No Brown Avocados Here—We Tested and Found The Best Avocado Storage Solutions

Best Overall

Joie Avocado Fresh Saver Pod

Orig. $11 $7 at Amazon $12 at Walmart

Shaped like an avocado, this keeper not only helps to prevent browning but also prevents bruising since it completely encloses and protects the avocado while stored in the fridge. The avocado half is simply placed cut-side down in the container, minimizing the amount of air that reaches the avocado flesh, and then the lid is placed on top. Since the bottom surface is flat, the pit must be removed before storage.

During testing, we found that placing the avocado face down was key. Although the see-through plastic lid lets you spy on the avocado flesh if you place that side up, the leftover half wobbles around, and the avocado browns more quickly. The container’s fixed size means it’s a little big for small avocados but may be a tight fit for extra-large ones. However, we also like that it can be placed in the produce drawer and keep the avocado safe from getting bumped and bruised.

This BPA-free container is dishwasher safe for easy cleaning. While it’s shaped like an avocado, other foods could fit, like lemon or honey mango halves.

Dimensions: 5 x 3.75 x 2 inches | Material: Plastic | Dishwasher safe? Yes

Best Silicone

Food Huggers Avocado Huggers

$14 at Amazon $6 at Sur La Table $12 at Uncommon Goods

A women-owned small business, Food Huggers offers several storage solutions that stretch over the cut side of different-sized round-shaped fruits and vegetables. The holders in this set fit over odd-shaped half avocados. They even have a "pit pocket" designed to slip over the pit if it’s left in the cut avocado or push into the hole in the avocado if the pit has been removed.

When testing the pit pocket popped out naturally, keeping the pit in place and air away from the green flesh. The hugger didn’t work as well when the pit was removed. Unless the pit hole was quite deep and perfectly round, the silicone would pop back after it was pressed into the hole. We could still get an airtight seal on the cut surface, but the hole left by the pit browned a little more quickly.

The avocado huggers come as a set of two: one small and one to fit larger avocados. They are made entirely from silicone and are BPA-free; they are also dishwasher safe but are easy to wash by hand. Since they don't add bulk, these savers store and preserve avocados well and don't take up extra space in the fridge.

Dimensions: 5.63 x 3.98 x 1.46 inches | Material: Silicone | Dishwasher safe? Yes

Best Set

Progressive International Onion, Tomato, and Avocado Keeper Set

View on Amazon $10 at Walmart

This set of keepers for onion, tomato, and avocado handily stores the vegetables that are left over after making a small batch of guacamole or salsa. They are shaped to fit vegetables that have a cut surface, with a lid that snaps on to keep the vegetables fresh.

These totally closed containers help keep the cut surface of the tomato and onion from drying out and onion from scenting the refrigerator. The avocado keeper helps prevent oxidizing and protects the avocado from bumps and bruises during storage. Even though the container can hold a medium-sized avocado face up with the pit in place, we found it rolled easily and browned avocados more quickly than when we pulled out the pit and laid the cut side against the flat base.

Also during testing, we could smoothly twist open the round tomato and onion lids, but the avocado container’s shape made it open differently, requiring a squeeze and pull in just the right place. It also won’t nest with the other two containers, whose size gradients let them lock together and take up less space when not in use.

These are BPA-free, stackable, and dishwasher-safe for easy cleaning. While they’re designed for specific vegetables, the round onion and tomato containers are large enough that they could hold small avocados and other leftovers.

Dimensions: 5.1 x 3.7 x 2.4 inches | Material: Plastic | Dishwasher safe? Yes, top rack

Best for Guacamole

Casabella Guac-Lock Container

$33 at Amazon $25 at Walmart $15 at Williams-Sonoma

Let’s face it, most avocados are used for guacamole, and that leftover guacamole is just as difficult—or possibly more difficult—to keep fresh. This container is designed to solve that problem as it presses all the air away from the guacamole to prevent browning and is a must-have for anyone who makes it regularly but can't finish a batch in one sitting.

We found the detailed instructions for using the container helpful. The filling tips made a big difference: air pockets and an uneven surface let brown spots develop in those areas. When used as directed, a full batch of guacamole stayed fresh until the container was opened, and the leftovers could be repeatedly resealed and stored with minimal browning for several days.

Made from BPA-free plastic that’s shatterproof, odor-proof, and stain-resistant, the container can be used for other dips, salsas, sauces, and food storage as well as leftover guacamole. It can also be used for serving, so you can make the guacamole in advance, remove the lid, and serve directly from the container. It is top-rack dishwasher safe for easy cleaning, and the riser that pushes out excess air fits inside the container for more compact storage when it’s empty.

Dimensions: 4.75 x 4.75 x 3.5 inches | Material: Plastic | Dishwasher safe? Yes

Best Vacuum Sealer

FoodSaver Cordless Handheld Food Vacuum Sealer

$44 at Amazon Orig. $41 $35 at Walmart $26 at Foodsaver.com

Since air is the enemy of avocados when preserving, vacuum sealing makes sense. This handheld device is quiet, portable, easy to store, and affordable. It has a charging base, limiting messy cords while in use. FoodSaver says the unit can seal up to 60 quart-sized bags with one charge (24 hours), and two quart-sized bags are included. Once the special zipper bag is closed, you can open it to use some of the avocado and then reseal it to eat the rest later.

During testing, we thought the device did a good job of removing air from small bags and keeping it out. You can fill the bag with avocados with or without their pits or even avocado slices, but pieces with more exposed surface area will darken more quickly. We recommend sealing avocado halves without the pit and with the flesh facing you so that you reduce your chances of squishing the avocado.

The low-powered vacuum took about eight seconds to suck all the air from a quart bag with an avocado half, so use small bags unless you have a lot of food to store. The included bags can be washed by hand and reused but are not freezer-proof. The bags can be used with some larger FoodSaver vacuum sealing machines, but other FoodSaver bags are not compatible with this handheld model.

You can also use this handheld device for other vegetables, deli meats, and cheeses that you want to store in the fridge, as well as for packaging dry goods.

Dimensions: 3.44 x 3 x 8.5 inches | Material: Plastic | Dishwasher safe? No

Best Wrap

Bee's Wrap Reusable Food Storage Variety Pack

$56 at Amazon $42 at Target View on Beeswrap.com

These all-natural wraps can be used to store any kind of food, including pesky avocados. The seven-piece set includes two medium and two large sheets, plus one very large sheet for wrapping a loaf of bread or covering a casserole. Its two smallest sheets with a honeycomb print are perfect for avocados, and you can cut the larger sheets to suit your needs.

These handcrafted wraps made of cotton, beeswax, plant oil, and tree resin are sustainable, eco-friendly, and simple to use. The warmth of your hands softens the wrap and creates a seal to itself, then the sheets firm up again and hold their shape until you’re ready to unwrap. We did not expect them to seal so securely against something as delicate as an avocado, but the wrap was tacky enough to stay in place.

We recommend leaving the avocado skin on and the pit in place, which gives you something firm to press against as you seal the wrap. Setting the avocado pit-side down on the wrap, sealing the edges around the skin, and then storing it in the fridge with the pit facing up minimized bruising.

The wraps should be washed by hand with cool water and mild dish soap, then air-dried and stored away from light and heat until the next use; with proper care, they can last for up to a year.

Dimensions: 7 x 8 inches (small), 10 x 11 inches (medium), 13 x 14 inches (large), 17 x 23 inches (bread) | Material: Organic cotton beeswax | Dishwasher safe? No