The way my partner eats avocado.

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• fitjazz@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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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  • zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ 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.

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    • fitjazz@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If I want slices I slice them before scooping and can then scoop out nice clean slices.

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  • TrickDacy@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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    • fitjazz@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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.

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    • jaybone@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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.

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  • RBWells@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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  • metallic_substance@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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

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    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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.

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• Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Is your partner a raccoon?

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  • zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    There’s certainly commonalities, yes.

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    • Big_Boss_77@fedinsfw.app ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Ahhh… mine is the same way. I’d never seen bread opened from the side before we got together…

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• saxrussell@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The way my partner pet ostrich eats avocado.

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• olafurp@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You need to introduce your partner to spoons.

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• Paddy_NI@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Your partner is clearly a psychopath!

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  • zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    My lawyers are advising me not to comment.

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• viral.vegabond@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Wtf, that’s so wasteful

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  • zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No. They have a partner who will eat literal trash to avoid food waste, and they know it.

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    • notabot@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      See, they’re just being nice and leaving you a little snack.

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    • crank0271@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So you’re both raccoons?

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• Tollana1234567@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  your partner is a mouse?

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• RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The ragebait equivalent for someone taking a way uneven slice of pie or cake.

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• mtpender@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  No wonder our generation can’t afford homes! /s

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• mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  well at least you don’t have to worry about having enough money for retirement. congrats on marrying wealthy

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• Dadbod89@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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  • mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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• RBWells@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  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.

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• Zephyr@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Is your partner a prehistoric giant ground sloth by chance?

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  • zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    That would explain some things.

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• captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Reminds me of how Will Smith’s character in I, Robot eats pie.

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• oce@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Are all the spoons dirty or something?
  Also, are they eating avocado with butter?

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  • zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    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.

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    • Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Microwave it for like 15 seconds before scooping/scraping if its underripe

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    • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      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.

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I eat almond puree with butter. It’s tastier and you also eat a sugar topping (jam) with butter.

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    • oce@jlai.lu ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      The notable difference with jam would be that avocado is already oily.

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• Formfiller@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

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• ieGod@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I have one of these. Complete game changer. Avocados are easy now. Highly recommend.

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• NatakuNox@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Does your partner hate doing dishes? Because I’ve done similar things to avoid using a plate.

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• apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My partner does this too. As those bits are probably the best part, I grab a spoon and go to town.

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• sunsofold@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Such wastage.

  It’s so easy to slice around the pit to split in half and then crush out the flesh. No left behind bits. It comes out as a few lumps and then paste.

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  • zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    What if you’re just eating some avocado?

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    • sunsofold@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      As in you want to eat just ‘some’ and save the rest? You wrap it up or containerize it just like you would with any other method. As in you what to ‘just’ eat avocado, as in not with or on anything? You squeeze it, bite off chunks of flesh, like with anything else, and then squeeze the pasty parts into your slavering maw. Nomnomnom. Easy.

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• buzz86us@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Avocado is amazing it is the only fruit that comes with its own serving bowl

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  • blarg_dunsen@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Are passionfruit and kiwi a joke to you?

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    • zakobjoa@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Kiwi with the edible bowl.

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    • emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      And pomegranate

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