Testing an Avocado for ripeness

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Your friend is selecting for over-ripe avocados.

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There are Mexican varietals for which your friend's standard is true. But if you're buying Avocados at almost any American market, you'll be dealing with haas-types for which a rattly seed is not a good sign at all.
There are many of different types of avocados, many smooth and ranging in size up to osterich egg. It would be inteeresting to see the 'heirloom' mentality applied to them, and imported or produced in small batches, but I don't see that happening any time soon on a wide scale.

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I test the Haas avocado the same way you do. I've never heard of the shake test.

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You are right. He is wrong.

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I think your friend thought you asked how to test a coconut for ripeness.

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