Basically, storing bananas properly is not difficult. A brief digression on their origins reveals a lot about individual needs. You can quickly find the right place for the exotic delicacy in every kitchen.

Delicious soloist

Anyone who knows their taste will never want to do without bananas again. However, bananas are not a good partner for other types of fruit.

Green bananas spend a few days in a ripening room after export. The gas ethene supports the ripening there. Remnants of this gas are stored in the banana peel.

Bananas continue to give off this gas until eaten. On the one hand, they themselves are still maturing. On the other hand, however, it affects other fruits as well. This can rot quickly. Accordingly, in a timely manner, it even becomes unpalatable.

Please not in the fruit bowl

Bananas quickly develop brown bruises in fruit bowls. A better place for proper storage is on a hook in the pantry. Where it is cool and dark, bananas can be stored for a few days. Airy storage is also recommended.

Ripen bananas faster

If the bananas you bought are still too green, you can quickly remedy the situation. Just keep these specimens right next to some apples. Alternatively, experts recommend storing the bananas and apples in an airtight container.

These also excrete ethylene. In this way, the bananas quickly ripen into yellow delicacies.

Tropical taboo: the refrigerator

In general, the following applies to all types of fruit: They feel most comfortable at the temperatures of their origin.

This means that tropical fruits, such as bananas, do not belong in the fridge under any circumstances. The low temperatures destroy protective cells. In the end, the fruits get annoying spots and become unpleasantly mushy.

For this reason, bananas feel most comfortable at room temperature.

Storage tips:

  • dry (about 3 to 4 days)
  • room temperature
  • hanging
  • like a little dark

rule of thumb:

The cooler you store bananas, the slower they will ripen.

Attention: cold damage

Below 12 degrees Celsius, the bananas suffer cold damage. The shell turns grey. After a few hours, the pulp is also affected. The banana feels mushy.

Caution: heat

If the heat is too high, the shell will burst. The pulp can be attacked from the outside.

tips and tricks

If a banana in your kitchen is overripe, delicious desserts can be conjured up from it. Very ripe bananas also have pain-relieving properties in intestinal diseases.

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