Keeping bananas fresh.

Like all fruits, banana can be a mess when not well stored. Keeping bananas fresh is a big issue due to the challenges of getting bruised, ripened or rotten.

Banana has a short timeline and can easily get brown with or without human effort towards quickening the process of ripening.

And while banana has its own span, there are ways to exercise control on the ripening process by engaging in specific storage procedures. This ensures that the banana is kept fresh and delicious for longer periods of time.

Depending on their ripeness when purchased, bananas will last on your countertop for a period of two to six days naturally. And for people that usually keep banana at home, having a holder with a hook to enable you to hang the banana eliminates the potential for bruising which is common when they lie on each other on a flat surface.

It is to also necessary to keep the fruits away from direct sunlight, as the heat from the sun can cause them to ripen rapidly.

And like it is with many fruits, refrigerating and freezing can extend the lives of bananas. You can store bananas in the fridge because a cool, dry climate slows the ripening process and if you put green, unripe bananas in the fridge, they're likely to stay that way.

Just ensure the bananas are perfectly ripe before freezing them to avoid chilling injury which makes it not to get ripe again. It's best to peel and slice the bananas before freezing them so they're easy to work with when you're ready to use them.

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