KOMPAS.com – There are many types of bananas and they are easy to get in traditional markets and supermarkets.
Bananas can also be processed into various delicious desserts. Before that, make sure to choose ripe bananas,
However, if you already get unripe bananas, here are ways to make them ripen faster.
Take a look at how to ripen bananas below, quoted from the book “Tips for Making Easy and Practical Processed Bananas” (2023) by Majella Setyawan published by Rumah Baca.
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1. Store bananas together
To speed up the ripening time for bananas, they must be stored at room temperature around 15 to 18 degrees Celsius.
Store a comb of bananas at room temperature, you can place it in a fruit bowl so that the combined ethylene gas from other fruit helps the bananas ripen more evenly and quickly.
Check every day so that the desired level of doneness is appropriate.
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2. Store in a paper bag
Paper bags or commonly known as paper bags Shopping waste can be used to wrap bananas. You can also use newspaper or other paper.
This method is more effective in helping ripen bananas without carbide. Place the bananas in a paper bag and cover tightly overnight.
A paper bag that has been closed neatly can encourage bananas to release ethylene gas.
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3. Store it with other fruit that emits ethylene gas
Not only bananas, other fruits also emit ethylene gas like apples. Place the raw banana in a paper bag, add a few apples and close tightly.
Store bananas and apples in a paper bag for several days. You can also use pears, mangoes and avocados.
Make sure not to store bananas in hot temperatures because it causes the bananas to become soft.
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4. Put it in the oven
If you want to ripen bananas quickly and evenly, you can heat them in the oven.
Putting bananas in the oven at a moderate temperature can help the process of ripening raw bananas.
Usually banana skin will turn black when it is ripe. However, bananas that are ripened in the oven have a different taste compared to bananas that are ripened naturally.
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5. Wrap with aluminum foil
Wrap raw and ripe bananas in aluminum foil.
This method speeds up the ripening process of bananas because of the ethylene gas that can be produced by ripe bananas, making unripe bananas perfectly ripe.
6. Wrap in plastic
Wrapping the banana tightly in plastic then storing it at warm room temperature can help ripen the banana.
Bananas wrapped in plastic can ripen in about two to three days.
