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, ...

The prevailing narrative about banana bread is that it’s a mere vehicle for overripe bananas—a means to an end rather than an end in itself. But what about when you want banana bread for the sake of ...

Bananas can be a finicky purchase. Without mashing or peeling them right in the store (typically frowned upon by most grocery stores), you have to take a risk with their ripeness. Grocery store ...

Anyone who’s ever watched a banana go from perfectly ripe to banana-bread-ready-brown in what seems like a matter of hours knows exactly how precarious the lifespan of the fruit can be. That’s why ...

Just like the butter we forgot to soften, bananas are rarely in the state we need them to be. They’re either green as a bag of limes or muddy brown and releasing a mysterious liquid, never the coveted ...

That bunch of bananas sitting on your counter is secretly transforming day by day, and not just in color. The journey from green and firm to brown and mushy involves fascinating chemical changes that ...