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If you’re making our Simply Perfect Guacamole<\/a> or our Carnitas Sliders, you have to have great avocados. Period. If they’re underripe or \u2014 worse \u2014 overripe, your guac just won’t cut it. Here’s how to find the best avos and open them up like a pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The first thing you need to know is when you’re going to need the avocados to be at their peak ripeness. If you need to use them the same day you’re planning on buying them, you’ll have to get lucky that the market has avos that are ready to rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To judge how ripe an avocado is, there are two things to look for. The first is how firm the avocado is, which you judge by holding the fruit in the palm of your hand and giving a gentle squeeze to see if there’s any softness to it. Here’s a brief guide to levels of firmness and what they mean:<\/p>\n\n\n\n