"Goomba38" > wrote in message
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> Ken wrote:
>> Any tricks to slow down banana ripening? I bought a bunch of yellows
>> (that's all they had, no green ones) last Saturday and by Tuesday the
>> skins were covered with big brown splotches. I usually try to buy mostly
>> green bananas and they last for five or six days.
>
> It might be too late for this batch but you can put them in the
> refrigerator as they get to the point where you like them. It will darken
> the skin but the fruit remains fairly unaffected, albeit cold to eat out
> of hand.

I consulted an expert on this, Chiquita Banana. This was her response:

"I'm Chiquita banana and I've come to say - Bananas have to ripen in a
certain way- When they are fleck'd with brown and have a golden hue -
Bananas taste the best and are best for you - You can put them in a salad -
You can put them in a pie-aye - Any way you want to eat them - It's
impossible to beat them - But, bananas like the climate of the very, very
tropical equator - So you should never put bananas in the refrigerator."

There ya go.

Paul