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This simple trick will stop your bananas turning brown — and it’s sitting in your pantry

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This simple trick will stop your bananas turning brown — and it's sitting in your pantry

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However, other fruits, such as apples, plums, kiwis, and peaches, also produce ethylene, and if stored in the same fruit bowl as bananas, they will hasten the ripening process. Luckily, there’s an easy remedy, and that’s to store bananas away from other fruits. One solution is to use a banana hanger, like the Totally Bamboo Banana Holder ($16 at Amazon).

Delay the ripening process with this simple hack

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Although, there is another way to slow down the ripening process of bananas, and that’s where this simple trick comes in. Bananas will stay fresh for longer if you cover their stems, and the item you need to use is sitting right in your pantry.
Wrapping the banana stems in Saran Wrap is all you need to do to slow down the ripening process. “Wrapping the stems of bananas in plastic wrap effectively slows down the room-temperature ripening process. The stems release the ethylene gas, so covering them traps the gas,” Mandy Applegate, expert at Two City Vegans, told the U.K. Express newspaper.
“This simple technique can keep room-temperature bananas firm and yellow for longer. Just a small piece of plastic wrap can make all the difference in extending bananas’ shelf life,” she adds.

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By removing your bananas from your fruit bowl and wrapping the stems in plastic wrap, you could extend the life of your bananas, keeping them fresh up to 10 or even 14 days.
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Camilla is the Homes Staff Writer and covers everything to do with homes and gardens. She has a wealth of editorial experience, mounting over 30 years, and covers news and features, tests products for reviews and compiles buying guides.

Her work has appeared in business and consumer titles, including Ideal Home, Real Homes, House Beautiful, Homebuilding & Renovation, and Kitchen & Bathroom Business. She’s even appeared on the cover of Your Home, writing about her own house renovation.

Although she’s obsessed with decorating her home, she also enjoys baking and trying out the latest kitchen appliances. But when she’s not inside, you’ll find her pottering about in her yard, tending to her vegetable patch or taking in her prized hydrangeas.

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