Re: banana refrigeratation

[Guest guest]

I did not know this...maybe everyone else did I always put my avocados in the fridge when they are ripe and they will keep a while but I've never tried this w/bananas.

Marla

Should I refrigerate my bananas?

Any decision about refrigeration or non-refrigeration of bananas should depend on their degree of ripeness. If a banana is not yet ripe, refrigeration will cause chill injury and disrupt the ripening process. If an unripe banana is refrigerated, even if it is brought back to room temperature, it will not ripen. However, if you have bananas that are already ripened, it is fine to keep them in the refrigerator for a period of several days. You're likely to see a darkening of the peel, but the inner flesh of the banana itself should not become discolored or harmed in any way.

[Guest guest]

I keep my bananas out until they are very ripe then I freeze them for smoothies

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> I did not know this...maybe everyone else did I always put my avocados in

the fridge when they are ripe and they will keep a while but I've never tried

this w/bananas.

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> Marla

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> Should I refrigerate my bananas?

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> Any decision about refrigeration or non-refrigeration of bananas should depend

on their degree of ripeness. If a banana is not yet ripe, refrigeration will

cause chill injury and disrupt the ripening process. If an unripe banana is

refrigerated, even if it is brought back to room temperature, it will not ripen.

However, if you have bananas that are already ripened, it is fine to keep them

in the refrigerator for a period of several days. You're likely to see a

darkening of the peel, but the inner flesh of the banana itself should not

become discolored or harmed in any way.

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[Guest guest]

For sure! I always have a huge rotation of bananas going - some to eat, some to freeze, some to bake with, some not so ripe for the rest of my family....which is why I always have fruit flies in my house!

Marla

From: admonsali

Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 9:44 AM

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Subject: Re: banana refrigeratation

I keep my bananas out until they are very ripe then I freeze them for smoothies>> I did not know this...maybe everyone else did I always put my avocados in the fridge when they are ripe and they will keep a while but I've never tried this w/bananas.> > Marla> > > Should I refrigerate my bananas? > > Any decision about refrigeration or non-refrigeration of bananas should depend on their degree of ripeness. If a banana is not yet ripe, refrigeration will cause chill injury and disrupt the ripening process. If an unripe banana is refrigerated, even if it is brought back to room temperature, it will not ripen. However, if you have bananas that are already ripened, it is fine to keep them in the refrigerator for a period of several days. You're likely to see a darkening of the peel, but the inner flesh of the banana itself should not become discolored or harmed in any way.>

[Guest guest]

Me, too. I learned pretty early on in the diet that I have to have a LOT

of bananas going. That way, when the ship comes in with rock hard

green ones, I have a supply in the freezer, at least. I know what

you mean about all the happy fruit flies in the kitchen.

For sure! I always have a huge rotation of bananas going - some to

eat, some to freeze, some to bake with, some not so ripe for the rest of

my family....which is why I always have fruit flies in my house!

Marla

[Guest guest]

This is a bit off topic but to help with the fruit flies....I wash my bananas when I get them home and let them dry in my dish drainer.

To catch fruit flies you can try this....fill a wide mouth pint jar with about 1/2 cup of apple cider vinegar then add a squirt of dish soap and fill to the top with water so there are bubbles to the top. The flies with try to get at the sweet fermented fruit smell and get caught in the bubbles.

hope this helps

sharon

[Guest guest]

yes once they're ripe -they'll go black skined but stay the same inside if in

fridge

eileen

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> I did not know this...maybe everyone else did I always put my avocados in

the fridge when they are ripe and they will keep a while but I've never tried

this w/bananas.

>

> Marla

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> Should I refrigerate my bananas?

>

> Any decision about refrigeration or non-refrigeration of bananas should depend

on their degree of ripeness. If a banana is not yet ripe, refrigeration will

cause chill injury and disrupt the ripening process. If an unripe banana is

refrigerated, even if it is brought back to room temperature, it will not ripen.

However, if you have bananas that are already ripened, it is fine to keep them

in the refrigerator for a period of several days. You're likely to see a

darkening of the peel, but the inner flesh of the banana itself should not

become discolored or harmed in any way.

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