How to Remove the Pit from an Avocado - CHOW

[TheRareCode]

or you could just leave the pit in and put the rest in the fridge so it lasts longer.

[TheSilverMoon5]

ppl its not as easy as it seems, i almost cut off my hand trying to take the pit out with a knife, had to get stitches :s

[jborgcuschieri]

Hey can you show us how to breath next?

[MagiMysteryTour]

NEVER cut toward your hand! This is a very dangerous habit to get into, and sooner or later you are going to be unintentionally slicing into your own flesh.

This kind of advice is certain to contribute to many viewers eventually doing damage to themselves.

The easier safer smarter way to remove the pit is to slice it around the equator, not the long oval way. with the avocado on a cutting board and your non-knife hand OVER the knife holding it steady as you cut down toward the cutting board.

[Midnighter169]

haha it sounds like show tits in the intro

[TurresaaDo]

The only problem I have is the frickin pit gets stuck on the knife. -___-

[pearloftheorient5]

Thank you for sharing. Appreciate it.

[TheDiwanShantwain]

my mom got some avocados just to do the pit removal thing.

[corruptbomb]

Punch your hand through it and RIP OUT the pit and eat it WHOLE do NOT CHEW IT

[tehue]

i already knew that

protip: the avocado has to be ripe

[ghostofandy]

Problem is you can only remove the pit like that if you have super sharp knives. If you have old, dull ones like me, the best way is to go up through the skin and push it out into the trash can. You don't lose as much meat as you may think. Plus, you can do it with a butterknife which is more desirable if you're making avocado sandwiches. Just my 2 cents.

[davidgzmn12345]

@ghostofandy You dont really need to use super sharp knifes. Ive done this with those cheapy table knifes (not stake knifes, regular table knifes) just hit a bit harder.

[JohannWendt]

@davidgzmn12345 steak knives*

[1Mafioso4]

i eat alot of avocados....

[bladedaxe]

The Pit part is kinda obvious >_> Besides anyone who's watched the Food Network channel would know that...

[PiranhaJaw22]

you have dirty fingernails.

[skyrider007]

Superb tips. Thank you so much!

[BestFruitNow]

Right on!

[damarei]

LOL, every Mexican in the world knows how to do this

[joannaWang]

sorry damarei, but not everyone in the world is Mexican and besides what proves what ur saying?

[damarei]

This is like making a video on "How to open a door."

It's common freaking sense.

[joannaWang]

yeah but see ive got some mexican friends and guess what: they dont know how to open a avocado. so what ur saying is that they don't know how to open a door? lols ur funny and sarcastic.

[LegoBoyLego]

@damarei lols guacomole right?

[edwin4759]

@damarei i'm not mexican but i know this way back since i was young... we have avocados in Philippines and we eat them in a different manner as most people i know... we are customed to have it with condensed milk add crushed ice and enjoy...

[Aachats]

@damarei You also know how to mow lawns.

[damarei]

@Aachats DEEYYY TOOOOK ARRR JEEERRRBBSSS

[skaterbbycakes]

nice.

[mymorningvodka]

what band is dis?

[HMZVideos]

o.o" i wan to go buy avocado now ... chows making my drool =.="

[diaverde09]

I like that fanning technique.

[h380meet]

0:28 to 0:34.......thats what she said

[Energyium]

smart

[UHPdriver]

I make guacamole at work all the time and everyone tells me "One day you're gonna cut yourself bad dude." This is the way that I do it! Ahahahaha.

Its funny to me...

[hucky22]

so are you a chef dude ?

[skillzombie6]

lol

i think thats the only way :P

[vegstacie]

This is how I always remove the pit.

[Scavenger574]

Haha i open it like that but i just bite the pit and pull it out. I guess you cant do that for cooking for other ppl tho >_>

[crazycamboolo]

lol i'd trust your germs

[Scavenger574]

Yay? lol

[h380meet]

crazycamboolo, that was kinda sketchy.

[hucky22]

BIG TIME SKETCHY DUDE LOL

[damarei]

Super sketchy brah

[rudolph502]

lol I found this out on food network

[some5672]

avocados are fruits? :o

[Staydol]

So are tomatos! (shhh, don't tell anyone!)

[some5672]

Lol i knew thattt