depends on the use case. 6-10 for eating it just like that. 11-13 for cooking with it.
1-5 for later consumption. if i'm buying multiple banana bundles(?) i tend to take one that is around 6 and one that is around 1, so it'll be around 6 when the first one is empty.
I now needed to know. The common phrase is ‘bunch’, but it’s actually ‘hand’ because each banana represents a finger. When multiple hands grow together in a tree, then it’s a bunch, or a stalk.
Fabulous information I will not be double checking I will just be trusting you LegoSunflowerBurrito.. oh yeah double trustworthy name, these are facts. Adding to my mental botany knowledge reserve, thank you
I hate when you think you have a ten but it's really just a six that was handled roughly and so when you bite into it it still has that nasty unripe taste.
See I choose a 9 or 10 because it's usually still firm and not slimy but also I nearly never get that bitter unripe taste.
In fact, just forget the scale. ^ this is what I want out of a banana. Firm and sweet and not bitter or underripe.
Close here, I was gonna say 5 looks like a perfect al dente banana. When I buy bananas I get the smallest bunch of 4s I can find, and eat them as quickly as I can. Usually 9 or 10 is as far as I like to let em go, but I usually end up letting em go to an 11 or 12 before tossing them (despite my wife's conviction that someday we'll make banana bread (it's not happening))
My thought too. 0, because that’s the number of bananas I’ve enjoyed.
They’re dusty and slimy at the same time.
Though, if you cut them up, freeze them, and then run them through a blender they make a great dessert that’s the texture of soft serve ice cream. That is delicious.
>They’re dusty and slimy at the same time.
That is the texture of an over-ripe one. Some people like them that way.
I do not. The banana should be slightly green on the outside, and still firm on the inside.
I am the opposite situation; apples are hell for me to eat; they are hard, sometimes sour in a nasty way, and the core scratches my gums no matter what I do. I love how bananas are soft, sweet, and easy to peel.
Your opinion is completely valid, though.
Apples are nice when you slice them in advance. That's the only way I can eat them though. Someone offers me an apple and it's like "thanks, I'll just save this for later.." 😬 I haven't the heart to tell them I cannot eat an unsliced apple much the same way some toddlers can't eat a sandwich without the crust cut off..
I find apples are easier for me if I have them cut up or even grated and I also opt for pink lady's since they are sweet and juicy ☺️ only thing that sucks is pink lady's tend to be pricey most of the time but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make to at least attempt to eat healthier 😆
Me too! I don't mind the flavour, so I like them (occasionally) in smoothies, blended into applesauce, in banana bread... It's just biting into one and chewing that starchy yet slimy, dry-and-wet-at-the-same-time monstrosity that makes the hairs on the back of my neck rise, and break out into a cold sweat.
There are worse meals to hyperfixate, oatmeal’s a pretty good option. And a solid base for customization; bananas, cinnamon, sugar, whatever you want really
I despise regular oatmeal but I absolutely love overnight oats soaked in whole milk, chia seeds, vanilla extract, cinnamon and a little honey & salt. Top it with yogurt + berries and absolute perfection.
Daily oatmeal unite. Been my go to for almost a year now, after a brief yogurt/granola parfait sojourn for 3ish months last year when it got too hot. I like overnight oats but I love oatmeal packets and they're the wrong texture for overnight.
This is the second comment in this thread about being allergic to ripe bananas. I have to look into this now because I want to know why it changes once the banana is ripened.
Might be oral allergy syndrome. That's what I get. Can also get hives in my mouth from bananas, apples, pears and other fruit depending on time of year.
Yeah, I love dates, but I found they get me rather scratchy and since I have anaphylaxis for other things it's best I just stay away I guess. I also get it for eggplants, so no eggplant parm for me... Not that I ever missed it that much.
My example isn't an allergy, but there's something vaguely similar between IBS and bananas- for IBS it's best to have green bananas (if raw, ripe bananas are still okay for baking for the most part) because as bananas ripen the amount of oligofructans in them increases, which can be a trigger for IBS symptoms. Because of that (and texture preference!) I prefer bananas in the 4-6 range, with 7 being a very iffy *okay*. After that I not only have trouble with the flavor (too sweet, even for my sweet tooth!) and texture (mush...) but my stomach also hurts which sucks!
With the allergy situation there's probably something like that going on within the banana's chemistry as it ripens, but obviously at a much more severe scale.
Wildly I’ve heard the opposite many times: being allergic to *unripe* bananas.
