amiart

So, I am wondering as I have never had a "home grown" banana do they taste "different" than store bought ?; in a similar way a "home grown" tomato does ? i.e. much better ? regardless of variety.

crazy banana

I can only speak about the varieties I grow, but yes, definitely.
Each and every variety at its peak tastes so much better than a store bought. As a matter of fact, I rarely buy any bananas at the store anymore since I grow my own.
The emphasis is on "peak". A banana fruit that fills in and ripens during the summer months is a better banana than a banana that fills in slowly during the colder winter months.

amiart

Thanks for the info, for those of us that are STUCK buying store bought do you have any pointers on how to pick a "good" one/bunch ?

edwmax

I buy the store over-ripes (36 cents/lb) that still have a lot of yellow skin at a discount. These are sweeter. And, I put these in the frig. The skin will turn dark but the banana inside will last longer. .... I do freeze the bananas if I haven't eaten if they are starting to get soft. These I will cut up and eat frozen or use in shakes & cereal.

The full price store banana ( 69 cents/lb) still need to ripen before eating if you want a sweet banana. So why pay full price to just to let the banana ripen to the point a store sell it as 'over-ripe'?????

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