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Calculated Shard: 9 (from laksa136)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa009.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-to-safely-cut-an-avocado/\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-to-safely-cut-an-avocado/\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/article\/how-to-safely-cut-an-avocado\/","crawl_time":1775383661,"first_indexed_time":1660275638,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,allrecipes!www,\/article\/how-to-safely-cut-an-avocado\/ s443","src_root_hash":"10978891948835254209","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"How to Safely Cut an Avocado Without Cutting Yourself","meta_descriptions":["Thousands of emergency rooms visits each year are due to avocado-related knife injuries. It turns out the most common way to pit an avocado is also the most dangerous — this method makes removing the pit easier and safer."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"It turns out the most common way to pit an avocado is also the most dangerous.\nCredit: Blaine Moats\/Dotdash Meredith\nThere's no denying the popularity of avocados — whether you are using them in\nsalads\n,\nsandwiches\n, on\navocado toast\n, or of course, for\nguacamole\n, the first step is cutting it open and removing the pit.\nThe most common method is slicing the avocado in half lengthwise by running a knife around the pit. Then holding the half with the pit in one hand and using the other hand to strike a knife into the pit with one quick, steady hit. This embeds the blade in the top of the pit, allowing it to be rotated and lifted out with the twist of the knife. While popular, this method is also very dangerous.\nWhat is Avocado Hand?\n'Avocado hand' is a real injury that has sent many home cooks to the emergency room after trying to remove the pit with this method, and severely cutting their hand instead. A 2019 study published in\nThe American Journal of Emergency Medicine\nfound that as avocado consumption has gone up in America, the number of avocado-related knife injuries has risen as well — thousands of ER visits each year are attributed to avocado hand. But don't worry, we have a method that helps prevent the injury.\nHow to Safely Cut an Avocado\nAlamy\nA TikTok user recently\nshared a video\nof a hack she learned for cutting an avocado without needing to dangerously whack the pit to remove it. The method actually starts the same way as the method above does: Pierce your knife through the avocado skin and run it along the pit of the avocado lengthwise. Then, without separating the two halves, repeat the same motion to make a cut perpendicular to the first one, quartering the avocado.\nNow you have four pieces that easily peel away from the pit. Peel away the first three pieces, pull the pit out of the fourth and voila! No need to forcefully drive your knife anywhere near your hand!\nTo make things\neven safer\n: Rather than doing this in your hand, place the avocado on your cutting board and hold it flat with one hand while using the other hand to make the cuts.\nWas this page helpful?\nTell us why!","attrs_markdown":"\n\n[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/article\/how-to-safely-cut-an-avocado\/#main)\n\n[Allrecipes](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/)\n\n- Please fill out this field.\n  Please fill out this field.\n- [Newsletters](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/article\/how-to-safely-cut-an-avocado\/)\n- [Sweepstakes](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/sweepstakes)\n- [My Saves](https:\/\/www.myrecipes.com\/)\n\n[Allrecipes](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/)\n\nPlease fill out this field.\n\n- [Dinners](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/recipes\/17562\/dinner\/)\n  Dinners\n  \n  - [5-Ingredient Dinners](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/recipes\/17057\/everyday-cooking\/more-meal-ideas\/5-ingredients\/main-dishes\/)\n  - 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Then holding the half with the pit in one hand and using the other hand to strike a knife into the pit with one quick, steady hit. This embeds the blade in the top of the pit, allowing it to be rotated and lifted out with the twist of the knife. While popular, this method is also very dangerous.\n\n## What is Avocado Hand?\n'Avocado hand' is a real injury that has sent many home cooks to the emergency room after trying to remove the pit with this method, and severely cutting their hand instead. A 2019 study published in [The American Journal of Emergency Medicine](https:\/\/www.ajemjournal.com\/article\/S0735-6757%2819%2930446-2\/fulltext) found that as avocado consumption has gone up in America, the number of avocado-related knife injuries has risen as well — thousands of ER visits each year are attributed to avocado hand. But don't worry, we have a method that helps prevent the injury.\n\n## How to Safely Cut an Avocado\n![An avocado being cut into quarters]()\n\n![An avocado being cut into quarters](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/thmb\/3fWenE844pcFyJDn52x_2ncQMYk=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale\\(\\):max_bytes\\(150000\\):strip_icc\\(\\)\/2E1BX1B-3x2-1-74ae2c72de3d4493b28ceb2027815c54.jpg)\n\nAlamy\n\nA TikTok user recently [shared a video](https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimlamba\/video\/7122086806429928746) of a hack she learned for cutting an avocado without needing to dangerously whack the pit to remove it. The method actually starts the same way as the method above does: Pierce your knife through the avocado skin and run it along the pit of the avocado lengthwise. Then, without separating the two halves, repeat the same motion to make a cut perpendicular to the first one, quartering the avocado.