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The Life Hack That Will Make Shepard Avocado Season Bearable

We’re in that weird time of the year where creamy, and ripe Hass avocados can be hard to come by, with many resorting to eating its lesser loved relation, the Shepard avocado.

But a Sydney influencer claims to have a “life-changing hack” that will make sure you always have a ripe avo on hand.

Danish-Australian Instagrammer Caroline Groth posted a video of how to ripen an avocado in 24 hours that thousands have now viewed

“Guys, Green Skin + Shepard Avocado season means I legit need a spreadsheet to keep track of when I’ll have avocados to eat because they take foreeeeeeeever to ripen. But no more… insert the best 101 life hack ever,” she said.

Caroline places the avocado in a paper bag with a kiwi fruit and leaves it overnight.

Kiwi fruit releases ethylene gas which helps to ripen avos.

“The paper bag traps the gas so the process works faster meaning you’ll have ripe avocados in 24 hours,” she said in the video.

Bananas can also be used to help the ripening process of avocados.

However, if your avo is already ripe keep it away from these fruits or it will make them go bad more quickly!