Here’s the place to store your bananas so they don’t go black

It is often difficult to properly store fruits and vegetables. Indeed, if there are many foods that expire quickly, it is fruits and vegetables. For this, all the tips are good to take in terms of conservation.

If you also want to eat fruits and vegetables without going to the supermarket or grocery store every other day, it seems that a content creator named @amycrosslegacy on TikTok has found the ideal tip.

Store the bananas this way to prevent them from blackening quickly.

Bananas can go from perfect to overripe in no time, turning mushy and brown before you even know it. If your bananas turn brown after a few days or even a few weeks, chances are you’re not storing them properly. But don’t panic, it seems that a content creator, expert in food preservation, has an ideal tip to prevent your bananas from browningor even turn black (and this can last up to 26 days!)

If you have already gone through the many methods of preserving fruits and vegetables, particularly bananas, you will know that most of them involve wrapping the stem in cling film, aluminum foil or plastic. damp absorbent paper. But, this is not the technique proposed by Amy Cross, otherwise known as @amycrosslegacy on Tiktok. Recently, the young woman shared its unique method for prolonging the freshness of bananas. So, we can see Amy cutting the bananas into pieces, with their skins on, and placing them in a glass jar which she then stores in the refrigerator.

The results of storing your bananas in the refrigerator

After 26 days, Amy Cross shared the results of her banana pieces stored in the fridge: they remained fresh and the skin remained yellow without browning. In her Tiktok video, the young woman explains: “These are the bananas that I bought on March 13, I cut them into thirds and put them in a jar, so they are 26 days old”. She then clarified the purpose of her experiment: “When I put the bananas in the jar, I wanted to see if a cut banana could last 12 hours, and that’s 26 days“. A simply impressive result, which makes us want to try it at the next opportunity to keep our bananas longer!

If you are one of those who do not want to cut their bananas, it is advisable to Store them in a cool place away from light.e. Bananas should ideally be stored at a temperature of around 12 degreesbecause they ripen more quickly if exposed to high temperature. So, a dimly lit room without direct sunlight is ideal. For those who wish to preserve peeled bananas, the fruit juice trick is a must try. Once a banana has been cut into slices and exposed to the air, it quickly turns brown, so simply sprinkle it with lemon juice or pineapple juice so you can enjoy its excellent taste especially in fruit salads.

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