The good news is that pitting avocados is easy. The bad news: sometimes the large stone inside the fruit resists and it's difficult to pull it out without damaging the precious flesh. With our short step-by-step instructions, however, pitting avocados is child's play.

With a little trick, it is very easy to stone an avocado

The (potential) problem with pitting an avocado

You may be familiar with the scenario: You cut the avocado in half and are trying to pull it out loosely. But that doesn't work. So you grab a spoon and fork and somehow poke out the slippery core - it's logical that this act can't take place without damaging the pulp.

We recommend following one of our step-by-step guides in the next two sections. This way you can get the stone out of the avocado quickly and completely without damaging the flesh.

Pitting an avocado - short step-by-step instructions

You don't need a lot of time or strength to cleanly pit avocados. Don't bother trying to "choke out" with a spoon and fork. Basically, all you need is a sharp kitchen knife. The procedure usually takes less than a minute.

  1. Cut the avocado lengthwise down the middle of the pit - all around, i.e. halving the fruit. Use a sharp kitchen knife for this.
  2. When opening the two halves, turn them slightly in opposite directions.
  3. Pick up the core half and lightly tap the stone with the edge of a long knife. The cutting edge penetrates the core.
  4. Move the knife back and forth briefly - this loosens the core.
  5. Now you can easily pull out the stone with the knife.

Creative alternative with corkscrew and kitchen knife

There is also a second - particularly elegant - method of removing the pit from an avocado with minimal effort and without damaging the pulp:

  1. Take a standard corkscrew and screw it into the avocado - hitting the bottom third of the stone from the side.
  2. Leave the corkscrew in place and grab a sharp knife.
  3. Cut around the avocado once with the knife.
  4. Separate the two halves of the fruit. The stone is stuck in the corkscrew - you have an easy game and undamaged pulp.

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