Avocado stones

[Georgyporky]

Watched the foodie programme with the Batch Woman last night, & was really annoyed to see her removing an avocado stone by impaling a huge knife in it.

I've seen Berry & Stein do it as well.
Bloody dangerous - don't they own teaspoons ?

I always whack a knife in it.

I heard about this when I was a young teenager with not much common sense. I decided to give it a try except I stabbed it with the point of the knife not the long edge. Knife went straight through into my hand, still have a scar so it's spoon all the way for me now.

I severed a tendon in my hand doing that, resulting in complex surgery to repair the damage. It's called The Avocado Injury by surgeons !

If you can't get the stone out with a teaspoon, the avocado is not ripe.

When they're ripe 1% of the time it's will just squeeze out. I use a knife, I know it's wrong.

I always whack it with a knife too! Although the one I had this morning slid straight out. Sometimes it's like the stones form suction round them, despite them being ripe!

PLEASE mend the error of your ways, knife users.
It is really dangerous, as per above posts.

I just squeeze it out. Why would you need a knife?

I've always used a tea knife. Also peel spuds towards me.

I've been doing it this way for years and haven't lost a hand yet, but thanks for your concern.

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Try one of these.