Avocado Slicer / Avocado Saver

A little ode to the Alligator Pear, or as you normal people refer to it, “the avocado.”

Yer ugly and fat
But aside from that,
Move California to roll
Then fill a Guacamole bowl.

Yeah, well - I’m no poet. In any case, there are a bajillion (that’s a rounded out number) of strange knives and tools to use on this mushy wee lump. These are two of my most esteemed choices.

The slicer: nice wide grips with no fuss cleanable pokey things inside. You simply scoop and voila! Slices. It’s not rocket science, nor should it be. This is great for even the talent-less. Dishwasher safe, of course.

And the “Avo Saver” which I ran across just this weekend in my local Stop&Shop (A name that has always stricken me with amusement. As if I could just drive through… and wouldn’t that be better, if I could?).

This is silly. It’s bondage gear for fruit. But unlike the banana-saver (don’t get me started) or the “onion shaped” onion holder - this one actually pleases me. Why, you ask? Well let me tell you (like you had a choice). First off, it’s well engineered. That’s right - engineered. It uses the fruit itself as much as possible - and hey, nature made the original container to hold up best! It makes me smile. I mean - c’mon, it’s a strapped down fruit! What’s not to love? And it does the basic need without a lot of flourish - it covers up the parts open to air. Not everybody wants a whole avocado at a time. I get it. Even if I did, I’d keep half to use this funny looking piece of equipment. Perhaps it’s something my therapist and I can look into. [ Avo Slicer / Saver ]