We Love Bananas! / myLot

Boise, Idaho

December 1, 2023 7:22am CST

My family just loves bananas. We never get tired of them. But, I have got to get a banana keeper for ours. I keep forgetting or putting this further down on my 'need to get' list. The article I am reading says you can refrigerate ripe bananas. For a couple of days anyway. Freeze them too for use later. And, I loved the plastic wrap around the stems to keep them from ripening so quickly. Not sure I would go to that extreme but you never know. As the fruit prices go up we may need to find new ways to keep fruit longer. Lots of good info in this article and some great recipe ideas. I am sharing it with the link below:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/recipes/6-ways-to-make-your-bananas-last-longer/ar-AA1kPdnu?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=7e

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/recipes/6-ways-to-make-your-bananas-last-longer/ar-AA1kPdnu?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=7e1f0384a08240eaa251af6563cc2d35&ei=37

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Anna

@LadyDuck (473822)

• Switzerland

1 Dec 23

Frozen bananas become "mushy", you can use them to make banana bread, but to eat they have a weird consistency.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

I think that is what most freeze them to use them for.

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Anna

@LadyDuck (473822)

• Switzerland

2 Dec 23

@celticeagle For personal experience all fruits become mushy when you freeze them, may be the only exception are the blueberries.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

@LadyDuck .......That's true.

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much2say

@much2say (57522)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Dec 23

We are banana people too! Most times we can eat all the bananas before they get too ripe . . . but if it gets too ripe, I freeze them. We did stick them in the fridge previously, but they'd always get forgotten.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

I thought covering the stem with plastic wrap was odd.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

@much2say .......Must be. I'd never heard it before.

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much2say

@much2say (57522)

• Los Angeles, California

2 Dec 23

@celticeagle The bananas we get from the store have a plastic wrapping on the bunch stems - or at least the organic ones have it. I guess there must be something to that!

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (49563)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

1 Dec 23

I've never been fond of bananas. They scum up my teeth. I much prefer juicy fruits that leave my mouth feeling clean.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

I see. Interesting.

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OceanTiara

@RebeccasFarm (94536)

• Arvada, Colorado

2 Dec 23

I have to have bananas in the house at all times if I can. My son needs them for potassium levels that are low.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

They are a yummy way to get that mineral.

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Erly Maglangit

@cacay1 (84650)

• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines

3 Dec 23

I also love banana of all sorts. It's true, the price is getting expensive.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

3 Dec 23

But mostly worth it.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (318816)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 Dec 23

I eat a banana every day.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

I would if I had them.

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Jaymie Suh

@cherriefic (10399)

• Philippines

1 Dec 23

I love bananas as well. It's our daily staple. Good thing we have a lot of different varieties around here.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

I would like to try some other types sometime.

Marie

@Tampa_girl7 (52305)

• United States

1 Dec 23

My family loves them too.

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Eva James

@wolfgirl569 (115656)

• Marion, Ohio

1 Dec 23

I just throw them in the refrigerator

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

Interesting.

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Xavier Bage

@franxav (14096)

• India

1 Dec 23

Bananas are necessity in our family as well. I buy about 100 bananas every week.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

That's a lot of bananas.

LindaOH

@LindaOHio (188025)

• United States

1 Dec 23

Thanks for the tips and link. Hope you have a good weekend.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

You're welcome.

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Frederick Espiritu

@simplfred (20641)

• Philippines

1 Dec 23

Like Minions I enjoy having bananas too... Thanks for the tip.

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

You betcha.

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Berend E

@TraveOnWorld (854)

• Georgia

1 Dec 23

Our experience have always been that the banana skin go black in the fridge. Looks mighty unappetising, even though they don't ripen further for a few days

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celticeagle

@celticeagle (174029)

• Boise, Idaho

2 Dec 23

You can always use them to make banana bread.