I've been seeing these forever and it seems like it's my last chance to buy it possibly. Is it worth the money? I would like to eat more avocados and if this makes it easier that's more likely to happen.

Is it just me, or do those look like weed pipes?

Every time I see these I think of Leak Frogs.

unitaskers baaaaad

Got a set for the same price during the last woot-off. I love it, and use it almost every day. It scoops out the avocado effortlessly, and the masher allows you to make quick guac.

fractalVisionz wrote:Every time I see these I think of Leak Frogs.

A leak frog just saved our newly renovated kitchen! And my husband thought they were a joke. Ha now!

CowboyDann wrote:Is it worth the money? I would like to eat more avocados and if this makes it easier that's more likely to happen.

I don't know why avacadoes need special tools. Just use a large chef's knife to cut it open, then hit the pit with the knife blade and twist to remove. Scoop out the avacado with a spoon and then mash with a potato masher for guac.

Doesn't get much easier than that.

I guess this would be good if I didn't already own a knife, a spoon and a masher.

I second this. Why are there so many "special" products that solve problems we don't actually have? Use a butter knife to cut the avocado and get the pit out with your fingers, people.

fuzychiapet wrote:I don't know why avacadoes need special tools. Just use a large chef's knife to cut it open, then hit the pit with the knife blade and twist to remove. Scoop out the avacado with a spoon and then mash with a potato masher for guac.

Doesn't get much easier than that.

I eat avocado regularly, and make guacamole as well. I've never, ever, felt I needed more junk in my kitchen to do it. I simple knife, spoon and fork seem to get the job done, 100% of the time.

Unless that thing will also mash potatoes, it seems redundant.

davemays123 wrote:I guess this would be good if I didn't already own a knife, a spoon and a masher.

Exactly!

All these years I have somehow scooped out avocados with a spoon. Finally, a genius somewhere has figured out the proper device for this difficult procedure. Humanity, can sleep better........next we need a proper banana peeler.

davemays123 wrote:I guess this would be good if I didn't already own a knife, a spoon and a masher.

That's one utensil too many! A knife and a fork is all you need. Mexicans have been doing it that way forever. Why you would need what's offered here is beyond me.

This has to be the dumbest, un-needed kitchen product ever developed!

sawbones84 wrote:unitaskers baaaaad

This.

Hubby and I have a set, and we LOVE it. We used the old knife and spoon bit before, and it worked just fine. But this is SO nice!

People don't seem to understand the use of this product. It is a non-metalic coating. If you use a regular metal spoon, knife, or masher the avocado will turn brown very quickly because it reacts with the metal. With this set you can make guacamole and keep it for a few days rather it turning brown in a few hours.

ibosley wrote:People don't seem to understand the use of this product. It is a non-metalic coating. If you use a regular metal spoon, knife, or masher the avocado will turn brown very quickly because it reacts with the metal. With this set you can make guacamole and keep it for a few days rather it turning brown in a few hours.

Guacamole doesn't last "a few days" at my house...we eat it up!

ibosley wrote:People don't seem to understand the use of this product. It is a non-metalic coating. If you use a regular metal spoon, knife, or masher the avocado will turn brown very quickly because it reacts with the metal. With this set you can make guacamole and keep it for a few days rather it turning brown in a few hours.

The metal has nothing to do with it. Oxygen turns avocados brown. It's an enzyme deteriorating.

llandar wrote:The metal has nothing to do with it. Oxygen turns avocados brown. It's an enzyme deteriorating.

^ this.

If you want your guacamole to last, store it in a zip bag with as little air as possible or, if you want to keep it in a bowl, put the plastic wrap directly onto the top of the guacamole, not stretched across the top of the bowl. Less air = less brown.

llandar wrote:The metal has nothing to do with it. Oxygen turns avocados brown. It's an enzyme deteriorating.

Bingo - It's the same reason apples begin to turn brown after a few minutes of being cut. Some guac recipes call for a little lime or lemon juice, which also helps slow the browning.

bacontaco wrote:Bingo - It's the same reason apples begin to turn brown after a few minutes of being cut. Some guac recipes call for a little lime or lemon juice, which also helps slow the browning.

The quicker an apple turns brown, the more organic the apple is.

Stay away from apples that don't turn brown quickly.

Hmm. I suppose this would work with Mangoes too?

And no, using fingers on a ripe mango is not fun, and spoons don't really work either!

Now, if only Woot! had something else I could buy today. Good price, but not so much with the shipping...

davemays123 wrote:^ this.

If you want your guacamole to last, store it in a zip bag with as little air as possible or, if you want to keep it in a bowl, put the plastic wrap directly onto the top of the guacamole, not stretched across the top of the bowl. Less air = less brown.

Also, I usually throw the pit back in with the guac, or leave the pit in the other half when I'm only making slices - the pit seems to keep it from going bad longer than if you didnt. I heard this trick a long time ago...keep doin it cause it seems to work!

Am I the only person who 'peels' his avocados with his fingers? Once Icut around the beast (top to bottom, not 'around), twist, and remove the pit, I simply stick a finger between the skin and pulp. It pops right off - usually in 1 or 2 pieces.

I don't leave yummy avocado in the skin, and I'm not scraping bits of skin into whatever I am making.

This works with Haas, as well as the typical Florida Fuerte.

Next year my Brogdon (the FL 'Haas' like fruit) should flower, and I'll be in avocado heaven!

andicruz wrote:I second this. Why are there so many "special" products that solve problems we don't actually have? Use a butter knife to cut the avocado and get the pit out with your fingers, people.

Sheesh! There you go, getting yourself a "special" knife just for butter! Use a plain knife to slice a portion of butter from the source product, use same instrument to spread, smear, plop, and dollop until sufficiently lubricated, people.