How to remove the skin easily

Leave unripe avocados in their skins

Most of the unripe avocados are sold in supermarkets. You can buy them with confidence, because these fruits ripen well in their protective skin. So you can be sure that the optimal level of maturity will only be achieved at home.

The ripening test before peeling

The pulp usually takes several days to ripen. Avocados should not be peeled during the post-ripening period so that the inedible pulp does not spoil. So be sure to test the fruit before you start peeling.

Unwrap the fruit in between
Make a pressure test
the peel should give way slightly

Separate the avocado in half

Place the avocado on a large cutting board and gently hold it with one hand without putting too much pressure on the escape.

Cut the long side of the avocado all around with a pointed and sharp knife. You should penetrate the core with the blade.
Grasp each avocado half with one hand and twist them against each other until they loosen completely.
Take a large, heavy knife with a sharp blade and hit the core with it once. The blade gets stuck in it.
Now carefully turn the knife back and forth until the core separates from the pulp.

Tips

If you only need half of the avocado for the time being, you can store half with the core unpeeled in the refrigerator for a day. First sprinkle lemon over the cut surface and wrap the avocado in cling film.

Separate the pulp from the skin

The skin of some avocados is edible, but mostly only the pulp is used. The two halves of the avocado can be removed from the peel in several ways.

Variant 1: You can carefully peel off the peel of each avocado half with a sharp, small knife. This gives you two whole pulp halves that you can cut into smaller pieces as needed.

Option 2: Take a large soup spoon and place it on the narrow side of the fruit between the skin and the pulp. Keep pushing the spoon under the soft pulp until you have completely separated it from the skin.

Option 3: Take a sturdy and sufficiently large glass in your hand. Press the edge of the cut surface against the opening in the glass and then move the fruit downwards. The pulp slides into the glass, while the peel remains outside.

Variant 4: Cut the pulp lengthways and crossways several times. The cuts should be even and penetrate to the shell. Then simply turn the avocado half over so that small cubes of pulp point upwards like spikes. They can easily be removed from the shell with a small spoon or knife.

Tips

The green avocado meat turns brown quickly when exposed to air. You can prevent this by drizzling a few drops of lemon juice over it right away.

Special avocado cutter

In the meantime, the store, which is well stocked with all kinds of kitchen tools, also offers a special avocado cutter. It can be used to cut, core and peel the fruit. Since the price is less than ten euros, the purchase could be worthwhile for avocado lovers.

Conclusion for quick readers:

Ripe for eating: let the fruit ripen in the skin; peel only ripe avocados
Tip: store together with an apple in a paper bag for faster ripening
Halve: cut the long side all the way around; Twist the halves apart
Peeling: There are several ways to remove the peel
Variant 1: Carefully peel the avocado half with a sharp knife
Variant 2. Slide a spoon under the pulp to remove it from the skin
Option 3: move the avocado along the edge of the glass; The pulp slides in
Variant 4: cut into the pulp several times lengthways and crossways; Turn half over
Tip: Drizzle the pulp with lemon juice immediately to prevent browning