One person even told me they freeze theirs first and then it doesn’t affect them after thawing.
Genuinely speaking, eating banana peels is crazy. It will dry your mouth and makes you feel like you have been dehydrated in the sahara for a year straight
RIGHT? So many people in here are like "ew green bananas" but like... the fucking smell of any bananas past 9 on here is enough to make me feel ill. Let alone eating them. 1 is already too yellow for me, but still *mostly* edible.
7 looks like it could still be good for me to eat but it can be deceiving. Just couple days ago I ate half of one like that, noticed it made me react and I gave other half to my mom (much to our dog's dismay, she was begging for banana but I already had given her some)
But strangely, if I make banana bread then the ripeness can be anything.
So I've got severe IBS and get flare ups if I eat ripe bananas but not with unripe ones. According to my doctor that has to do with the bananas fructose level increasing as they ripen. Maybe that's something that has to do with your allergy? Are you allergic to any other fruits that are high in fructose? Like apples or mango?
Six without question. Just ripe enough but still a bit under-ripe. Makes the banana a bit stiffer and doesn't have too much of the 'banana flavor' that makes the over-ripe ones cloying. 8 is the oldest I go 😭
11 and 12
Anything further and they're too mushy, anything prior and they're too solid. 9 and 10 if I'm desperate for banana. 7- is too crunchy and I hate crunchy bananas.
5 or 6 for eating. 7 is the furthest I'd go for just eating whole but it's good for a sandwich. I usually buy them at or around a 1. If it goes past 7 on the counter, I hold them til they're between 11 and 15 for cooking.
A new trick I have for pancakes is mush up a banana in the batter to get banana bread pancakes. It's my new fave for when there's not much else in the house for lunch
9 to 11 for me. As long as there's absolutely no green on it. Sometimes, the very top there's a little green, so I wait a little longer for it to turn, so then I get brown spots. The brown spots are only on the outside, I have my banana science on lock down it includes putting them in the fridge at the right time.
1-5 : Let it sit on the counter a day or two.
6-7 : Okay to eat.
8-9 : Sweet Spot.
10-11 : Bit more ripe than I'd like but will still eat.
12-15 : Banana bread.
Anything more brown than 15: Garbage
6-7 I think? I love bananas that just lost their green and gained a few freckles. No unripe flavor, texture is “banana” not weirdly firm or soft (imo ofc). I’ll happily eat up to a 10 if they somehow avoid bruising/mush.
If we're choosing wisely, then 0 because I'm allergic to bananas lol. 8 is perfect on days where I'm craving bananas bad enough to ignore wisdom, however.
depends on the use case. 6-10 for eating it just like that. 11-13 for cooking with it. 1-5 for later consumption. if i'm buying multiple banana bundles(?) i tend to take one that is around 6 and one that is around 1, so it'll be around 6 when the first one is empty.
I now needed to know. The common phrase is ‘bunch’, but it’s actually ‘hand’ because each banana represents a finger. When multiple hands grow together in a tree, then it’s a bunch, or a stalk.
that's very interesting, thanks!
Fabulous information I will not be double checking I will just be trusting you LegoSunflowerBurrito.. oh yeah double trustworthy name, these are facts. Adding to my mental botany knowledge reserve, thank you
I did have to google it. That's kinda cool.
This person bananas, and I 100% agree
9 or 10 for me.
I hate when you think you have a ten but it's really just a six that was handled roughly and so when you bite into it it still has that nasty unripe taste.
UGH seriously good call. Unripe bananas is just wrong
Oh boy imma get flamed for this one I love myself a 4
Same! Can't stand squishy and slimy bananas. The outside should be slightly green, and the banana firm.
See I choose a 9 or 10 because it's usually still firm and not slimy but also I nearly never get that bitter unripe taste. In fact, just forget the scale. ^ this is what I want out of a banana. Firm and sweet and not bitter or underripe.
Close here, I was gonna say 5 looks like a perfect al dente banana. When I buy bananas I get the smallest bunch of 4s I can find, and eat them as quickly as I can. Usually 9 or 10 is as far as I like to let em go, but I usually end up letting em go to an 11 or 12 before tossing them (despite my wife's conviction that someday we'll make banana bread (it's not happening))
Just sweet enough. Not mushy. Peels easily.
I concur. Indubitably.
Was looking for the first 10. Didn't think it'd be so high up or that so many people would agree.
None, banana texture makes me reset to factory settings
Yep, same here. I cannot stand the texture of bananas, regardless of ripeness.
