Thanks - good info.

posted on 9/14/2011 2:33:01 PM

Thanks good idea

posted on 4/18/2010 11:37:20 PM

thanks for the tip! Love bananas but throw so many out! Glad you shared this

posted on 4/14/2010 10:58:43 PM

My husband found if you keep the bananas in the GREEN bags the fruit comes in they last a long time, the skin will brown but the inside stays firm.

posted on 4/4/2010 7:11:53 AM

This is a great tip as we only like green bananas and none of us liek banana bread.. brownish ones go to compost.

posted on 3/31/2010 1:35:50 PM

We keep ours in the refridgerator. The skin turns brown but the stay perfect for about a week.

posted on 3/17/2010 12:27:09 AM

When I buy bananas, I buy them in different stages of ripeness (green, yellow-green and yellow).  Also keeping them in the plastic bag at room temperature, will make them rippen slower. Since my hubby likes his bananas more riped than I do, we never waste any and they last a couple of days longer.

posted on 3/16/2010 11:12:45 PM

I also leave them connected until they are ripe enough for me. I don't like them with any green! Once they are the 'right' shade of yellow (if there are any left), I will then seperate them for the last day or two in the house.

posted on 3/16/2010 5:32:47 PM

 I just pulled my apart too! Thanks

posted on 3/15/2010 2:03:27 PM

that is great i hate to throw them away but it seems like soon as you get them home in 2 days they are done ..thanks

posted on 3/15/2010 1:56:48 PM

I'm will definitely try this!  Thanks for sharing.

posted on 3/14/2010 8:25:24 PM

I am running upstairs right now to pull my bananas apart!

posted on 3/12/2010 8:47:28 PM

can't wait to tell my father this-he buys bananas 5-6 mornings a week because he likes them barely ripe. 

posted on 3/12/2010 8:30:20 PM

Really? I will have to give this one a go. We always have problems with bananas going bad before we can eat them.

posted on 3/12/2010 6:37:30 AM

Great tip

posted on 3/11/2010 6:58:46 PM

I have done this trick for awhile and yes, it does work.

posted on 3/10/2010 9:09:11 PM

I have been doing this for a long time, and I agree that it works!  I started after reading something about molds that can begin growing at the stem and infect the whole bunch.  We lived in Florida for 4 years, and the warm climate made it hard to keep fresh fruit for long without it spoiling.  This tip made a real difference. 

posted on 3/10/2010 8:52:21 PM

@ Melanie on 3/5  I also notice bananas ripen in the car, isnt that funny, I have discovered if you can handle having bananas without eating then for a day,  buy Green nanners at the store, they dont bruise in the car or ripen until a day or so after they are home.  I also hang my bananas from a C hook so they dont bruise up from sitting on one another...

posted on 3/10/2010 8:22:41 AM

Who knew? I will have to try this. Thanks.

posted on 3/9/2010 5:49:50 PM

Never heard of it, I"ll try it.

posted on 3/9/2010 3:11:20 PM

Didn't know that.. always looking for ways to keep bananas fresh and not brown

posted on 3/8/2010 9:56:38 PM

great tip! i will try this! bananas don't really last too long in this house though. we're always fighting for the last one left! hehe

posted on 3/8/2010 6:16:36 PM

Try worm farming...feed your old rotten bananas to your worms...they make great compost out of them, and man...that worm poo sure makes great fertilizer!

posted on 3/7/2010 1:15:44 AM

Hmmmm, I will try this one too!  I never actually thought about it

posted on 3/6/2010 8:02:43 AM

 I will be doing this tomorrow!

posted on 3/5/2010 11:14:48 PM

All these years and I never knew.  Thanks

posted on 3/5/2010 11:06:22 PM

I have never heard this before, but will definitely try it.  Thanks!

posted on 3/5/2010 6:18:54 PM

HEY THIS SOUNDS GREAT.  I ALWAYS LEAVE MY BANANAS TOGETHER UNTIL I EAT ONE.  SOMETIME THEY GO BAD BEFORE I CAN EAT ALL OF THEM.  THANKS FOR THE TIP

posted on 3/5/2010 4:32:00 PM

I don't know how but they ripen in the car on the way home from the grocery store! I will try this trick, thanks.

posted on 3/5/2010 1:42:51 PM

This is a GREAT tip! That's my usual complaint about bananas they go bad so fast. However, my family usually doesn't complain because that means they get to eat my homemade banana bread. Even the neighbors beg for it. This is a great tip, that I can't wait to try!

posted on 3/5/2010 12:46:38 PM

hey thats great!!  Im willing to try anythins to save Deborah

posted on 3/5/2010 12:08:45 PM

I will definetly be trying this tip!

posted on 3/5/2010 9:57:20 AM

I always leave my bananas connected at the stem so they ripen, and remove them one at a time, and use them as I need them, one by one.

posted on 3/5/2010 12:24:47 AM