6 Convenient tricks to keep your bananas from spoiling

Here’s how to avoid brown bananas

One day they appear all green, and the next moment you’re suddenly stuck with a bunch of overripe, brown bananas. We’re sharing six tips to keep the yellow fruit fresh!

1. Hang your bananas

Bananas will start ripening the moment they’re taken from their tree. As soon as they’re plucked, the stem will start releasing ethylene gas. However, the ripening is slowed down when you hang the fruit. Additionally, you’ll prevent bruising your bananas on your sink or the fruit bowl. Of course you can make your own construction to hang them, but fortunately they’re also available special ‘banana hangers’.

2. Buy green bananas

If we’re in the supermarket, trying to pick between green and yellow bananas, we’ll often go for the latter option. They just look tastiest! Still, it’s better to pick the green variant. This way, they’ll be good for eating after turning ripe a little later. Or make a tasty treat out of them when they’re overripe!

3. Wrap the stem in plastic foil

Remember the ethylene? The gas the stem gives off? There’s a way to prevent this from speeding up the ripening process! You simply wrap the stem in some plastic foil or tin foil. It’s best to do this for every separate banana.

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