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A Must-Have for the Avocado Lover

January 11th, 2010

Santa was kind enough to leave this dandy, little gadget in my stocking.  I have to admit that I was just a wee bit skeptical about the necessity of an avocado slicer. As you may or may not recall I am very protective of my kitchen space.

I happen to love avocados and have eaten hundreds of them over my lifetime.  Sometimes, I find them a bit messy to prep, especially if they are on the over ripe side.

The avocado slicer works just as you would suspect (see photo below) and it yields perfect, little avocado slices to be used immediately or further chopped.  In researching this post, I found some avocado slicers also have pit removers but I have always zipped the pit out with my French knife, a trick I learned in my intro to culinary arts class.

Beautiful slices of avocado ready to be placed onto a salad or into a sandwich. 

Chow’s quick video on how to pit an avocado using a French knife:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGd6GfHG77I

 

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