How to ripen avocados in just 2 minutes

Make sure you don’t just throw your avocados in the fridge (along with these other foods that shouldn’t go in your refrigerator), because they’re best kept at room temperature. But on the contrary, if your avocado has reached perfect ripeness, you can throw it in the fridge to slow down the ripening process, making it last approximately one to three days.

This article originally appeared on Reader’s Digest.