The prevailing narrative about banana bread is that it’s a mere vehicle for overripe bananas—a means to an end rather than an end in itself. But what about when you want banana bread for the sake of ...

Bananas produce ethylene gas as they ripen, which promotes further ripening. Group bananas together on a kitchen countertop to increase ethylene and prompt quicker ripening. For the fastest results, ...

Having bought bananas in bulk, we often end up with a lot of brown ones before we can enjoy them all. One must note that, as there are tricks to ripen faster, there are also some simple hacks to ...

If you want to make banana bread or muffins but you only have unripe bananas in your house, try this simple hack from @_forthehome. They’ll be ripe in minutes.

A bunch of yellow bananas next to a partially peeled banana on a wooden cutting board - Vlad Serbanescu / 500px/Getty Images Bananas can be a finicky purchase. Without mashing or peeling them right in ...

That bunch of bananas sitting on your counter is secretly transforming day by day, and not just in color. The journey from green and firm to brown and mushy involves fascinating chemical changes that ...