You've been eating your avocados all wrong – the easy hack to getting them ripe in just 10 minutes
DO you ever get left frustrated when you want to tuck into your avocado but it isn't quite ripe enough yet?
It turns out there is a handy hack which can get it ready to go in seconds.
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A mum shared how you simply need some boiling water to do the trick.
Instagram user @vita_momhack wrote: 'Kitchen Hack - pour boiling water over an unripe avocado and it will be ripe in 10 minutes.'
In a video, which has racked up over 9,300 likes, she showed how you should put the avocado in a bowl, before adding the hot water.
Then you should wait for the time and voila - your avocado should be less hard and more squishy.
The mum-of-two showed herself cutting into her avocado and it was perfectly ripe for eating.
Many people were impressed with her tip and said they had no idea it worked.
One said: 'Wowwy! Thanks for the tip!'
Another added: 'This is amazing.'
Meanwhile, one commented: 'Hot water to ripen avocado? Super!'
However, one pointed out: 'This only softens the avocado but not necessarily ripen it and produce the best flavour it could if you let it naturally ripen.'
How to ripen avocado in minutes
And one said: 'Nope. It is still hard.'
Other people have said microwaving an avocado can help make it softer.
A food writer from All Recipes said: 'Slice the avocado in half, remove the pit, then wrap each half tightly in plastic wrap.
'I microwaved the avocado halves, cut-side down, in 30-second intervals until the fruit felt soft enough to use.'
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However, they warned that the results can be 'faintly rubbery.'
According to the team at California Avocados: 'The microwave or oven may soften the flesh of the fruit a little which may make it 'seem' ripe, but it isn't.
'Ripening avocados is a process best left to Mother Nature's timeline. Patience is key.'
Another hack is to add an avocado in a brown paper bag with an apple to speed up ripening.
This is because apples emit a gas called ethylene which can help with the process.
What foods should you ALWAYS keep in the fridge?
THE 'King of Bread' Paul Hollywood has said you should never keep bread in the fridge. But what foods SHOULD you store in there?
According to EUFIC, The European Food Information Council, these are some of the main foods you should always ensure are kept in the fridge.
Apples
Berries
Butter
Cheese
Eggs (boiled or unboiled)
Fish (cooked or raw)
Fresh herbs
Lemons
Meat (cooked or raw)
Milk
Oranges
Pickles (if opened)
Salad leaves
Tomatoes
Yoghurts
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