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.
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.
Np. I wish I could take credit for thinking up this method myself, but a person who is otherwise douchey, taught me haha.
To clarify, do you mean the balsamic and salt and pepper is for taste (mouth watering as I think about it…) or does it also help with the peeling process?
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Np. I wish I could take credit for thinking up this method myself, but a person who is otherwise douchey, taught me haha.
To clarify, do you mean the balsamic and salt and pepper is for taste (mouth watering as I think about it…) or does it also help with the peeling process?
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.
When it peels cleanly off, that’s ideal though. Easier too. I switched from your method to mine a decade ago
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.
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