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Jamie Oliver talks you through preparing an avocado


okay preparing these little babies

okay preparing these little babies avocados people love them loads of

avocados people love them loads of

avocados people love them loads of people buy them and did you know the

people buy them and did you know the

people buy them and did you know the biggest and most common reason for a cut

biggest and most common reason for a cut

biggest and most common reason for a cut across the palm is avocados so you might

across the palm is avocados so you might

across the palm is avocados so you might as well know how to do it properly

as well know how to do it properly

as well know how to do it properly safely and quickly

safely and quickly

safely and quickly so get your avocado right you want to go

so get your avocado right you want to go

so get your avocado right you want to go straight smack bang in the middle get a

straight smack bang in the middle get a

straight smack bang in the middle get a sharp knife carefully and slowly and

sharp knife carefully and slowly and

sharp knife carefully and slowly and smoothly cut through find the stone in

smoothly cut through find the stone in

smoothly cut through find the stone in the middle then move out and just rock

the middle then move out and just rock

the middle then move out and just rock it around never applying never ever

it around never applying never ever

it around never applying never ever applying too much pressure that’s one of

applying too much pressure that’s one of

applying too much pressure that’s one of the reasons that if you have a blunt

the reasons that if you have a blunt

the reasons that if you have a blunt knife it’s even more dangerous than the

knife it’s even more dangerous than the

knife it’s even more dangerous than the sharp knife because you have to really

sharp knife because you have to really

sharp knife because you have to really really push it and then when it goes off

really push it and then when it goes off

really push it and then when it goes off with the old fingers so we’re just

with the old fingers so we’re just

with the old fingers so we’re just moving it around like that once you’ve

moving it around like that once you’ve

moving it around like that once you’ve done that it will just click out like

done that it will just click out like

done that it will just click out like that and there you go beautiful avocado

that and there you go beautiful avocado

that and there you go beautiful avocado if it doesn’t click out that it ain’t

if it doesn’t click out that it ain’t

if it doesn’t click out that it ain’t right when you shouldn’t have bought it

right when you shouldn’t have bought it

right when you shouldn’t have bought it in the first place if you’re ever Kardos

in the first place if you’re ever Kardos

in the first place if you’re ever Kardos not ripe just pop it in a brown paper

not ripe just pop it in a brown paper

not ripe just pop it in a brown paper bag of a banana

bag of a banana

bag of a banana it’ll be good in a day and a half no

it’ll be good in a day and a half no

it’ll be good in a day and a half no worries at all and then a lot of people

worries at all and then a lot of people

worries at all and then a lot of people kind of get geeky and try and sort of

kind of get geeky and try and sort of

kind of get geeky and try and sort of you know peel the avocado like this

you know peel the avocado like this

you know peel the avocado like this nothing wrong with that you can use like

nothing wrong with that you can use like

nothing wrong with that you can use like a little knife to do it or just peel it

a little knife to do it or just peel it

a little knife to do it or just peel it off like that as you can see it’s fairly

off like that as you can see it’s fairly

off like that as you can see it’s fairly fiddly you can do it slightly cleaner

fiddly you can do it slightly cleaner

fiddly you can do it slightly cleaner using a knife like this but I want to

using a knife like this but I want to

using a knife like this but I want to give you an alternative that I think’s

give you an alternative that I think’s

give you an alternative that I think’s much easier and less stress and sort of

much easier and less stress and sort of

much easier and less stress and sort of less bitty so let me just finish this so

less bitty so let me just finish this so

less bitty so let me just finish this so you can see what I’ve done so that’s

you can see what I’ve done so that’s

you can see what I’ve done so that’s what we want to achieve a peeled piece

what we want to achieve a peeled piece

what we want to achieve a peeled piece of avocado we’re going to get rid of

of avocado we’re going to get rid of

of avocado we’re going to get rid of your skin and stuff here and then while

your skin and stuff here and then while

your skin and stuff here and then while we’re talking about it the avocado stone

we’re talking about it the avocado stone

we’re talking about it the avocado stone this is where the cuts happen guys

this is where the cuts happen guys

this is where the cuts happen guys because people put them in their hand

because people put them in their hand

because people put them in their hand and if they’re not experienced you know

and if they’re not experienced you know

