When you buy bananas, break them apart into individual bananas instead of leaving them in the bunch.

Why YSK: The stem of the bunch is the main culprit for releasing ethylene gas, which is basically a ripening accelerator. By separating them, you significantly slow down this process. This means your bananas will stay yellow and edible for far longer, saving you from having to eat a dozen bananas in two days or, more likely, throwing them out. No more premature browning, unless you’re specifically aiming for banana bread. Your fruit bowl (and wallet) will thank you.

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    You need to wipe it in honey first, and cover the honey in cinnamon. Then take a toothpick and push it through the center of that. Then, kid you not, chocolate syrup. Put it in the freezer and it’ll last a millennium.

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      I can’t tell if you are fucking with me right now. But that sounds delicious so I’m going to try it anyway.

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          Update: the stem/whatever it is of a banana, even when slathered with multiple delicious things, is in fact still disgusting.

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          She seems to think that wrapping the stump in foil protects the rest of the fruit. I don’t see how it would, but I just roll with it. Her parents do it too. They are all from a completely different culture so I just shrug and smile.