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TwoMethods: RipeningBananasinaBag MakingOverripeBananasintheOven

Greenbananascantakeforevertoripen!Thisisbecausebananagrowerskeepcarefulcontrolovertheripenessoftheir
product,keepingthemincertainconditionstoprolongtheirshelflife.Oncehome,youcanreversetheirhardworkwithafew
tricksborrowedfromtheirownresearch.Ifyou'remakingbananabread,youcanactuallyuseyouroventobringyourbananas
fromunripetoperfectlyoverripe.

Method
RipeningBananasinaBag
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1 Putthebananasinapaperbag.Bananasproduceethylenegas,ahormonethattriggersripening.[1]Keepthem
inapaperbagtotrapmoreofthisgasnearthefruit.
Avoidpaperbagswithaclayorwaxycoating,whichmayabsorbtheethylene.[2]
Aplasticbagblocksoxygenfromreachingthefruit,whichcansometimeslowertheproductionofethylene.[3][4]

2 Addotherfruitstothebag.Allyourbananasneedtoripenisabag,somewarmth,andtheirownethylene.
However,youcanaddotherfruitifyouhaveit.Someotherfruitsalsoreleaseethylene,ripeningnearbyfruits.The
bestoptionsareapples,pears,apricotsandsimilarpitfruits,avocados,kiwi,andquince.[5]Otherbananaswillhelpas
well,buttheeffectislowunlessthey'realreadyripe.
Usetheripestfruityoucanfind,orcutthefruittoencouragemoreethyleneproduction.
Evenotherfruits,leafyvegetables,andtuberssometimesproduceethyleneiftheyareseverelywounded.[6]If
youhavenootheroptions,cutthemmanytimesandaddthemtothebag.

3 Putthebagontopofyourfridge.Heatsignificantlyspeedsupripeninginbananas.Theidealripening
temperatureforflavorandtextureisabout6568F(1820C).[7][8]Thisisaboutroomtemperatureinaheated
home.Keepingitinawarmerlocation,suchasontopofthefridgeoroverthestove,mayspeedupripening.The
resultmightbelessevenlyripe,butthisshouldn'tmattermuchforhomeuse.

4 Addhumidityindryweather.Lowhumiditymayslowripeningoraffectflavor.[9]Iftheweatherisdry,runa
humidifierinyourkitchen,orleaveoutshallowpansofwater.
However,youshouldkeepyourbananasawayfromdampareas,whichmayencouragemold.Nearbywateris
fine,butaverymoistandenclosedareaisnottherightenvironment.

5 Checkthebagperiodically.Thebananaswillusuallyripenwithin48hours,butitcantakeseveraldaysifthe
bananasarestillgreen.Checkonceortwiceaday,sincethefruitstoredwiththebananawillquicklybecome
overripe.

Method
MakingOverripeBananasintheOven
2

1 Fireupyouroven.Preheatitto300F(150C).[10]

Ifyoudon'twanttomakeyourbananascompletelyblack,setyouroventothelowestsettinginstead.Thiswill
normallybeabout170F(77C).

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2 Placetheunpeeledbananasonalinedbakingsheet.Coverthebakingsheetwithparchmentpapertocatch
leaksfromthemushybananas.Placeunpeeledbananasonthissheet.Dontcrowdthem,asyouwantthewarm
airtocirculate.

3 Bakefor2030minutes.Turntheovenlightonsoyoucankeepaneyeonthebananas.Watchthebananas
blacken,andcheckonthemafterthefirst15minutestoseeifthey'vesoftened.Iftheydon'tseemsoftafter30
minutes,youmightwanttotrythemforanotherten.[11]

4 Removeandletcool.Onceyourbananasareout,youcanpokethemgentlywithaspoontoseeifthey'resoft.
Waituntilthey'recoolenoughtohandlebeforeaddingthemtoyourbananabreadingredients.
Ifyou'renotreadytousethemyet,youcanstoretheminyourfridgewithoutlosinganyflavor.

5 Incorporateintoyourrecipe.Cutoffthetipofthepeelwithapairofscissors,thensqueezethebananafromthe
bottomtopushoutthefruit.Alternatively,youcanjustslicethepeeldownthesideandtopplethebananaout,or
scoopitwithaspoon.[12]

CommunityQ&A

Howdoyouripenabanana?

Placeitinthemicrowavefor30seconds.Letthebananacool,thencontinueheatingitinthemicrowaveforanother30
wikiHow secondsuntilitreachesthedesiredripening.
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Willapackingcartondoinsteadofthepaperbags?

Ifyourboxisbrowncardboardwithoutwax,andifthebananasareheldclosetogetherbutnotcrammed,thenyes.
wikiHow
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IpickmybananaoffthetreeaweekagobeenhavingtheminabrownpaperbagsinceIpickedthemtravelbycar
fromFlabananastillnotripe

Tryputtingthebagontopofyourfridge.Iftheyneverripen,givethemupforbananabreadandbakethemintheoven
wikiHow toripenthem.
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Warnings

Keepbananasawayfrommoisturetopreventmold.
Donotkeepunripebananasintherefrigerator.Thesebananasmayfailtoripenproperlyevenaftertheyarereturnedto
roomtemperature.[13]

ThingsYou'llNeed

Bananas

Apple

Paperbag

SourcesandCitations

VideosprovidedbyGoldMedalFlour
1.http://www.howplantswork.com/2009/11/19/theripestuffgreentomatoesbananasethylene/
2.http://shelflifeadvice.com/content/ethyleneandproducefriendsorfoes

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