On 4/8/2013 12:01 AM, gregz wrote:
> "Francis C." > wrote:
>> Pico Rico wrote:
>>
>>> why not return it to Costco for a refund?
>>
>> The point is to figure out HOW to get them to ripen.
>
> I never buy green bananas. The only time I buy bagged bananas, is when they
> are by the paper bag full, discounted. Half price or less. Go to a real
> grocery.

I buy green-ish bananas because I just don't want a whole bunch of them
ripening all at once. Seems to work well enough. I take the Costco
bananas (which are pretty good) out of the bag to ripen them.

The Costco bananas are a big bunch for $1.39.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
>
>I buy green-ish bananas because I just don't want a whole bunch of them
>ripening all at once. Seems to work well enough. I take the Costco
>bananas (which are pretty good) out of the bag to ripen them.

I do the same, I also break off each banana from the hand while still
green, less chance of tearing the skin. I keep them in a straw basket
on the counter, I've never had a problem with bananas not ripening,
only that sometimes they ripen faster than I eat them. I don't care
for very ripe bananas unless used in a recipe.

>The Costco bananas are a big bunch for $1.39.

I've only seen bananas sold by weight, last time 43¢/lb... what's a
big bunch?

On 4/8/2013 9:01 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
>>
>> I buy green-ish bananas because I just don't want a whole bunch of them
>> ripening all at once. Seems to work well enough. I take the Costco
>> bananas (which are pretty good) out of the bag to ripen them.
>
> I do the same, I also break off each banana from the hand while still
> green, less chance of tearing the skin. I keep them in a straw basket
> on the counter, I've never had a problem with bananas not ripening,
> only that sometimes they ripen faster than I eat them. I don't care
> for very ripe bananas unless used in a recipe.

Ditto. If they get too ripe they go into the freezer, of course.

>> The Costco bananas are a big bunch for $1.39.
>
> I've only seen bananas sold by weight, last time 43¢/lb... what's a
> big bunch?

Someone will correct me forthwith if I'm wrong, but I'm thinking
5 pounds.

nancy

On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:31:29 -0400, Nancy Young
> wrote:

>On 4/8/2013 9:01 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Nancy Young wrote:
>>>
>>> I buy green-ish bananas because I just don't want a whole bunch of them
>>> ripening all at once. Seems to work well enough. I take the Costco
>>> bananas (which are pretty good) out of the bag to ripen them.
>>
>> I do the same, I also break off each banana from the hand while still
>> green, less chance of tearing the skin. I keep them in a straw basket
>> on the counter, I've never had a problem with bananas not ripening,
>> only that sometimes they ripen faster than I eat them. I don't care
>> for very ripe bananas unless used in a recipe.
>
>Ditto. If they get too ripe they go into the freezer, of course.
>
>>> The Costco bananas are a big bunch for $1.39.
>>
>> I've only seen bananas sold by weight, last time 43¢/lb... what's a
>> big bunch?
>
>Someone will correct me forthwith if I'm wrong, but I'm thinking
>5 pounds.

That's a real bargain, it's been many years since I've seen bananas
selling for 27¢/lb.

Cheryl wrote:

> Maybe you're not to supposed to leave them in the sealed plastic bag
> once taken home. Your control group seems to suggest that. The rest
> was interesting, with the apples and all.

Well, the funny thing is that, in the past, I've unbagged the green
Costco bananas, and they never ripened. I also left them bagged,
and, they never ripened.

For a long while, I just stopped buying Costco bananas.

But then, I was at Costco on the last Sunday in March, and
I figured I'd buy them, and ASK YOU GUYS.

I do realize the paper bag was the suggested method, along
with the ripened fruits - but I had no paper bags, and not
enough bananas to do all the experiments - so I opted for
the simplest ... which was to put fruits in three of the
four bags.

So far, I've learned that the yellow Dole banana did almost nothing
to ripen the green DelMonte bananas; and I learned that a single
apple was a risk because it appears to depend on the apple.

