not really a secret: prevent air (oxygen?) from oxisdizing the sugars?? in the avocado; like a brown-sh (but not too brown!) banana or a bruised apple, it’s fine to eat and tastes more or less fine. but unappetizing af. to me the secret is to sooth out the surface of the guac, with the back of a spoon. then a single layer (multiple layers maybe better?) of kitchen wrap carefully “tamped down” on the smoothed surface, taking care to push bubbles out from the center, and run a thumb squeezer on the verticle walls (which you cleaned off first, right?). will still be green in 24 hours which i am writing about right now and considering getting some, offering joan who’s at work but has breaks between calls unless really busy
see also: my wish for a better chip bowl. and dip robots.
reminder to write something about dip bowls. wtf are theyse not a thing?
simple guacamole, 2 ripe hass avocados, 2 tb minced onion, 2 TB minced garlic, and some lime TB? (here from the squeezer bulb, better with real limes)… 
… 1 tsp Tajin seasoning (which i recntly learned is pronmounced “Tah-JEAN” no “TAY-junn” (like “Cajun”)… 
… and 1 tsp salt. yes it’s salty. supposed to be. 
Smush with a fork, dough knifey thing until coarsaly combined, leaving plenty of chunks. don’t overdue it. NO BLENDER or FOOD PROCESSOR!) 
Done!
to me the secret is to smooth out the surface of the guac before adding covering with plastic wrap:
Make surface as smooth as possible using the back of a spoon or spatuall. try to eliminate all pockets or divots… 
… leaving a delightful taste for the cook… 
… and cover with plastic wrap, carefully “tamped down” on the smoothed surface, taking care to push bubbles out from the center, and run a thumb squeezer on the vertical walls (which you cleaned off first, right?).
2024-07-03 – 24 hours later
looks as good and tastes even better, as most sauces are?
— 2024-07-04 – and on the 3rd day, still green. Not much left, but any guacamole is worth keeping.
— 2024-08-15 – Thursday – the full defense against guacamole browning; 2 day old, just a little discouloring on top
— 2024-08-15 – Thursday here’s examples of how NOT to make guacamole:
