buy them green
always buy avocados green. This ensures for the most part that they won't be bruised. Then let them ripen on the counter at home until they turn Blackish. Then cut them in half and remove the seed and use them in salads or for guacamole or Mexican food. Oh to get them to get the avocado flesh out of the skin the easy way to do that is to hold the avocado half in the palm and press gently with your fingers on the avocado to separate it from the skin slightly. Then using a regular tablespoon scoop around and scoop out the entire avocado flesh in one piece. It works great.
