Pls Help ... Banana Experts!

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Permalink Reply by Macuilxochitl on April 23, 2012 at 12:21pm

I'll just gonna be lazy and copypaste my reply to another topic:
Buying 'em half green and ripening them in bags (I prefer plastic over paper) with an apple is the only way for me. Without the apple, the texture's too soft already when the taste is starting to change for good. With the apple, the texture still remains firm while the taste is evolving into optimal sweetness (the bananas also taste more fruity). 

I still have to experiment if there's any difference between ripening them in the shade and ripening them fully exposed to sunlight. We shall know in two days.

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Permalink Reply by Macuilxochitl on April 26, 2012 at 6:18am

Experiment completed.
Shade bananas: sweet flavor with mild fruity hints; firm, creamy texture.
Sun bananas: extreme sweetness ; juicy, watery texture -they practically melt in your mouth-.

The latter are like pure fruit sugar or something, leave your tongue tingling for a while. 

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Permalink Reply by Barnaby Hodges on August 21, 2012 at 4:08am

on a hot day behind glass I've actually managed to cook bananas this way, one thing I love to do on hot days is hang them on my washing line, that way they can get all the sun there is without overheating. :)

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Permalink Reply by Barnaby Hodges on August 21, 2012 at 4:10am

also lost about 30kgs to fruitfly recently so gonna get a small electric fan to ward them off.

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Permalink Reply by DJ on April 23, 2012 at 12:25pm

Thank guys!

How about temperature?

Any ideas with the speckles when still green?!

Any feedback/ideas much appreciated people!

Thanks, DJ

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Permalink Reply by DJ on April 23, 2012 at 1:25pm

Yea, what's the deal with green spotted bananas? Doesn't make sense to me ... ;)

Any ideas peeps?!

With love and gratitude,

DJ

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Permalink Reply by Macuilxochitl on April 23, 2012 at 6:00pm

Just try some apples next time.

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Permalink Reply by Dominic Schumerth on April 28, 2012 at 2:12am

I've heard that organic bananas often get picked too early to prevent them from ripening too fast.  The only problem is they don't ripen properly then.  I'm not sure but that could be the problem with your green bananas.

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Permalink Reply by PK on April 24, 2012 at 4:47am

Make sure you remove any plastic bags and coverings.  Actually that is good to do for all fruits that might come in bags like oranges and apples too as the moisture can cause them to rot and mold. 

Build upwards to save space.

This is an example of my banana "tree" basket.  My nanner supply is low at the moment, but after shopping, the baskets will be full, and they will be hanging from the sides too.  This also allows air to circulate.

I also do a lot of shopping at Costco and I reuse their boxes.  Here is an example of oranges sitting in a tomato box:

One reason I "store" a lot of fruit is that I love ripe and juicy fruits.  The fruit I am eating this week, I bought last week, and so on.

Other places that fruit can be stored is on top of the fridge and on top of cupboards.  Some other members have purchased things like bakers racks to store fruit, or commercial storage racks (that look almost like store shelving, and or built their own.  Here are a few links to 30BaD Examples:

My favorite discussion, read comments too:

http://www.30bananasaday.com/forum/topics/as-many-ideas-for-fruit?

http://www.30bananasaday.com/photo/new-fruit-storage-system?

Check out windlord's comments here:

http://www.30bananasaday.com/forum/topics/screened-in-fruit-storage

Peace, PK

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Permalink Reply by Peter Csere on April 26, 2012 at 6:52am

If they're picked too early they will ripen improperly and will still be green when spotting. The spotting is normal but the still-green isn't. If you're eating a banana that is not spotted, even if yellow, it's not ripe. Even if it tastes alright to you, try eating 30 of them. 

so an apple will help them ripen properly if they are in a bag. I think sunlight is a good idea, or light in general. 

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Permalink Reply by DJ on April 27, 2012 at 3:23pm

Awesome replies guys! Thanks so much for all this info ... removing the plastic packaging from the nanas and spreading them out more has made a BIG difference ... no more mold growing on them, just beautiful brown speckles and yummyness! :)

With love, DJ

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Permalink Reply by PK on April 28, 2012 at 1:19am

@DJ

Peace, PK

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