It's recently become more cost effective in my area to buy large avocados instead of the medium sized ones so many times I have to store the other half for later. I came up with this way of doing it which is working out well.

I remove the pit from the half I want to store then place a sheet of Saran Wrap over the exposed surface. Then I replace the pit in the depression over the saran wrap and push it down until there is no air gap between the wrap and the avocado and then secure the ends of the wrap to enclose the avocado. I leave the pit there to hold down the wrap while it's in the fridge. This method has solved the oxidation problem of exposed avocado halves for me.

Eat one half in the morning
Eat the other half in the evening
And be happy.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/29/2014 03:29PM by RawPracticalist.

RawPracticalist Wrote:
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> Eat one half in the morning
> Eat the other half in the evening
> And be happy.


Well however many you eat they taste better if they haven't oxidized. That's the problem I had to solve.

Here's another tip. Buy the really tiny avocados, they're cheaper per pound, and you can eat the whole thing at once.

Here's a price list showing the difference in price based on the size.

Avocado #2 HASS 60 Las Palmalitas Ranch STELLAR 2LYR BOX 56.25
Avocado #2 HASS 70 Las Palmalitas Ranch STELLAR 2LYR BOX 49.25
Avocado HASS 36 Las Palmalitas Ranch STELLAR 2LYR BOX 64.25

Avocado HASS 40 Las Palmalitas Ranch STELLAR 2LYR BOX 65.25
Avocado HASS 40 Rainbow/Eco-Farms OC 2LYR BOX 49.25
Avocado HASS 48 Las Palmalitas Ranch STELLAR 2LYR BOX 70.25
Avocado HASS 60 Las Palmalitas Ranch STELLAR 2LYR BOX 67.25
Avocado HASS 70 Las Palmalitas Ranch STELLAR 2LYR BOX 58.25
Avocado HASS 70 Purity METROCERT / MEX 2LYR BOX 48.25

Avocado HASS 84 Las Palmalitas Ranch STELLAR 25# VF BOX 36.00

I use the cheap little ones in the blender but prefer the larger ones unblended.

I read that the pit is very nutritious
You may be throwing away the best part that does not even spoil



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 04/29/2014 04:07PM by CommonSenseRaw.

Another problem for me with the tiny ones is the only store I can buy them at only sells them ripe to overripe. And that store is a $4 of gasoline drive away from me so even though they are only $.50 the large $1.99 ones end up being cheaper and less time consuming to get them.

Good point, that is why I am not into salad dressing with turmeric and the likes they are miles away.
Just eat my avocado plain and simple.

I've heard about the one leaving the pit inside to make it last longer. But never about the pit in/out. Thanks. I'll give a try next time.

I always try to buy when not ripe so they can last longer.
But sometimes they are not mature and do not even get soft to be eaten.
Catch 22. If already ripe they do not last. If not ripe they may never be good to eat.

RawPracticalist Wrote:
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> Good point, that is why I am not into salad
> dressing with turmeric and the likes they are
> miles away.
> Just eat my avocado plain and simple.


I get my organic turmeric two pounds at a time from Amazon. I actually do most of my shopping online.

Panchito Wrote:
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> I've heard about the one leaving the pit inside to
> make it last longer. But never about the pit
> in/out. Thanks. I'll give a try next time.


You're welcome. It was one of those ah ha/duh moments when I figured it out.

CommonSenseRaw Wrote:
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> I always try to buy when not ripe so they can last
> longer.
> But sometimes they are not mature and do not even
> get soft to be eaten.
> Catch 22. If already ripe they do not last. If not
> ripe they may never be good to eat.


Yeah, I prefer to get them unripe, too, to get some control of the situation. I've gotten unripe duds, too. I guess it has a lot to do with what they've gone through temperature wise. I don't know what's the deal with Peapod but, for me, they are the one's that haven't gotten that worked out the most with the avocados. They seem to be getting a little better with it recently. I'm sure I haven't been the only one calling them up to get refunded for the duds.

