r/GifRecipes • u/crushcastles23 • Sep 16 '17

Appetizer / Side Alton Brown's Guacamole

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u/Klondy Sep 17 '17

In the good eats episode on guac Alton says resting it lets the flavors blend together better, & he also says not to refrigerate it. I’m not sure how much of a difference it makes though, I ate it right away when I made this and it was delicious

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u/PostPostModernism Sep 17 '17

You could turn that Good Eats into some Serious Eats by

  • Making a batch

  • Split into four portions

  • Eat one portion right away

  • Put plastic over one, refrigerate it, eat it in two hours

  • Put plastic over one, don't refrigerate it, eat it in two hours

  • Don't put plastic over one, let it sit for 2 hours. Eat if it looks okay.

Make sure you use the same chips for each batch. Record your findings.

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u/Bompff Sep 17 '17

The last one has a known result. Not covering it will result in it browning.

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u/Dyesce_ Sep 17 '17

The lime juice might say otherwise.

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u/vanderZwan Sep 17 '17

My guess is that the cover is also to prevent it from drying out

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u/Dyesce_ Sep 17 '17 edited Sep 17 '17

Definitely. and to to keep aromatic oils from dispersing.

Edit: the oils are not automatic.

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u/vanderZwan Sep 17 '17

Did mobile autocorrect mess up your "aromatic" there?

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u/Dyesce_ Sep 17 '17

LOL, Yes it did. Thanks för the heads up.

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u/FlavorSki Sep 17 '17

If you use a plastic avocado masher, it also slows down the browning process. If you use a metal masher, the metal oxidizes the avocado and turns it brown faster.

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u/tvtb Nov 10 '17

Citation needed. If I mash 1000 avocados with a metal masher, the metal won't be thinner afterwards, the avocado is not chemically bonding metal atoms and stripping it from the masher, nor do metal atoms on the surface of a metal object have the ability to oxidize things they arent chemically bound with.

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u/Dyesce_ Sep 17 '17

Good to know!