How to Remove the Pit from an Avocado

Published on Thursday, February 5, 2009, by CHOW Video Team / Edit Post

How to Remove the Pit from an Avocado

An avocado pit just sits there, practically laughing at you, as you struggle to release it from the slippery grasp of the delicious fruit. Chef Deborah Schneider, author of ¡Baja! Cooking on the Edge, shows how easily it can be removed. She also shares two ways of prepping the avocado: the cube and the flare. See more of Schneider’s basic Mexican cooking tips: how to core a pepper, how to make a quick salsa, how to core a tomato, how to toast dried chiles, and a guide to Mexican dried chiles.

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  • As truly sharp knives slice through the avocado skin quite easily, once I have the avocado halved and pitted, I switch to a butter knife to slice or dice it in the skin.

  • I am so happy to see this tip here. Years ago, I sent it in to Cooks Illustrated and they never used it. it's just the only smart way to remove avocado from its shell and the video shows it perfectly.

  • Growing avocados is fun, but at some point, I believe they have to be 'grafted' to be able to produce fruit, don't they? I had one in my yard for years that grew taller than the edge of my roof, but it never produced fruit.

  • Instead of using a knife to retrieve the pit, pop it out with a tea spoon.
    Stick a toothpick on each side of the avocado pit. Lay the pit on top of an empty jam jar and watch it shoot roots. Once the pit start rooting burry it in a clay pot with potting earth. Witin a few months you may have the start of an avocado tree. Yeah, free avocado's anyone?