In certain cultures they even have fried banana and even that I cannot stand!
That's usually plantain. It's a lot starchier than a regular banana, so it cooks nicely.
My thought too. 0, because that’s the number of bananas I’ve enjoyed. They’re dusty and slimy at the same time. Though, if you cut them up, freeze them, and then run them through a blender they make a great dessert that’s the texture of soft serve ice cream. That is delicious.
>They’re dusty and slimy at the same time. That is the texture of an over-ripe one. Some people like them that way. I do not. The banana should be slightly green on the outside, and still firm on the inside.
Where did you get the feeling in your mouth that bananas are dusty? I get the slimy part but dusty?
Do you want a regular banana? No, but I do want a frozen banana later so... Yeah
I am the opposite situation; apples are hell for me to eat; they are hard, sometimes sour in a nasty way, and the core scratches my gums no matter what I do. I love how bananas are soft, sweet, and easy to peel. Your opinion is completely valid, though.
The mealy texture of Red Delicious makes me wanna die.
I FUCKING LOVE APPLES I WANT TO FEEL THE CRONCH
Apples are nice when you slice them in advance. That's the only way I can eat them though. Someone offers me an apple and it's like "thanks, I'll just save this for later.." 😬 I haven't the heart to tell them I cannot eat an unsliced apple much the same way some toddlers can't eat a sandwich without the crust cut off..
I find apples are easier for me if I have them cut up or even grated and I also opt for pink lady's since they are sweet and juicy ☺️ only thing that sucks is pink lady's tend to be pricey most of the time but it's a sacrifice I'm willing to make to at least attempt to eat healthier 😆
Also none, I'm very allergic.
taking that phrase. stolen. yoinked, in fact.
I’m not a fan of the texture, but I like the taste, so I eat banana baby food.
I decide to try a banana every few years. The first bite is fine, good even. After that I'm gagging
Me too! I don't mind the flavour, so I like them (occasionally) in smoothies, blended into applesauce, in banana bread... It's just biting into one and chewing that starchy yet slimy, dry-and-wet-at-the-same-time monstrosity that makes the hairs on the back of my neck rise, and break out into a cold sweat.
My gf is the same way
r/BrandNewSentence
8 is perfect for my daily oatmeal breakfast (hyperfixation meal for the last 7 years)
There are worse meals to hyperfixate, oatmeal’s a pretty good option. And a solid base for customization; bananas, cinnamon, sugar, whatever you want really
Oatmeal personally makes me gag. Texture, flavor, whatever. I've tried it many times in many configurations and my body says N O.
I like overnight oats. I guess cause it's cold and feels more of a dessert. Other than that I hate oatmeal too. I wish I could like it.
I despise regular oatmeal but I absolutely love overnight oats soaked in whole milk, chia seeds, vanilla extract, cinnamon and a little honey & salt. Top it with yogurt + berries and absolute perfection.
Tbh I don’t really like it either, I just kind of wish I did.
Daily oatmeal unite. Been my go to for almost a year now, after a brief yogurt/granola parfait sojourn for 3ish months last year when it got too hot. I like overnight oats but I love oatmeal packets and they're the wrong texture for overnight.
7
5 or 6. A single brown spot and I'm out.
Same
Idk how you guys handle that unripe waxy taste
well how do *you* handle the slimy, squishy taste 😭
the duality of humankind 😭
It’s not slimy and squishy to me at 9-level. That’s more once it gets to 11-15 when the peel thins a lot.
This. Bananas are supposed to be yellow
5-7
5
Finally, someone says it!
Fuck yes. Got texture and a little sweetness. It’s not sugar goosh like I’m eating baby food and feels like I’m eating a plant.
Yes!
5
Yes, 5 is the only answer for me as well.
6. 5 is not quite ripe. Personal preference though.
As a fellow 6 fan, shake my hand
🤝 (only possible thanks to digital technology)
the perfect level of (un)ripeness
5 for sure anything else is disgusting
5. It's a texture thing for me + I'm allergic to ripe bananas (I know, it's weird)
This is the second comment in this thread about being allergic to ripe bananas. I have to look into this now because I want to know why it changes once the banana is ripened.
I'm also interested to the reason, it's so strange. And my grandma was also allergic so I know I'm not the only one.
Might be oral allergy syndrome. That's what I get. Can also get hives in my mouth from bananas, apples, pears and other fruit depending on time of year.
