To remove the pit: cut it in half around the pit and twist halves -
they come apart neatly. Remove pit by inserting a teaspoon under the pit and gently lifting. Remove each half by scooping, carefully, with a large spoon.To slice an avocado: Slice the avocado in the shell (not cutting through shell) and remove slices with a big spoon. You can do slices or cubes.
Avocados are ripe when soft to the touch. It's a subtle thing - it should just give slightly, like a ripe peach. If it is too soft it is too ripe - don't buy it. If it is not ripe when purchased (and they are usually not) leave on the kitchen counter until ripe and then refrigerate. Brown spots on the inside of an avocado are not pretty but perfectly harmless - unless it's all brown which is too ripe and yucky!
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