Placing your avocado in a paper bag with a few bananas concentrates the ethylene gas, ripening it in half the time.

We tested six ways to ripen rock-hard Hass avocados, from placing them on the windowsill to TikTok hacks like the microwave. The best method ripened them a full two days earlier than the others.

Nothing's worse than trying to make avocado toast or guacamole with an unripe avocado. Here's how long it really takes for avocados to be ready to use.

Picking out avocados is a whole thing. I mean, timing is everything with these guys for the perfect taste, depending on when you need them, of course. Maybe you're making your world-famous guacamole, ...

A perfectly ripe, buttery avocado is so delicious, you might be tempted to eat the green flesh scooped straight from its shell, with a sprinkle of salt. But the level of ripeness is critical to ...

A certain sense of joy comes with cutting into a perfectly ripe avocado. You twist it open, feast your eyes on that smooth, beautiful green flesh, and simply have to show someone — either in person or ...