Find out if the fridge is a friend or a foe of this popular fruit.
It sounds like a simple concept to master how to store bananas.
Just place them on the counter, right?
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If you bought bananas in a bag, remove them from that before storing.
Once bananas have reached the ripeness level you like, transfer them to the refrigerator.
Refrigerating the bananas once ripe usually buys you another 1 to 2 days, Peters and Brekke agree.
Bakers can confirm that the best bananas for banana bread are very brown.
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Mistake 1: Not washing them.
Turns out, washing bananas helpsprevent fruit fliesandrinses away any possible germs and grime on the peel.
Mistake 2: Storing them near ethylene enemies.
This gas acts like a hormone in the fruit, signaling an increased rate of the ripening process.
Aim for at least 8 to 12 inches of separation from other ethylene producers, Brekke says.
Mistake 3: Forgetting that it’s possible for you to hit fast-forward on ripening.
Another way to do just that?
Feel free to bananas whole, sliced, or mashed.
Heres how to freeze bananas via our Test Kitchens preferred method:
Can you freeze bananas in their peels?
