My bananas ripen too fast!?

Question

I usually keep bananas in a bowl on my kitchen counter. If I put them in the fridge will this slow down the ripening process? By the time I eat the last banana, they're usually half rotted.

Answer 1

Store at room temperature. Do not expose the fruit to extreme temperatures. Unripe bananas should not be stored in the refrigerator because the cold temperature will stop the ripening process. Ripe bananas can be stored in the refrigerator for a few days to extend their usage time before they become too ripe. Once they are placed in the refrigerator their peel will turn brown but this will not affect the flesh of the banana. If stored with other fruit, bananas will accelerate the ripening of the other fruit.

Ripe bananas can be mashed and then frozen. When mashing, add a little lemon juice to prevent the fruit from discoloring. The mashed bananas can be placed in air tight freezer bag and stored in the freezer for up to two months. You can use the frozen bananas in recipes such as salads and fruit shakes or they can be thawed and used in breads, cakes and muffins.

Answer 2

The fridge will slow the ripening process... Maybe you should separate the bunch and keep a few in the fridge and a couple on the counter. Heck, if this doesn't work you can always make some yummy banana bread with the brown ones!!

Answer 3

Putting bananas in the fridge WILL slow down the ripening process. The peel will turn brown, but the fruit will still be firm. Bananas are sold by the pound, you don't have to buy thentire bunch, so why not buy them in various stages of ripeness?

Answer 4

half rotten bananas make great banana cake! honest, that the secret for the yummiest banana cakes.


time to make 50 min 20 min prep

100 g self-raising flour, sifted
100 g butter or margarine
75 g caster sugar
2 small eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 banana, mashed (Mash it just before adding to the cake mixture to avoid discoloration)
1 pinch cinnamon (optional)

1. Cream the butter and sugar with a wooden spoon until light and creamy.
2. Add the eggs gradually to the creamed mixture, beating the mixture with each addition until all the egg is added. Note: add the egg a little at a time and mix well to prevent it from curdling.
3. Fold in the flour with a metal spoon until the cake mixture is of a dropping consistency.
4. Add the vanilla essence, lemon juice, cinnamon powder and mashed banana.
5. Mix well.
6. Pour the cake mixture into a greased loaf tin.
7. Bake in the middle shelf of a preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius/ Gas Reg. 5 for 25-30 minutes .
8. Note: To save time, use an electric hand whisk for creaming the cake mixture.

Answer 5

The fastest way is to put the bananas in a paper bag on the countertop with an apple. Why? Apples emit ethylene gases, which cause certain fruits (like pears and bananas) to ripen faster. Starting with green bananas, paper-bagging them should give you ripe bananas in a day and perfect bread-ready bananas in a day and a half. Good Luck.

Answer 6

Yes storing them in the fridge will slow down the ripening by a few of days. The peels will darken but the flesh will remain firm.

Answer 7

No they go brown in the fridge, try to keep them away from other fruits... if there are older, more stale fruits around them, it will speed up their aging process (that rule actually goes for all fruits.... so get rid of all the old stuff before it contaminates the newer stuff) also as logic would have it... wash out your fruit bowl.... the bacteria that age fruit tend to linger and may be causing it to age quickly too.

Answer 8

check the temperature in your house the heat from the room could cause the bananas to ripened quickly causing them to rot.

Answer 9

Same here. In warmish climates, that's an issue. The refrigerator gains them only a day or two, in my experience, and cold they're not quite the treat. My solution is buy 5 at a time, at most.

Answer 10

Too keep bananas longer, you can peel them and freeze them. They also are really tasty frozen, kind of like ice cream, yum!