I tried 6 ways of storing cut avocados and ranked them from worst to best

Rachel AskinasiAug 18, 2020, 23:01 IST

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I tried storing avocados in the refrigerator five different ways to see which kept the fruit freshest over the course of four days.
Among the suggestions I found were tricks like brushing the fruit's flesh with either olive oil or lemon juice, submerging it in water, storing it with an onion, or covering the flesh with plastic.
I also tried leaving the fruit uncovered to compare the outcomes.
Out of all the hacks I tried, I think using plastic or another cling material against the flesh was the best way to keep the fruit moist and green.

Storing a cut avocado has always been a guessing game for me. Should I leave the pit in? Should I douse it in lemon juice? Is cling wrap or aluminum foil better? I usually come out of the predicament with a usable piece of fruit, but I always wonder if there's a better way.

Recently, TikTok user @KMag1 showed followers how to use a bowl of water to keep the avocado bright green. Insider's Darcy Schild found success with this unconventional storage hack, so I wanted to compare it to some other popular tricks I've seen.

After scouring the internet for different tips, I came up with a list of five to test and rank in order of worst to best based on how well-preserved the avocado was after four days. To keep things consistent, I stored each avocado half without a pit, and I kept one flesh-side up and free of wrapping to see what happens if left alone.

Unsurprisingly, I think that leaving the avocado uncovered and cut-side up is the worst way to store the fruit unless you eat it within 24 hours.

The edges of this avocado turned black after day three. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

Submerging the avocado cut-side down in an uncovered bowl of water came in at No. 5 in this ranking.

This waterlogged avocado was mushy throughout. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

Storing the avocado in a sealed container with a cut onion takes the No. 4 spot, as it kept the fruit green but added an onion flavor.

I was able to taste the onion after four days. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

Brushing the flesh with olive oil and storing it in a sealed container was the third-best method, in my opinion.

Oil kept the fruit moist after 24 hours, but not beyond that. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

In my opinion, the second-best hack involved brushing the avocado flesh with lemon juice and storing it in a sealed container.

Lemon juice helped the avocado retain its color. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

In my opinion, the best storage method is wrapping the avocado with plastic pressed tightly against the flesh.

Plastic kept the fruit both green and moist. Rachel Askinasi/Insider

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