\n\nNow you have four pieces that easily peel away from the pit. Peel away the first three pieces, pull the pit out of the fourth and voila! No need to forcefully drive your knife anywhere near your hand\\!\n\nTo make things [even safer](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/article\/how-to-hold-a-knife\/): Rather than doing this in your hand, place the avocado on your cutting board and hold it flat with one hand while using the other hand to make the cuts.\n\nExplore more:\n\n- [Kitchen Tips](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/kitchen-tips\/)\n- [How To](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/kitchen-tips\/how-to\/)\n- [Kitchen Tools and Techniques](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/kitchen-tips\/how-to\/tools-techniques\/)\n- [Slice and Dice](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/kitchen-tips\/how-to\/tools-techniques\/slice-dice\/)\n\nWas this page helpful?\n\nThanks for your feedback\\!\n\nTell us why\\!\n\nOther\n\n## You’ll Also Love\n[![Avocado - slicing step three. Photo by Meredith]() ![Avocado - slicing step three. 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running a knife around the pit. Then holding the half with the pit in one hand and using the other hand to strike a knife into the pit with one quick, steady hit. This embeds the blade in the top of the pit, allowing it to be rotated and lifted out with the twist of the knife. While popular, this method is also very dangerous.\n\n## What is Avocado Hand?\n'Avocado hand' is a real injury that has sent many home cooks to the emergency room after trying to remove the pit with this method, and severely cutting their hand instead. A 2019 study published in [The American Journal of Emergency Medicine](https:\/\/www.ajemjournal.com\/article\/S0735-6757%2819%2930446-2\/fulltext) found that as avocado consumption has gone up in America, the number of avocado-related knife injuries has risen as well — thousands of ER visits each year are attributed to avocado hand. But don't worry, we have a method that helps prevent the injury.\n\n## How to Safely Cut an Avocado\nAlamy\n\nA TikTok user recently [shared a video](https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@kimlamba\/video\/7122086806429928746) of a hack she learned for cutting an avocado without needing to dangerously whack the pit to remove it. The method actually starts the same way as the method above does: Pierce your knife through the avocado skin and run it along the pit of the avocado lengthwise. Then, without separating the two halves, repeat the same motion to make a cut perpendicular to the first one, quartering the avocado.\n\nNow you have four pieces that easily peel away from the pit. Peel away the first three pieces, pull the pit out of the fourth and voila! No need to forcefully drive your knife anywhere near your hand\\!\n\nTo make things [even safer](https:\/\/www.allrecipes.com\/article\/how-to-hold-a-knife\/): Rather than doing this in your hand, place the avocado on your cutting board and hold it flat with one hand while using the other hand to make the cuts.\n\nWas this page helpful?\n\nTell us why\\!","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	It turns out the most common way to pit an avocado is also the most dangerous. Credit: Blaine Moats/Dotdash Meredith There's no denying the popularity of avocados — whether you are using them in salads , sandwiches , on avocado toast , or of course, for guacamole , the first step is cutting it open and removing the pit. The most common method is slicing the avocado in half lengthwise by running a knife around the pit. Then holding the half with the pit in one hand and using the other hand to strike a knife into the pit with one quick, steady hit. This embeds the blade in the top of the pit, allowing it to be rotated and lifted out with the twist of the knife. While popular, this method is also very dangerous. What is Avocado Hand? 'Avocado hand' is a real injury that has sent many home cooks to the emergency room after trying to remove the pit with this method, and severely cutting their hand instead. A 2019 study published in The American Journal of Emergency Medicine found that as avocado consumption has gone up in America, the number of avocado-related knife injuries has risen as well — thousands of ER visits each year are attributed to avocado hand. But don't worry, we have a method that helps prevent the injury. How to Safely Cut an Avocado Alamy A TikTok user recently shared a video of a hack she learned for cutting an avocado without needing to dangerously whack the pit to remove it. The method actually starts the same way as the method above does: Pierce your knife through the avocado skin and run it along the pit of the avocado lengthwise. Then, without separating the two halves, repeat the same motion to make a cut perpendicular to the first one, quartering the avocado. Now you have four pieces that easily peel away from the pit. Peel away the first three pieces, pull the pit out of the fourth and voila! No need to forcefully drive your knife anywhere near your hand! To make things even safer : Rather than doing this in your hand, place the avocado on your cutting board and hold it flat with one hand while using the other hand to make the cuts. Was this page helpful? Tell us why!
