Sometimes when i get bananas they are not properly ripe. Is there a way to ripen bananas quickly? If so, how?
2007-10-31 07:14:43 · 11 answers · asked by Tcdog08 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Many fruits (i.e. bananas, apples, avocados, figs, mangoes, plums, peaches, pears and tomatoes) produce ethylene or ethene gas when they ripen and introducing this gas to unripe fruit can speed up the ripening process. These fruits are often shipped in a green, un-ripe state to prevent damage during transportation and then are treated with ethylene so they are at the correct stage of ripening for sale. At home you can encourage ripening of fruit by storing it with a ripe fruit which is producing ethylene. The 'gasing' effect will be increased if the fruit is placed in a plastic bag. So to ripen your un-ripe bananas place them in a plastic bag with a couple of ripe tomatoes or apples. This is not an instant fix, they will still take at least a day to ripen (but it is faster).
On the other hand, ripe, plastic-wrapped bananas should be unwrapped as soon as possible to allow the ethylene to escape and to prevent the bananas becoming over-ripe too quickly.
Hope that helps
2007-10-31 07:21:03 · answer #1 · answered by real kool kat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Placing bananas in a sealed bag concentrates the ethane they produce naturally. This accelerates the ripening process. Most people just use a brown paper bag.
2007-10-31 07:23:09 · answer #2 · answered by Good Answers 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wrap them in a sheet of newspaper and leave them in a warm place to ripen
2007-10-31 07:22:27 · answer #3 · answered by wendyad3 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you got a warm cupboard. They will ripen quick in there.
2007-10-31 07:17:55 · answer #4 · answered by angel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
put in fruit bowl with apples,they are known to ripen other fruits quickly,i think it is something to do with a chemical they release.
2007-10-31 08:14:17 · answer #5 · answered by alison h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Place in a brown paper bag with another fruit that is ripe.
2007-10-31 07:17:52 · answer #6 · answered by jdecorse25 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
place them with tomatoes in a fruit bowl,they will ripen lovely!
2007-10-31 07:23:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
leave them in the plastic produce bag I forgot mine and in 2 days they were over ripe
2007-10-31 07:18:23 · answer #8 · answered by Linda S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a paper bag somewhere warm, like an airing cupboard.
2007-10-31 10:48:37 · answer #9 · answered by fed up woman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Leave them out on the table.
2007-10-31 07:18:13 · answer #10 · answered by Star T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