Do you keep bananas in the fridge?
By Diana
@dya80dya (36657)
February 16, 2024 7:41am CST
I just found out that bananas should be kept in the fridge. They become overripe so fast and I had to give up on them. I have a digestive problem and I can't eat overripe fruits. Where I live it's not very cold. There are over 25 degrees Celsius indoors and this is without a heating system. Do you keep bananas or other fruits in the fridge?
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@MarieCoyle (37444)
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16 Feb
No, they are not supposed to be kept in the refrigerator. They are a tropical fruit, the cold messes with the enzymes, the skins turn black, and yes, they will change texture. Honesty, please look it up. It’s just not a good way to store bananas.
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@capirani (2840)
• United States
16 Feb
Bananas have always been one of my favorite fruits. I have never kept them in the fridge. No need to as in my family they would get eaten too fast to worry about. But now in later years, if I buy bananas, they bring gnats (fruit flies) into the house and those are difficult to get rid of. The last time I bought bananas was for New Year's Eve maybe 3 years ago to share with my grandson as he spent the night with me. It took me over a year to finally get the final gnat out of my home. If I ever eat a banana again it will have to be outside.
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@capirani (2840)
• United States
19 Feb
@dya80dya I didn't use traps. I used Dawn dish detergent and vinegar and water. I also made soap sudsy water in the sink overnight. The suds attract and trap the gnats. In the morning there would be a large quantity of gnats in both the kitchen and bathroom sinks that got caught in the suds. But it still took over a year to get rid of the gnats that came with the bananas from one purchase. I think the gnat eggs are on the banana peel stems at purchase.
@KarenAnne (257)
• United Kingdom
16 Feb
I keep citrus fruits and grapes in the fridge. Not bananas as it's not usually that warm here and they get used up and eaten quite quickly when we have them.
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@capirani (2840)
• United States
16 Feb
I don't keep any fruits in the fridge. I have never had any problem with keeping them in fruit bowls on a table in the house. Bananas are the only thing I won't buy anymore because they have always brought the gnats into the house with them.
@snowy22315 (180678)
• United States
16 Feb
I don't personally. The skins turn dark.
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