The Frugal Gourmet has a way to keep bananas from becoming overripe. It didn't
work for me, but I tried to do it in the summer and it may have been just too
hot.
Go to end of banana that was not attached to the stalk.
This end has a little black plug.
Scoop out plug and dispose of it.
That's all you do. No need to refrigerate.
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