Discover the right way to store avocados and avoid common mistakes
dailyrecord.co.ukA disheartening sight for any avocado lover is to cut into a ripe fruit only to find it brown and spoilt. Yet as Amy Lynn Cross, cook and founder of The Cross Legacy, many people are unknowingly promoting spoilage by storing avocados improperly - specifically, in water.
The food expert has shared her "secret" to keeping the stone fruit fresh for as long as possible.Contrary to popular belief perpetuated by social media tips and tricks, she warns: "These tips show people storing whole and halved avocados in water to keep them fresh longer.
It has been all over social media. In reality, it could be making you sick."An immersed avocado, it turns out, creates an ideal environment for bacteria growth.
The alternative, she proposes, can keep an avocado fresh up to a month longer with proper washing and storage protocols.Instead, she shares her procedure: "My 'secret elixir' for washing avocados is actually quite simple and easy on the budget.
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