My local store has had Haas avocadoes on sale for $1 each for several
weeks, and I have been enjoying them. However, yesterday I got one that
instead of being rich and creamy with a nutty flavor was less than rich,
watery, and not very nutty either. How can I avoid such clunkers?

Henry

In article et>,
Jim > wrote:

> My local store has had Haas avocadoes on sale for $1 each for several
> weeks, and I have been enjoying them. However, yesterday I got one that
> instead of being rich and creamy with a nutty flavor was less than rich,
> watery, and not very nutty either. How can I avoid such clunkers?
>
> Henry

Make sure they are ripe...

Slightly soft on the sides and softer at the narrow part.

If they are hard all the way up, forget it.
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Selecting good avocadoes at retail is more of an art than a science.
You've got to observe the external characteristics of the ones you enjoy
before you enjoy them, and then base your future selections on what
you've observed. And, of course, since the fruit is a living thing,
those characteristics change from day to day.

Keep selecting, keep observing, keep enjoying (or not) and build up your
skills. Without those skills, you're stuck with buying what's being
offered based on someone else's judgement - maybe good, maybe OK, maybe
"clunkers".

(Disclaimer: Please note that Haas avocado selection skills DO NOT
necessarily apply to any other types of avocado.)

Bob
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In article et>,
says...
> My local store has had Haas avocadoes on sale for $1 each for several
> weeks, and I have been enjoying them. However, yesterday I got one that
> instead of being rich and creamy with a nutty flavor was less than rich,
> watery, and not very nutty either. How can I avoid such clunkers?
>
> Henry
>

Jim wrote:
> My local store has had Haas avocadoes on sale for $1 each for several
> weeks, and I have been enjoying them. However, yesterday I got one that
> instead of being rich and creamy with a nutty flavor was less than rich,
> watery, and not very nutty either. How can I avoid such clunkers?
>
> Henry

Some varieties are kinda watery, the big Florida thin-skinned avocados
come to mind. Hass are my favorite. I just never buy "ripe" avocados.
Too unpredictable- is it soft and ripe or is it all brown and nasty
inside- hard to tell.

I get them when they are good and hard and ripen them myself either in
a bag or just on the counter- never in the fridge. Only takes a few
days. Occasionally they are just bad, stringy and even moldy
regardless of my best intentions. Buy 'em hard, ripen them yourself
and you'll have happier avocado experiences, I promise.


Aloha!

Barb
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On 7 Nov 2006 20:33:06 -0800, "Barb" > wrote:
>
>Aloha!
>
>Barb
>
Just had a brainstorm and hope I'm not mixing you up with someone
else.... didn't your husband used to sign off as Farmer John a year or
so ago? If so.... I think a really cool sig would be "the farmer's
wife" - ala 3 Blind Mice.



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To test for ripeness.... squeeze the avocado with the same strength
that you would squeeze a preschoolers arm to get his attention. That
is... just a litttle bit hard. The avocado should yield just a little
to that pressure. That's how I like them.... they may be a bit nuttier
if you wait til they are a day softer than that. Am I being clear? lol

Jim said...

> My local store has had Haas avocadoes on sale for $1 each for several
> weeks, and I have been enjoying them. However, yesterday I got one
that
> instead of being rich and creamy with a nutty flavor was less than
rich,
> watery, and not very nutty either. How can I avoid such clunkers?
>
> Henry


Make sure the nib on the tip of the avo is intact. If it's not the avo
tends to rot rather than ripen.

Also check the skin for punctures/dents that also facilitate rotting.

I only buy ripe avos for guac. I like to buy them green and let them
ripen.

A local produce stand currently has Mexican Haas avos for $0.79 each. And
that's in Pennsylvania. The ACME supermarket (across the street) has ripe
and puny avos "on sale" 2 for $3.00. The BUMS!!!

Andy

Jim wrote:
> My local store has had Haas avocadoes on sale for $1 each for several
> weeks, and I have been enjoying them. However, yesterday I got one that
> instead of being rich and creamy with a nutty flavor was less than rich,
> watery, and not very nutty either. How can I avoid such clunkers?

I have heard, however, I'm not sure, that even though avocados are
available year-round now-a-days, they still have a prime season. It's
off-season now.

Karen

Jim wrote:
> My local store has had Haas avocadoes on sale for $1 each for several
> weeks, and I have been enjoying them. However, yesterday I got one that
> instead of being rich and creamy with a nutty flavor was less than rich,
> watery, and not very nutty either. How can I avoid such clunkers?
>

The Food Network recently showed a nice little trick how to tell if an
avocado is going ot be rich, nutty and creamy enough. Bring a pocket
knife to the store with you, neatly cut a piece out of the avocado,
and eat it. If the peice tastes rich, nutty and creamy - chances are
that so will the avocado. If not - just throw the fruit on the floor
and sqish-squash it with your shoes.

The same basic procedure also works to determine if an ostrich egg is
going to taste rich, nutty and creamy or not. But instead of a knife,
you need to bring a chainsaw to the store. Ask the clerk where the
nearest electrical outlet is.

I hope this helps.

wrote:
> The Food Network recently showed a nice little trick how to tell if an
> avocado is going ot be rich, nutty and creamy enough. Bring a pocket
> knife to the store with you, neatly cut a piece out of the avocado,
> and eat it. If the peice tastes rich, nutty and creamy - chances are
> that so will the avocado. If not - just throw the fruit on the floor
> and sqish-squash it with your shoes.


Hmmmmm. I didn't think we could carry knives or toenail clippers in a
grocery store.

stark said...

>
> wrote:
>> The Food Network recently showed a nice little trick how to tell if an
>> avocado is going ot be rich, nutty and creamy enough. Bring a pocket
>> knife to the store with you, neatly cut a piece out of the avocado,
>> and eat it. If the peice tastes rich, nutty and creamy - chances are
>> that so will the avocado. If not - just throw the fruit on the floor
>> and sqish-squash it with your shoes.
>
>
> Hmmmmm. I didn't think we could carry knives or toenail clippers in a
> grocery store.


Heh heh heh.

You're not flying to avocado country, you're just standing there at the
avo bin.

Granted, if you pulled out a knife at the produce market, you'd
definitely be flat-faced down on the floor in short order, if I saw ya!

"What are ya in for, kid?" "I pulled a knife on an avocado."



Andy