Be careful with avocados

[Winger Ed.]

Thanks for sharing that.
I've found that it is much less painful to learn from the mistakes of others rather than my own.

Note to self:
'Never bring a knief to an avocado fight'.

[Electrod47]

Ouch! The wife takes the butcher's knife and rather than dig out the pit ? seed ?, she slaps the middle of the blade into the pit so that it cuts/buries itself in a little and then twists out the pit. Easy-peasy an less colorful than the red stuff flowing. Be well.

Been doin' it that way since 1958...We had 3 houses as a boy and all had avocado tree's. Before chips and dips stuff, we'd slather it on Weber's Bread "with the gingham wrapper" just like Hopalong Cassidy recommended.

[Rockingkj]

Hmmm, green stuff is not food, food eats green stuff. Just kidding eat all the avacados you want. Lol

[huntinlever]

Ouch! The wife takes the butcher's knife and rather than dig out the pit ? seed ?, she slaps the middle of the blade into the pit so that it cuts/buries itself in a little and then twists out the pit. Easy-peasy an less colorful than the red stuff flowing. Be well.

Yep, that's the way to do it. Sorry that happened OP, heal quickly.

[huntinlever]

Been doin' it that way since 1958...We had 3 houses as a boy and all had avocado tree's. Before chips and dips stuff, we'd slather it on Weber's Bread "with the gingham wrapper" just like Hopalong Cassidy recommended.

Me too. Hundreds, like walnuts everywhere.

[Rapier]

Sounds like a bad cut.
Grew up with avocado trees in the yard, FL The secret to seeding is using a big French knife, cut around the center, length wise to the seed, then twist the top off. Hold the avocado half with seed in the off hand palm and then stick the heel of knife bade a bit center of seed, then roll the seed out. Scoop the flesh ou with a large serving spoon, done. No fingers where the knife can bite them.
Kinda like oyster shucking, right you do not get stuck, done wrong and the knife will get you.

[huntinlever]

Honestly, a light "thwack" to stick the blade, twist, smack the seed off the knife in the garbage, done. Been doing it for 50 years, never needed anything else. Even a cheap steak knife will do it, if you're (justifiably) concerned with using a sharp blade.

Edit: Just did this. Knocked stone off camera. Took a few seconds. Dull, cheap steak knife.

https://youtube.com/shorts/Sx-DkIe6RYE?feature=share

[Handloader109]

I cut them to quarters, then the seed is easy to remove. Don't forget the garlic, cilantro, and lemon juice in the guacamole!

Best advise... or let them get a bit riper and it will fall out....

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[john.k]

I got a huge avocado tree right on the front fence ....I never eat them ,and am sick of people criticizing me for letting them fall on the ground..........the rats love them though ,and my cat loves to catch the rats ,so some good has come of it.

[ulav8r]

Never a problem here, neither my wife or I can stand the taste of avacados.

[BLAHUT]

Some should not be allowed to use sharp objects and yet they sell then guns ?????

[poppy42]

I cut them to quarters, then the seed is easy to remove. Don't forget the garlic, cilantro, and lemon juice in the guacamole!

No cilantro for me! Taste like soap!!!! Yes I have that gene!

[Abert Rim]

This right here. I have been using one for years. Game changer.

https://www.amazon.com/OXO-Good-Grip...84541046&psc=1

[Wayne Smith]

Slap the knife blade cutting edge into the seed and twist as other's have noted. OR quit eating avocados (more for me)!

That was the first thing I tried. Seed split and broke. First for that, too.

[huntinlever]

That was the first thing I tried. Seed split and broke. First for that, too.

The video I provided shows a dull blade and a light whack is all that's needed.

[Daekar]

Ouch! The wife takes the butcher's knife and rather than dig out the pit ? seed ?, she slaps the middle of the blade into the pit so that it cuts/buries itself in a little and then twists out the pit. Easy-peasy an less colorful than the red stuff flowing. Be well.

This, this is absolutely the best way that I have found, and it appears to be considerably safer. You can do it with the avocado sitting on a cutting board, too, if you're particularly risk averse.

[huntinlever]

Glad I made a top-production value simplest possible 3 second video, even if it was apparently off-brand.

[hoodat]

I belong to another gun forum where this thread would likely have been shut down thirty posts ago. -- off topic or some such BS

This is just one of the things that I like about THIS forum. jd

[huntinlever]

I belong to another gun forum where this thread would likely have been shut down thirty posts ago. -- off topic or some such BS

This is just one of the things that I like about THIS forum. jd

After the SEAL team 1 extraction of the stone, maybe the stone could be used in a catapult to go squirrel hunting?

[hoodat]

I once heard that one of the most common ER cases were the result of folks cutting a bagel in half. jd