A person puts a bunch of yellow bananas in a shopping basket. - Oscar Wong/Getty Images Ring, ring, ring, the banana phone is calling, and most of us are gladly answering. Almost everyone loves ...

We all know the familiar scenario of ending up with a bunch of overripe, brown-verging-on-black bananas that we need to use up — either by preserving them in the freezer or incorporating them into ...

Bananas produce ethylene gas as they ripen, which promotes further ripening. Group bananas together on a kitchen countertop to increase ethylene and prompt quicker ripening. For the fastest results, ...

*Storing bananas correctly can significantly extend their freshness, but common mistakes—like keeping them in a fruit bowl with other produce—might be causing them to spoil faster than necessary. To ...

"Bananas in my house seem to ripen faster when they are in a paper bag with an avocado, and vice versa, because both produce ethylene gas, which triggers a rapid ripening process in each other," ...

Snagging a bundle of bananas only to watch them go bad quickly is frustrating, and often, this is due to improper storage. Ellen Christian from Confessions of an Overworked Mom points out that a ...

Ripe bananas usually soften and darken quickly, but one simple trick can help them stay firm for weeks: rinsing them in salt ...

Bananas are the ticking time bombs of fruit. It seems like they can go from green and bitter to brown and Fruit Fly Central overnight. At that point, you might as well pull out your bread tins and and ...

Bananas are one of the best breakfast fruits, delicious in a healthy smoothie or spread on top of some pancakes. But they can only stay fresh if you keep them out of the fruit bowl. Most people keep ...

Brown bananas are ideal for baking as they are sweeter and more flavorful than less ripe bananas. Bananas with black peels are usually still usable unless the inside is also black or they smell off, ...

From green to yellow to brown, a banana’s color reveals changes in starch, sugar, fiber, and antioxidants. Learn which ripeness stage best supports gut health, blood sugar, and energy.