and if they’re not experienced you know they see chefs just flick it which is

they see chefs just flick it which is

they see chefs just flick it which is what I do and then twist it which is

what I do and then twist it which is

what I do and then twist it which is what I do and it comes out right you

what I do and it comes out right you

what I do and it comes out right you shouldn’t do that unless you’re an

shouldn’t do that unless you’re an

shouldn’t do that unless you’re an advanced cook you put the avocado down

advanced cook you put the avocado down

advanced cook you put the avocado down like that you get hands all the way away

like that you get hands all the way away

like that you get hands all the way away from it you just tap it like that then

from it you just tap it like that then

from it you just tap it like that then you twist it out and then at no point

you twist it out and then at no point

you twist it out and then at no point does your hand and the knife get

does your hand and the knife get

does your hand and the knife get anywhere near each other but basically

anywhere near each other but basically

anywhere near each other but basically the cuts happen when that happens not

the cuts happen when that happens not

the cuts happen when that happens not pretty so peeling it nice and quickly

pretty so peeling it nice and quickly

pretty so peeling it nice and quickly instead of trying to peel it with your

instead of trying to peel it with your

instead of trying to peel it with your knife or your fingers just get a nice

knife or your fingers just get a nice

knife or your fingers just get a nice big spoon like this in here and just rub

big spoon like this in here and just rub

big spoon like this in here and just rub it around the perimeter of the skin

it around the perimeter of the skin

it around the perimeter of the skin about that and you can get the whole lot

about that and you can get the whole lot

about that and you can get the whole lot out in one by that which is dead easy

out in one by that which is dead easy

out in one by that which is dead easy look that’s completely clean in there

look that’s completely clean in there

look that’s completely clean in there the other way to do it

the other way to do it

the other way to do it now just to prepare another one nice and

now just to prepare another one nice and

now just to prepare another one nice and quickly knife in find the stone roll it

quickly knife in find the stone roll it

quickly knife in find the stone roll it around find other end twist it

around find other end twist it

around find other end twist it put your stone down tap it twist it out

put your stone down tap it twist it out

put your stone down tap it twist it out it comes now another way to do it which

it comes now another way to do it which

it comes now another way to do it which i think is kind of cute

i think is kind of cute

i think is kind of cute is instead of doing one whole half just

is instead of doing one whole half just

is instead of doing one whole half just get a teaspoon or this spoon and do

get a teaspoon or this spoon and do

get a teaspoon or this spoon and do lovely little kind of scoop outs and

lovely little kind of scoop outs and

lovely little kind of scoop outs and that for a salad

that for a salad

that for a salad looks dead cute you’ve got a nice sort

looks dead cute you’ve got a nice sort

looks dead cute you’ve got a nice sort of wave to it you can see that lovely

of wave to it you can see that lovely

of wave to it you can see that lovely wave you get to it which is nice sort of

wave you get to it which is nice sort of

wave you get to it which is nice sort of shapes and again it’s dead quick and you

shapes and again it’s dead quick and you

shapes and again it’s dead quick and you don’t have to be uptight to do it so

don’t have to be uptight to do it so

don’t have to be uptight to do it so there you go I’m now exactly an avocado

there you go I’m now exactly an avocado

there you go I’m now exactly an avocado but your minds will do it properly and

but your minds will do it properly and

but your minds will do it properly and safely and also make it look nice if you

safely and also make it look nice if you

safely and also make it look nice if you want a bit be a bit 1980s that’s one of

want a bit be a bit 1980s that’s one of

want a bit be a bit 1980s that’s one of my first jobs as a chef you can

my first jobs as a chef you can

my first jobs as a chef you can basically get that piece of avocado

basically get that piece of avocado

basically get that piece of avocado sliced not quite to the end I never do

sliced not quite to the end I never do

sliced not quite to the end I never do this by the way but I can’t stop myself

this by the way but I can’t stop myself

this by the way but I can’t stop myself from doing it and just slice all the way

from doing it and just slice all the way

from doing it and just slice all the way down like that

down like that

down like that and when you’ve done it you go like that

and when you’ve done it you go like that

and when you’ve done it you go like that and you have a nice little fan our takes

and you have a nice little fan our takes

and you have a nice little fan our takes me back to the 80s rock and roll

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