On Mar 26, 2:45*pm, "Paul M. Cook" > wrote:
> "Goomba38" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > 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."

I like bananas only at a certain stage of ripeness. Once they're past
that,
they go in the garbage. Refrigerating them is the best compromise
I've
found.

Cindy Hamilton