This Woman’s Way Of Removing An Avocado Stone With One Hand Is Blowing Our Minds

What is it about avocados that make them so magical? Avocado on toast is the absolute best brunch there is (don’t @ me). In fact – let’s not beat around the bush – all avocado recipes are awesome.

But there is one thing about avocados that gets our goat. Have you ever gone to the effort of painstakingly picking the perfect avocado in the shop, protected it with your life on the journey home, only to cut it in half to find the biggest, most stubborn avocado stone known to man? Some of those stones just ain’t going anywhere – no matter what you try.

Well, luckily for us, there’s a hack we’ve come across that takes the hassle out of removing an avocado stone. And the best part is, you only need one hand to do it, so it’s perfect if your other hand is all slimy with avocado…

We spotted the hack on Lottie Dalziel’s (@banish.au) Instagram, and it’s so simple, you’re going to kick yourself that you haven’t been doing this your whole life.

Lottie starts by taking her halved avocado and placing her index finger and middle finger each side of the stone; holding it underneath with her thumb. She then pushes the middle of the skin-side of the avocado with her thumb and – pop – out comes the stone!

Now, maybe you’ve been doing this for years, but we sure as Hell haven’t, and we’re not the only ones. One comment on the post reads, “Mind blown 🤯. How could it have taken me 30 years to find an easier way to retrieve an avocado pip? 🤣”. And another says, “Better than the karate chop with a knife!!!”

We’re really hoping this is going to put an end to avocado-based injuries…