CommonSenseRaw Wrote:
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> I read that the pit is very nutritious
> You may be throwing away the best part that does
> not even spoil


I blended an avocado pit once and did not find it very appetizing. It tasted like I was eating the bark of a tree.


david

It might be worthwhile pulverizing the pits then dehydrating them then adding them back to smoothies, etc, as a powder.

[omtimes.com]

SueZ Wrote:
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> It might be worthwhile pulverizing the pits then
> dehydrating them then adding them back to
> smoothies, etc, as a powder.
>
> [omtimes.com]
> ting-avocado-seeds/


I'm going to try this. I'll use sprouted avocado pits.

dvdai Wrote:
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> CommonSenseRaw Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I read that the pit is very nutritious
> > You may be throwing away the best part that
> does
> > not even spoil
>
>
> I blended an avocado pit once and did not find it
> very appetizing. It tasted like I was eating the
> bark of a tree.
> [i.imgur.com]


lol

dvdai

AWESOME vids lol

made my day

Well I couldn't resist playing with my food so I put a fresh out of the avocado pit in the VitaMix and pulverized it. To break it down further and to be able to get the pulp out better I blended it with a glass of water and ran it through the Welles hydraulic press to remove the water. I was very surprised at the gorgeous color of the liquid - like a transparent ripe persimmon color. It tasted very bitter though. The pulp ground up so fine that I'm just leaving it out to dry overnight right on the press cloth. No need to use the dehydrator.

I wish I remember what I blended it with, but the bitterness was overpowering everything else.

david

Apparently avocados aren't the only fruit that has more nutrition in the pits/seeds than in the fruit...

[www.sciencedirect.com]

Maybe it is just the nutrition that matters. It is also the joy and excitement that come with eating.

CommonSenseRaw Wrote:
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> Maybe it is just the nutrition that matters. It is
> also the joy and excitement that come with eating.


I'm assuming you meant to type "maybe it ISN'T just the nutrition that matters. I will agree with that and certainly, were they able to speak, the avocado trees would be shouting that out to us as loudly as the fruitarians do. Lol.

Yes it is not the just the nutrition.
The avocados are probably not happy to be taken early from their mother while they are still feeding.

CommonSenseRaw Wrote:
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> Yes it is not the just the nutrition.
> The avocados are probably not happy to be taken
> early from their mother while they are still
> feeding.


It's probably not a problem for those avocado pit babies since they can still sprout either way. They may even prefer to be taken early as it would be more jarring to fall down to the ground if they weighed more.

i don't want to eat an avocado pit

no

avocado

yes

pit

not

its the pits

anyhoo

i think that plastic wrapped so closely to the flesh might invite some sort of leaching

maybe squirt lemon on the flesh as a preservative

la_veronique Wrote:
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> i think that plastic wrapped so closely to the
> flesh might invite some sort of leaching

Not if you fridge is kept cold. If I had a hot kitchen, like some people do in the summer, I'd store the whole roll of Saran wrap in the fridge. I also don't use my dishwasher because it has a plastic interior and prefer using parchment paper to the Teflon/teflex screen sheets of my dehydrator.

> maybe squirt lemon on the flesh as a preservative

Never worked for me.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/30/2014 05:01AM by SueZ.

Persin is a good reason to keep avocado pits away from you pets...

[en.wikipedia.org]

***Seems to be ok for people.

Not good for cancer cells.



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SueZ Wrote:
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> CommonSenseRaw Wrote:
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> > Yes it is not the just the nutrition.
> > The avocados are probably not happy to be taken
> > early from their mother while they are still
> > feeding.
>
>
> It's probably not a problem for those avocado
> pit babies since they can still sprout either way.
> They may even prefer to be taken early as it would
> be more jarring to fall down to the ground if they
> weighed more.


Falling on the ground is a rite of passage for an avocado.
It means they are mature enough to become a new avocado tree.
And not falling far from the parent they will all remain in the same family of trees.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/30/2014 12:59PM by CommonSenseRaw.

CommonSenseRaw Wrote:
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> And not falling far from the parent they will all
> remain in the same family of trees.


Not really such a good idea even for fruits.