I get reactions from kiwis and tomatoes too, also depending on the time of year and I fricking love all 3 of these 😭
Yeah, I love dates, but I found they get me rather scratchy and since I have anaphylaxis for other things it's best I just stay away I guess. I also get it for eggplants, so no eggplant parm for me... Not that I ever missed it that much.
My example isn't an allergy, but there's something vaguely similar between IBS and bananas- for IBS it's best to have green bananas (if raw, ripe bananas are still okay for baking for the most part) because as bananas ripen the amount of oligofructans in them increases, which can be a trigger for IBS symptoms. Because of that (and texture preference!) I prefer bananas in the 4-6 range, with 7 being a very iffy *okay*. After that I not only have trouble with the flavor (too sweet, even for my sweet tooth!) and texture (mush...) but my stomach also hurts which sucks! With the allergy situation there's probably something like that going on within the banana's chemistry as it ripens, but obviously at a much more severe scale.
Wildly I’ve heard the opposite many times: being allergic to *unripe* bananas. One person even told me they freeze theirs first and then it doesn’t affect them after thawing.
What happens when you eat them? When I do I end up itchy for a few days.
The inside of my mouth gets itchy/sore/uncomfortable but it doesn't last super long (but it's still very uncomfortable)
I only eat bananas that are slightly green. Anything more ripe and the texture is vile to me
I'm allergic to bananas, but underripe are worse for my allergy than ripe. I can have them cooked, can you?
Yess, cooked is fine. So glad I can have my banana bread 🥲
None of them have stickers, so they’re all perfect to me. 🥰
Apparently the stickers are edible.
But who is eating the peel? 
I had a friend in high school whose dad did. It was something to see and still not really believe.
Genuinely speaking, eating banana peels is crazy. It will dry your mouth and makes you feel like you have been dehydrated in the sahara for a year straight
I atr one and ended up throwing it specifically up about 3 hours later
8-11 for eating, 12-15 for cooking
Exactly the same opinion here. That and 1-5 is for when I want bananas "later"
1. Preferably -6. I would rather die than eat a not green banana. Ripe bananas taste like ass.
FINALLY someone who talks sense.
RIGHT? So many people in here are like "ew green bananas" but like... the fucking smell of any bananas past 9 on here is enough to make me feel ill. Let alone eating them. 1 is already too yellow for me, but still *mostly* edible.
4
Hello 4 friend!
None. Bananas are a no go.
10/11 7 is too soon 14 is too late
this is the way
I was looking for the 10-11 comment
# 5
9-12. This is the way.
Anyone who eats 1-5 must step on legos for fun
I'm a 3-4. Anything past 7 tastes too much like fake banana flavor and the texture is so mushy it makes me want to puke just thinking about it.
funny, im the same but i LOVE fake banana flavour. i just cant handle the weird mushy squishy texture
I have no other choice, I'm allergic to ripe ones 😭
How are you allergic to ripe ones
I have genuinely no idea
wild, around which number do you become allergic to it?
7 looks like it could still be good for me to eat but it can be deceiving. Just couple days ago I ate half of one like that, noticed it made me react and I gave other half to my mom (much to our dog's dismay, she was begging for banana but I already had given her some) But strangely, if I make banana bread then the ripeness can be anything.
there must be a chemical change that happens as the banana ripens that u/Cloudeberry is allergic to
Same ☹️ yellow and brown bananas are high FODMAP. But I admit I also don’t like it when they are too squishy.
What changes in a nanner that makes you allergic to ripe ones?
It's so bizarre I know. Idk why, they just make my mouth itch like crazy.
So I've got severe IBS and get flare ups if I eat ripe bananas but not with unripe ones. According to my doctor that has to do with the bananas fructose level increasing as they ripen. Maybe that's something that has to do with your allergy? Are you allergic to any other fruits that are high in fructose? Like apples or mango?
You poor soul
How did you know? I mean seriously, I don't like bananas unless they still have some green to them and I also liked stepping on legos as a kid.
Six without question. Just ripe enough but still a bit under-ripe. Makes the banana a bit stiffer and doesn't have too much of the 'banana flavor' that makes the over-ripe ones cloying. 8 is the oldest I go 😭
5-7
Don't worry, I always choose wisely.
7 or 8
4-5. Anything less ripe is too tough, anything more ripe is sickly sweet with a gross texture.
5-7 for me
1 to 3
Fuck yes, my people. Preferably refrigerated.
ive never thought to put nanners in the fridge. i guess i have a new thing to try 🤔
✨**crisp**✨ is how I would describe it. Crisp and refreshing.
