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 ...

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 ...

"Bananas in my house seem to ripen faster when they are in a paper bag with an avocado, and vice versa, because both produce ethylene gas, which triggers a rapid ripening process in each other," ...

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, ...