Gabe15

i cut up the pseudostem into about 1cm long sections and pressure cooked them for about 30min (easier than boiling but seemed to be effective). i put them into the blender and they all quickly turned into a fine pulp, i poured the pulp on a screen and tried to get it as even as possible, then i placed a piece of foil over it and a board with some bricks on top to flatten it as it dried. it was a light brown, but since i was in experimental mode, i bleached it which made it a lot lighter, and it stayed strong enough to run thru water and get out most of the bleach after it lightened up. i then put it in the toaster oven with a tray over it to quickly dry it out again. this is just a little piece, about 5in across, but its all i had since i was just using a little pseudostem. im actually surprised at how strong it is, it feels like a decent heavy piece of craft paper. next time i want to try to make a big sheet.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.