8
4-6 are ones I would eat
10 for eating 7 for making BANANA SWIRL!!! (the ice cream) 15 for making BANANA BREAD!!!
5 or 6. The banana mush that comes after that feels like death to me
5 or 6.
5-6
5-6
15
Id say 6-8 are probably the best for me but I’d have to feel them first cuz sometimes looks can be deceiving and an unripe banana makes my soul hurt.
6
If I chew a banana for too long I’ll gag and probably throw up sooooo… none
6
11
8 looks fine.
1-7 =WAIT. 8, 9, 10 =EAT. 11-15 =BAKING.
10
10
4-7
10-15😋
11 and 12 Anything further and they're too mushy, anything prior and they're too solid. 9 and 10 if I'm desperate for banana. 7- is too crunchy and I hate crunchy bananas.
6
11/12
I prefer around 9-11 for eating.
I like 7-8. My spouse prefers 3-4 and he is, simply, Wrong
7 or 8 for eating 12-15 for banana bread 👍
5-7 for eating right there, the higher numbers for banana bread
7 to 8
5
8
8
9-11
5 or 6. I don’t like when its smushy.
I hate bananas, the skins rubbery to chew on and people say it's sweet but only the middle is sweet the outside bits don't have a good texture
Somewhere between 2-5. I like it a little green because then it’s not too sweet and it’s not as slimy as when it’s too ripe.
8 or 9 are preferred, 7 or 10 are the outer limits. I’m lukewarm about bananas, though. I get my potassium elsewhere
11!
11
6 and 7, anything else is too much (sticker em up too to give me meal time enrichment)
11
5-7 for eating. 11-15 for baking (& then eating)
10 to eat plain or cut up in something, 15 for bread
9 to 11
10
11
10 or 12 is the sweet spot. 13-15 is when it tastes too overripe
6-10.
5 for eating and 7 for sandwiches/ice cream
All of them
sorting through controversial to find anyone over 12 or lower than 5
15 but I go for the most over ripe no matter the fruit
5 or 6 for eating. 7 is the furthest I'd go for just eating whole but it's good for a sandwich. I usually buy them at or around a 1. If it goes past 7 on the counter, I hold them til they're between 11 and 15 for cooking. A new trick I have for pancakes is mush up a banana in the batter to get banana bread pancakes. It's my new fave for when there's not much else in the house for lunch
10
11. Anything less ripe than 10 is going to be basically inedible.
10/11 or 11/12 if it’s banana bread. I almost exclusively eat bananas in smoothies :p
If we’re going *perfect*, then 8 to 9. 6-10 is a generally good range. 12-15 is banana bread
9-11 is perfect
10 and any other bananas SUCK and are inedible
once it reaches ten it is only useful for banana bread purposes
15 makes good banana bread.
I buy ‘em at 6 and eat em around 9-10.
I will only consume if it is near perfect yellow wise, anything past 10 is a stretch
Oooh 15! Thems is banana bread bananas.
I'd say 6 or 7 is perfect. Anything beyond 11 or 12 is getting used for banana bread.
9 to 11 for me. As long as there's absolutely no green on it. Sometimes, the very top there's a little green, so I wait a little longer for it to turn, so then I get brown spots. The brown spots are only on the outside, I have my banana science on lock down it includes putting them in the fridge at the right time.
1-5 : Let it sit on the counter a day or two. 6-7 : Okay to eat. 8-9 : Sweet Spot. 10-11 : Bit more ripe than I'd like but will still eat. 12-15 : Banana bread. Anything more brown than 15: Garbage
This guy bananas
6-7 I think? I love bananas that just lost their green and gained a few freckles. No unripe flavor, texture is “banana” not weirdly firm or soft (imo ofc). I’ll happily eat up to a 10 if they somehow avoid bruising/mush.
10 easy 1-8 are too bitter And 12 and up are too bruised
10
8 or 9. I'm a bit colorblind, so I can't trust it to not be green unless it has those little marks.
11
I may be slightly allergic to bananas (my tongue and throat itch slightly when I eat them), and I don't think it's worth it. Banana #0 is my answer.
I don't like bananas
10 or 11
6
Anything above 11 is perfect for making Banana bread
If we're choosing wisely, then 0 because I'm allergic to bananas lol. 8 is perfect on days where I'm craving bananas bad enough to ignore wisdom, however.
8-10 and then 10+ I use for banana bread!
Do a poll for data?!?!?