So I juggled the apples yesterday - and threw away the yellow
Dole which had turned brown all over - and am currently just
waiting to see if the multiple apples will work.

I will report back in a few days...

On 4/8/2013 9:48 AM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:31:29 -0400, Nancy Young

>> Someone will correct me forthwith if I'm wrong, but I'm thinking
>> 5 pounds.
>
> That's a real bargain, it's been many years since I've seen bananas
> selling for 27¢/lb.

I really can't say for sure how heavy the bag is, I don't know.
Looking around, maybe it's only 3 pounds. I don't mean to
backpedal. The bunch is larger than those I generally see in
my supermarket.

nancy

On Apr 8, 8:14*am, "Francis C." > wrote:
> Cheryl wrote:
> > Maybe you're not to supposed to leave them in the sealed plastic bag
> > once taken home. *Your control group seems to suggest that. *The rest
> > was interesting, with the apples and all.
>
> Well, the funny thing is that, in the past, I've unbagged the green
> Costco bananas, and they never ripened. I also left them bagged,
> and, they never ripened.
>
> For a long while, I just stopped buying Costco bananas.
>
> But then, I was at Costco on the last Sunday in March, and
> I figured I'd buy them, and ASK YOU GUYS.
>
> I do realize the paper bag was the suggested method, along
> with the ripened fruits - but I had no paper bags, and not
> enough bananas to do all the experiments - so I opted for
> the simplest ... which was to put fruits in three of the
> four bags.
>
> So far, I've learned that the yellow Dole banana did almost nothing
> to ripen the green DelMonte bananas; and I learned that a single
> apple was a risk because it appears to depend on the apple.
>
> So I juggled the apples yesterday - and threw away the yellow
> Dole which had turned brown all over - and am currently just
> waiting to see if the multiple apples will work.
>
> I will report back in a few days...

Dear FC-

imo, your "juggling of the experimental conditions" as time progress
is effectively muddling any results.

You might hit a "home run" and discover a ripening solution but at
this point, I cannot say which of your experimental paths I would
repeat to confirm a success.

That over ripe Dole may have been you best ripening agent. Based on
the results so far, I'd give up on Costco bannanas

Nancy Young wrote:
> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>> Nancy Young
>
>>> Someone will correct me forthwith if I'm wrong, but I'm thinking
>>> 5 pounds.
>>
>> That's a real bargain, it's been many years since I've seen bananas
>> selling for 27¢/lb.
>
>I really can't say for sure how heavy the bag is, I don't know.
>Looking around, maybe it's only 3 pounds. I don't mean to
>backpedal. The bunch is larger than those I generally see in
>my supermarket.

At the stores I shop I never see bananas in plastic bags, the hands
are loose but neatly displayed, take how much you want and they're
weighed at check out. And there's typically an assortment at various
levels of ripeness.

DD_BobK wrote:

> That over ripe Dole may have been you best ripening agent. Based on
> the results so far, I'd give up on Costco bannanas

UPDATE:

The untouched DelMonte Costco control set of bananas finally ripened!
http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12676187.jpg

Today is the 12th of April, and they were bought green
on the 24th of March, which is 19 days elapsed time.

If we selected just the right (magic) apple, that time can be
dropped by two thirds - otherwise - a bunch of random apples
seemed to drop ripening time only by about a third.

The yellow Dole banana was nearly useless as a ripening
agent (which had to be removed when it turned totally brown).

In summary, the green Costco DelMonte bananas, if left alone,
will ripen in two to three weeks but will ripen in one to two
weeks if we put a few apples in the bag.

On Sat, 13 Apr 2013 01:23:24 +0000 (UTC), "Francis C." >
wrote:

> DD_BobK wrote:
>
> > That over ripe Dole may have been you best ripening agent. Based on
> > the results so far, I'd give up on Costco bannanas
>
> UPDATE:
>
> The untouched DelMonte Costco control set of bananas finally ripened!
> http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/...g/12676187.jpg
>
> Today is the 12th of April, and they were bought green
> on the 24th of March, which is 19 days elapsed time.
>
> If we selected just the right (magic) apple, that time can be
> dropped by two thirds - otherwise - a bunch of random apples
> seemed to drop ripening time only by about a third.
>
> The yellow Dole banana was nearly useless as a ripening
> agent (which had to be removed when it turned totally brown).
>
> In summary, the green Costco DelMonte bananas, if left alone,
> will ripen in two to three weeks but will ripen in one to two
> weeks if we put a few apples in the bag.

