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Hawkstinubs44 t1_iz62w0h wrote

I never knew you could get bad bananas until Stop N Shop. They never turned yellow. I'm still amazed.

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Crazyhellga t1_iz6xq8a wrote

As I learned with very green bananas from Aldi's, when they are brought out too early - green-green instead of white-green - it can take 2-3 weeks to ripen. Wrap them up in a plastic bag to speed up the process.

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thegalwayseoige t1_iz78vl3 wrote

Paper bag. You’re trying to block sunlight to ripen.

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Crazyhellga t1_iz7y7f7 wrote

What makes fruit ripen is ethylene gas. You want to trap it around the fruit - plastic is generally less permeable than paper thus they will ripen faster that way. Sunlight usually damages the peel more than it affects the outside though it can make ripening less even - but its effects are far less than that of ethylene.

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