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By Alice Knisley Matthias Published on August 11, 2022 Close ![A knife being inserted into an avocado pit that's in an avocado half.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/Sj16b7muNbPqs76Bf2yOymzQD3I=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale\(\):max_bytes\(150000\):strip_icc\(\)/102687554-3x2-1-0e437058754e42f39ec30d6b7e4da930.jpg) ![A knife being inserted into an avocado pit that's in an avocado half.](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/Sj16b7muNbPqs76Bf2yOymzQD3I=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale\(\):max_bytes\(150000\):strip_icc\(\)/102687554-3x2-1-0e437058754e42f39ec30d6b7e4da930.jpg) Credit: Blaine Moats/Dotdash Meredith There's no denying the popularity of avocados — whether you are using them in [salads](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/233650/quick-avocado-salad/), [sandwiches](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/240884/delicious-avocado-sandwich/), on [avocado toast](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/246803/avocado-toast-vegan/), or of course, for [guacamole](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/14231/guacamole/), the first step is cutting it open and removing the pit. The most common method is slicing the avocado in half lengthwise by running a knife around the pit. Then holding the half with the pit in one hand and using the other hand to strike a knife into the pit with one quick, steady hit. This embeds the blade in the top of the pit, allowing it to be rotated and lifted out with the twist of the knife. While popular, this method is also very dangerous. ## What is Avocado Hand? 'Avocado hand' is a real injury that has sent many home cooks to the emergency room after trying to remove the pit with this method, and severely cutting their hand instead. A 2019 study published in [The American Journal of Emergency Medicine](https://www.ajemjournal.com/article/S0735-6757%2819%2930446-2/fulltext) found that as avocado consumption has gone up in America, the number of avocado-related knife injuries has risen as well — thousands of ER visits each year are attributed to avocado hand. But don't worry, we have a method that helps prevent the injury. ## How to Safely Cut an Avocado ![An avocado being cut into quarters]() ![An avocado being cut into quarters](https://www.allrecipes.com/thmb/3fWenE844pcFyJDn52x_2ncQMYk=/1500x0/filters:no_upscale\(\):max_bytes\(150000\):strip_icc\(\)/2E1BX1B-3x2-1-74ae2c72de3d4493b28ceb2027815c54.jpg) Alamy A TikTok user recently [shared a video](https://www.tiktok.com/@kimlamba/video/7122086806429928746) of a hack she learned for cutting an avocado without needing to dangerously whack the pit to remove it. The method actually starts the same way as the method above does: Pierce your knife through the avocado skin and run it along the pit of the avocado lengthwise. Then, without separating the two halves, repeat the same motion to make a cut perpendicular to the first one, quartering the avocado. Now you have four pieces that easily peel away from the pit. Peel away the first three pieces, pull the pit out of the fourth and voila! No need to forcefully drive your knife anywhere near your hand\! To make things [even safer](https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-to-hold-a-knife/): Rather than doing this in your hand, place the avocado on your cutting board and hold it flat with one hand while using the other hand to make the cuts. Explore more: - [Kitchen Tips](https://www.allrecipes.com/kitchen-tips/) - [How To](https://www.allrecipes.com/kitchen-tips/how-to/) - [Kitchen Tools and Techniques](https://www.allrecipes.com/kitchen-tips/how-to/tools-techniques/) - [Slice and Dice](https://www.allrecipes.com/kitchen-tips/how-to/tools-techniques/slice-dice/) Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback\! Tell us why\! Other ## You’ll Also Love [![Avocado - slicing step three. Photo by Meredith]() ![Avocado - slicing step three. 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Readable Markdown	It turns out the most common way to pit an avocado is also the most dangerous. Credit: Blaine Moats/Dotdash Meredith There's no denying the popularity of avocados — whether you are using them in [salads](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/233650/quick-avocado-salad/), [sandwiches](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/240884/delicious-avocado-sandwich/), on [avocado toast](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/246803/avocado-toast-vegan/), or of course, for [guacamole](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/14231/guacamole/), the first step is cutting it open and removing the pit. The most common method is slicing the avocado in half lengthwise by running a knife around the pit. Then holding the half with the pit in one hand and using the other hand to strike a knife into the pit with one quick, steady hit. This embeds the blade in the top of the pit, allowing it to be rotated and lifted out with the twist of the knife. While popular, this method is also very dangerous. ## What is Avocado Hand? 'Avocado hand' is a real injury that has sent many home cooks to the emergency room after trying to remove the pit with this method, and severely cutting their hand instead. A 2019 study published in [The American Journal of Emergency Medicine](https://www.ajemjournal.com/article/S0735-6757%2819%2930446-2/fulltext) found that as avocado consumption has gone up in America, the number of avocado-related knife injuries has risen as well — thousands of ER visits each year are attributed to avocado hand. But don't worry, we have a method that helps prevent the injury. ## How to Safely Cut an Avocado Alamy A TikTok user recently [shared a video](https://www.tiktok.com/@kimlamba/video/7122086806429928746) of a hack she learned for cutting an avocado without needing to dangerously whack the pit to remove it. The method actually starts the same way as the method above does: Pierce your knife through the avocado skin and run it along the pit of the avocado lengthwise. Then, without separating the two halves, repeat the same motion to make a cut perpendicular to the first one, quartering the avocado. Now you have four pieces that easily peel away from the pit. Peel away the first three pieces, pull the pit out of the fourth and voila! No need to forcefully drive your knife anywhere near your hand\! To make things [even safer](https://www.allrecipes.com/article/how-to-hold-a-knife/): Rather than doing this in your hand, place the avocado on your cutting board and hold it flat with one hand while using the other hand to make the cuts. Was this page helpful? Tell us why\!
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