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OhThatsGreasy · 11-03-2017 11:51am

Anyone know a place that sells decent guacamole? Tesco one is rubbish. I make my own from time to time but have yet to find a decent shop bought one.

Bredabe · 11-03-2017 1:55pm

Not that its the same, but I saw frozen ripe avocado flesh in the freezer dept in Joyce's in Knocnacarra lately.

Cheshire Cat · 11-03-2017 3:37pm

Bredabe wrote: »

Not that its the same, but I saw frozen ripe avocado flesh in the freezer dept in Joyce's in Knocnacarra lately.

Interesting. I suppose it is meant for green smoothies.

Bredabe · 11-03-2017 4:20pm

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

Interesting. I suppose it is meant for green smoothies.

Im going to try it for groc, so hard to get ripe enough in the supermarkets atm.

Cheshire Cat · 11-03-2017 7:23pm

Bredabe wrote: »

Im going to try it for groc, so hard to get ripe enough in the supermarkets atm.

Please let us know the result. Would be most helpful!

beardybrewer · 11-03-2017 8:28pm

Aldi is pretty good for ripe avocados. Funny you should mentioned the frozen ones as I just noticed them this week too. The package said they were perfect for guac. Would never have occurred to me to freeze them.

As far as just walking into a place and buying it premade you can buy a tub from Boojum if you're happy spending 5 or so quid. However, it is really easy to make as long as you can find the ripe article.

Cheshire Cat · 12-03-2017 2:04am

I made guacamole last night (Saturday). Bought ripe & ready to eat avocados from Aldi on Wednesday and stored them in a brown paper bag in the hot press until today. They were perfect. But it takes pre-planning, so the frozen ones would be perfect if the texture is right

Cheshire Cat · 13-03-2017 3:11pm

Bredabe wrote: »

Not that its the same, but I saw frozen ripe avocado flesh in the freezer dept in Joyce's in Knocnacarra lately.

Saw them in Dunnes Knocknacarra, too this morning. The packaging says they are perfectly ripe Hass avocados, which is good because Hass are the nicest as far as I'm concerned. €4 for a 500g bag.

Bredabe · 13-03-2017 3:27pm

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

Saw them in Dunnes Knocknacarra, too this morning. The packaging says they are perfectly ripe Hass avocados, which is good because Hass are the nicest as far as I'm concerned. €4 for a 500g bag.

I saw them as well in supervalu in Fr Griffin Rd, there they were over 4€, not cheap, but as I dont make it often and the local shop would cost me that per pear(almost), figured that could live in the freezer a lot longer than fresh ones going off, cause I dont have a hot press to finish ripening.

motley · 14-03-2017 9:42am

Looking for a garage that has a forecourt vacuum for car interior. Anyone know of any place?

OhThatsGreasy · 14-03-2017 9:49am

Bredabe wrote: »

Im going to try it for groc, so hard to get ripe enough in the supermarkets atm.

how did the guacamole turn out?

ice.cube · 14-03-2017 9:49am

motley wrote: »

Looking for a garage that has a forecourt vacuum for car interior. Anyone know of any place?

The petrol station in woodquay has one afaik.

tmh106 · 14-03-2017 12:16pm

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

I made guacamole last night (Saturday). Bought ripe & ready to eat avocados from Aldi on Wednesday and stored them in a brown paper bag in the hot press until today. They were perfect. But it takes pre-planning, so the frozen ones would be perfect if the texture is right

How do you tell (when buying) that the avocado is ripe? Thanks.

Bredabe · 14-03-2017 12:33pm

Still searching for ripe tomatoes.

Bredabe · 14-03-2017 12:34pm

tmh106 wrote: »

How do you tell (when buying) that the avocado is ripe? Thanks.

The colour of the skin(should be brown) if not it could take weeks to ripen naturally, should be relatively soft to the touch when you squeeze them.

beardybrewer · 14-03-2017 1:25pm

Bredabe wrote: »

The colour of the skin(should be brown) if not it could take weeks to ripen naturally, should be relatively soft to the touch when you squeeze them.

Also be aware a common pitfall of avocados shipped from afar (Israel and the like) is if they become too cold or near frozen they will never ripen. It used to happen a lot more often and sometimes in Dunnes you could still feel how cold the avocados were. Anyhow, when this happens they just go from unripe to rotten.

Dunnes started carrying ripe avocados a few years back but they were pretty dear. I would often pay 10 quid to make up a batch of guac. Three of so years ago Aldi started carrying the pre-ripened sort for a lot less.

Cheshire Cat · 14-03-2017 3:11pm

Like beardybrewer I buy the ripe and ready to eat avocados from Aldi and pick the ones with the nearest Best Before date. I still buy them a couple of days in advance to be on the safe side and keep them in a brown paper bag until use. Adding an apple to the bag speeds up the ripening process.
Maybe we should have a separate avocado thread at this stage

Bredabe · 14-03-2017 6:02pm

I tried that for my last batch, apple didn't work, left with green on the outside and mouldy centre.

Patrickc909 · 16-03-2017 11:16am

Anybody know where I could get a sombrero (or two) in the city asap?

thesandeman · 16-03-2017 2:28pm

Try the costume shop beside An Tobar.

Bredabe · 16-03-2017 3:16pm

Is there an Army/Navy (army surplus) type store in the city?

beardybrewer · 16-03-2017 6:25pm

There used to be one on Shop St but it closed a few years back. Not sure if there's anything like that in the city.

Very nice one in Killarney if you're ever down that way.

tmh106 · 17-03-2017 9:02am

Cheshire Cat wrote: »

Like beardybrewer I buy the ripe and ready to eat avocados from Aldi and pick the ones with the nearest Best Before date. I still buy them a couple of days in advance to be on the safe side and keep them in a brown paper bag until use. Adding an apple to the bag speeds up the ripening process.
Maybe we should have a separate avocado thread at this stage

Final word (from me, anyway) on avocados. Check out www.strongroots.ie - Products section. "Our Peruvian avocado is perfectly ripened, pitted and freshly frozen for your convenience". Haven't tried them myself yet - saw them mentioned favourably in an article in the Irish Times. Available in Supervalu and Dunnes apparently.

ger vallely · 20-03-2017 2:03pm

Looking for a plumber. We've had two out to the house and none got back to us. I'm looking for someone to install oil central heating and do work in two bathrooms. Can't believe it's proving so difficult to find someone.

Bredabe · 20-03-2017 6:37pm

Looking to buy some copies of MS office, where are they available off line?

Bredabe · 20-03-2017 8:57pm

ger vallely wrote: »

Looking for a plumber. We've had two out to the house and none got back to us. I'm looking for someone to install oil central heating and do work in two bathrooms. Can't believe it's proving so difficult to find someone.

Sent you a pm on this.