Thank you for the update! Your saga was a real cliff hanger.

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Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:53:05 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Francis C. wrote:
>>> Whenever I buy Costco bananas, they never seem to ripen to yellow.
>>> http://www.use.com/images/s_2/22214d...ae589dfc_1.jpg
>>>
>>> What's the trick to ripening green bananas at home?
>>>
>> The trick of finding ripe bananas (which isn't what you asked for)
>> is to look for them in the reduced produce area. God forbid that
>> unsightly ripe bananas should grace the shelves of normal produce.
>
> Some of the best tasting and ripest fruit comes from the "used food"
> cart. I always check it out.

I learned that trick in relatively recent years. I always
wondered where the ripe fruit was.

--
Jean B.

On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:05:30 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:

> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:53:05 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
> >
> >> Francis C. wrote:
> >>> Whenever I buy Costco bananas, they never seem to ripen to yellow.
> >>> http://www.use.com/images/s_2/22214d...ae589dfc_1.jpg
> >>>
> >>> What's the trick to ripening green bananas at home?
> >>>
> >> The trick of finding ripe bananas (which isn't what you asked for)
> >> is to look for them in the reduced produce area. God forbid that
> >> unsightly ripe bananas should grace the shelves of normal produce.
> >
> > Some of the best tasting and ripest fruit comes from the "used food"
> > cart. I always check it out.
>
> I learned that trick in relatively recent years. I always
> wondered where the ripe fruit was.

Grocery stores around here know exactly how much they're selling, so
they know how much to put on the shelves and there's never a "use
fruit" cart.

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sf > wrote:
> On Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:05:30 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>> On Mon, 01 Apr 2013 21:53:05 -0400, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Francis C. wrote:
>>>>> Whenever I buy Costco bananas, they never seem to ripen to yellow.
>>>>> http://www.use.com/images/s_2/22214d...ae589dfc_1.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>> What's the trick to ripening green bananas at home?
>>>>>
>>>> The trick of finding ripe bananas (which isn't what you asked for)
>>>> is to look for them in the reduced produce area. God forbid that
>>>> unsightly ripe bananas should grace the shelves of normal produce.
>>>
>>> Some of the best tasting and ripest fruit comes from the "used food"
>>> cart. I always check it out.
>>
>> I learned that trick in relatively recent years. I always
>> wondered where the ripe fruit was.
>
> Grocery stores around here know exactly how much they're selling, so
> they know how much to put on the shelves and there's never a "use
> fruit" cart.

Sometimes my grocery puts some older bananas in a paper bag in the buggy,
on sale. I grab one every time I see it. That's after they red up the
banana racks.
Then I go buy some jumbo and chipped ham.

Greg

Take them out of the bag, sit them on the counter, you can speed up things if you wrap sarran wrap around stump. But the costco bananas are small and even when ripe taste green, guess it's where there from or many other reasons. But seems nobody knows that cavendish bananas are soon to be extinct so a race to save, pick, and transport whats left. Enjoy them while you can because till now no replacement has been found. 😕

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"Cavendish" > wrote in message
roupdirect.com...
> Take them out of the bag, sit them on the counter, you can speed up things
> if you wrap sarran wrap around stump. But the costco bananas are small and
> even when ripe taste green, guess it's where there from or many other
> reasons. But seems nobody knows that cavendish bananas are soon to be
> extinct so a race to save, pick, and transport whats left. Enjoy them
> while you can because till now no replacement has been found. 😕

Likely they have stopped buying them after 7 years.

> For full context, visit
> https://www.homeownershub.com/mainte...ck-742033-.htm
>

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