Produce
Bananas
Fridge (4°C / 40°F)
Skin blackens, flesh keeps 1 week
Freezer (−18°C / 0°F)
3 months (peeled)
Pantry / counter
2–7 days
Store it right
- Keep on the counter away from other fruit.
- Once ripe, refrigerate: the peel goes black but the fruit holds.
Signs it has gone off
- Oozing, fermented smell.
- Mold at the stem.
- Grey, wet flesh inside.
Never taste food to test it — a small bite is enough to make you ill.
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