Does your avocado taste like potatoes? It’s because it’s not ripe enough. So try to scoop out a piece of avocado with a spoon when it’s not ripe, you’ll struggle. So if your avocado isn’t ripe enough, you need to find a solution, and that’s where I come in. Here’s how to ripen it quickly.

1 – WRAP IT IN NEWSPAPER

Since the avocado continues to produce ethylene, a gas that allows it to ripen, it may be a good idea to wrap the fruit in newspaper.

This tip prevents the ethylene from escaping into the ambient air and accelerates the ripening of the avocado.

2 – PICK IT WITH TOOTHPICKS

When you have an underripe avocado and a box of toothpicks in your kitchen, then you have everything you need to speed up its ripening! Yes: by sticking a toothpick at each end of the fruit (yes, the avocado is a fruit, like the tomato) during the day, the next morning our avocado will be perfectly ripe, and ready to be enjoyed. Well, as this technique is the least scientific of all, it’s probably the one to experiment with when you don’t absolutely have to prepare guacamole the next day! But still, it’s the quickest tip because it allows you to ripen an avocado in just one night!

3 – MATURE IT THANKS TO VINEGAR

For this tip you will only need two ingredients to ripen your avocado: cider vinegar and a lemon. Apple cider vinegar accelerates oxidation while lemon juice prevents the appearance of black spots on the flesh of the fruit. Cut your avocado in half, place the equivalent of two large tablespoons of cider vinegar on the flesh of the avocado then squeeze your lemon on the fruit. You can then scoop out the flesh to make delicious guacamole.