layers of foil.
2. Place in a hot oven (210°C).
3. Leave for 10 minutes.

It should be noted that this method slightly changes the taste of the avocado.

Using boiling water

Boiling water will help quickly bring it to readiness:

1. Peel the skin. Cut out the bone. Cut into strips.
2. Place in a sieve and lower into boiling water. Leave for 2 minutes.

The method is very simple. After cooling, it is immediately suitable for adding to salads.

A way to quickly soften the fruit

Avocados usually take several days to ripen. If you urgently need fruit for a salad, you can use the microwave.

You can make avocados soft in just a few minutes:

1. Using a fork, pierce the fruit on all sides. Place on a plate. Cover with a plastic lid. This is a mandatory condition, since without shelter the fruit may explode.
2. Set the maximum mode and time to 30 seconds.
3. If during this time it was not possible to soften the avocado, then heat for another 30 seconds.

Cool and use as usual.

How to speed up the ripening of already cut fruits

If the cut fruit turns out to be unripe, action must be taken quickly. Otherwise, the pulp will darken and acquire a brown tint:

1. Sprinkle the cut with lemon juice. This will help maintain the natural color of the flesh.
2. Connect the parts. The bone cannot be removed. Wrap in cling film.
3. Place in the refrigerator compartment and keep until the fruit is ripe.

You can help ripen an avocado using any suggested method. It is important to consider that any heat treatment changes the taste.