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Making your own cold-pressed avocado oil at home can be a rewarding and surprisingly straightforward process. Here’s how you can do it using fresh avocados.
Choosing Your Avocados To start, you’ll need ripe avocados. The avocados should be firm yet give slightly under gentle pressure. This ensures they’re at peak oil content, which is crucial for producing the most oil.
Preparing the Avocados
Wash and Dry: Begin by thoroughly washing the avocados to remove any external impurities. Pat them dry with a clean towel.
Halve and Pit: Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits. You can save the pits for other uses, like growing an avocado plant.
Scoop and Mash: Scoop out the flesh with a spoon and mash it using a fork or potato masher until it’s smooth.
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