# Freezing avocados. Do you have to open them first?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [February 15, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-avocados-do-you-have-to-open-them-first/959558 "2022-02-15T21:26:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-avocados-do-you-have-to-open-them-first/959558/1 "2022-02-15T21:26:13Z")

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What’s the best way of freezing avocados? Most of the advice I’ve seen says they’re best frozen by cutting them open first, putting the inside in a freezer bag with the air removed, and then placed in the freezer. Would they still taste good if you just stick the whole fruit as is in the freezer? I figure since they’re mostly fat they’re shouldn’t be much of a problem with ice crystal formation. What are your suggestions?

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**Author:** ![Chingon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chingon/32/17645_2.png) [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-avocados-do-you-have-to-open-them-first/959558/2 "2022-02-15T22:00:23Z")

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IMO they don’t freeze well at all. Well maybe if you’re going to blend then up with something else in a smoothie they are passable, but if you want avocado to be the main flavor, you’re going to be disappointed.

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freezing-avocados-do-you-have-to-open-them-first/959558/3 "2022-02-15T22:52:32Z")

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Mrs. L picked up a bag of frozen at Trader Joe’s. IIRC they were already cut up and she wasn’t a fan.