topic Re: Banana Hangers in Kitchen

Banana Hangers

KatieB — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:15:50 GMT

Does hanging your bananas on one of those banana hangers make the bananas last longer? If any of you have had any experience with one of these, please advise... I've never used one, but think I need one now...

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grandma r — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:35:05 GMT

DH insists it keeps them fresh longer. I don't see it. I think it depends on the bananas themselves. I find the organic ones last longer.

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Annabellethecat66 — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:40:48 GMT

I have one of those things and I faithfully hang the bananas on it.

Does it make them last longer? I don't think so. It MIGHT make them ripen all over the same though.

I never eat them before they ripen.

So, follow this (it pertains to bananas....and my brain). So I got a Snow Cone maker (it just chews up ice).

So, I had some bananas very ripe. I put two of them in the freezer thinking I could put them in the snow cone maker....

But when I put in all of my creamsickles the bananas fell out. So I decided to throw them away.

Do you think they'd have worked in the snow cone maker? I think it would have been a big mess.

But then when I thought about it. I wouldn't have been able to peel the bananas.

See...that's how weird my brain works.

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x Hedge — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 22:57:43 GMT

@KatieB

No. A banana is just a big seed pod, and the ripening reflects the developing maturity of the tiny seeds inside.

(Matures faster in warm areas. If I want to speed it up I'll place the bananas on top of the refrigerator, as heat rises.)

The purpose of those hangers is to relieve pressure of the weight of the banana on its self. It mimics their growing position (but it doesn't fool the banana.)

If you lay them on their rounded backs they're likely to bruise from their own weight.

To minimize bruising, I ball up a dish towel in my 'banana basket', and lay them in a single layer over the towel with their rounded backs upward.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:20:00 GMT

I've had the stem break off as they ripen and all the bananas fall on the floor.

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Mz iMac — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 23:24:19 GMT

I buy my bananas green. This way, they never go bad in my house. As they ripen, I eat them. Sometimes, I keep them in the ice box as I love them cold.

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KatieB — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:04:59 GMT

@x Hedge Good idea with the towel and laying them rounded side up... Never thought of that... Thanks...

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KatieB — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:06:07 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I've had the stem break off as they ripen and all the bananas fall on the floor.

Don't want that mess... Thanks for the info...

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KatieB — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:08:17 GMT

I don't think I need one now... Thanks for all the info..

Katie

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J29 — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:16:58 GMT

There are 2 schools of thought about refrigerating bananas, and I refrigerate them. I buy bananas that are slightly green and put them in the fridge fruit bin when the reach the color I like. I do like them a bit on the firmer side. In the months I’ve been doing this, I had only one banana that was bruised on the inside. The skins do get a bit ugly, but that doesn’t affect the fruit. My breakfast is an English muffin toasted with peanut butter and sliced banana. I buy 5 bananas that last 6 days. My work week 🙂

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KatieB — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:38:21 GMT

Oh goodness, I would never put bananas in the fridge before eating them raw. I have peeled them and put them in there if they were too ripe to eat but good for banana bread...

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Sweetbay magnolia — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 00:49:37 GMT

I guess not fresher, but it is a good use of vertical space. I rotate the ripest ones to a dish so the stems don't break and then freeze the very ripe ones (peeled) for my daily smoothie.

The one I have was my Dad's - somebody made it for him and customized it with a Harley Davidson sticker lacquered to the base. When he died it was something I wanted.

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x Hedge — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 01:33:22 GMT

@KatieB wrote:
@x Hedge Good idea with the towel and laying them rounded side up... Never thought of that... Thanks...

@KatieB

You don't want the weight on their stem or blossom end either. My towel is big enough so that they're balanced on their "belly". ☺

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Foxxee — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 03:49:14 GMT

Banana hangers didn't work at my house.

I buy several very green bunches. One slightly green. Depending on how quickly the green ones ripen, I might put them in the refrigerator. Good for up to two weeks.

If they ripen too quickly in the refrigerator, I put in the freezer. They get a little mushy, but good on yogurt and cereal. Yummy eaten frozen, too.

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FranandZoe — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:51:04 GMT

If you wrap plastic wrap around the stem then hang them from the hanger they don't ripen as quickly.

I can't imagine how ripe those bananas must be to actually fall off the hanger - yuck.

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sidsmom — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 14:43:44 GMT

Works for me....separate them & stems wrapped

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ECBG — Tue, 13 Aug 2019 21:25:15 GMT

Recently on youtube, I saw where the gas that ripens the banana comes from the stem. They said if each stem is wrapped tightly with a little piece of aluminum foil, the bananas will ripen much more slowly.

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faeriemoon — Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:43:45 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
I've had the stem break off as they ripen and all the bananas fall on the floor.

I'm not sure why, but this made me LOL. In fact, I think there was a snort involved too.

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eddyandme — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 22:42:32 GMT

@J29 wrote:
There are 2 schools of thought about refrigerating bananas, and I refrigerate them. I buy bananas that are slightly green and put them in the fridge fruit bin when the reach the color I like. I do like them a bit on the firmer side. In the months I’ve been doing this, I had only one banana that was bruised on the inside. The skins do get a bit ugly, but that doesn’t affect the fruit. My breakfast is an English muffin toasted with peanut butter and sliced banana. I buy 5 bananas that last 6 days. My work week 🙂

Love bananas with a toasted English muffin and pb! When I used to take care of my mother years ago, I'd sometimes make her a 'dirty banana' which is a good quickie breakfast. Here's how to make it in case you're interested:

I'd spread pb on the banana, then drizzle honey on it, then sprinkle either Grape Nuts or wheat germ on it. Of course it's a little messy, so I'd plate it and slice it. She really enjoyed it and it's a pretty healthy breakfast option.

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SilleeMee — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 23:58:45 GMT

I've always refrigerated my bananas. I know they turn black but they taste the same and they last longer that way.