Rec | PERFECTLY RIPE BANANAS

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The currently circulating banana chart doesn’t accurately portray my banana preferences. I think a perfect banana is between 9-11 on this scale. Bananas should be purchased between 5-7 and you should begin to manage banana ripening + ethylene gasses at around #7 (wrapping, separating, refrigerating). Bananas become edible around #8 and become an ingredient as opposed to a solitary food at stages 13-15. Thank you very much for your time.

@cilantro

Feb 11, 2025

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@airnspace

major agree w every point u made

Feb 11, 2025

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slightly unripe bananas

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@theeyah

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Bananas at this stage of ripeness

@chlonline

Apr 23, 2024

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The greener the better

I believe that the greener the bananas you buy the better. I also exclusively like to eat green bananas so I may be biased. But buying green bananas allows them to ripen in your house. Typically when the banana is yellow with anywhere from a little green at the end or the beginning of browns spots its considered ripe.