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Of all the kitchen storage items that exist, the one that I had long believed to be the most useless was the banana hanger. Why would I waste money on a device that suspends a bunch of bananas a few centimetres above the counter? Why not save my money and just set the bananas directly on the counter?

Believe it or not, using a banana hanger will make a huge difference in the length of time bananas can survive in your home.

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Keep Your Bananas Firm for Longer

The biggest difference made by hanging your bananas, instead of sitting them directly on the counter, is that they will not bruise along the bottom. This is due to the simple fact that, if the bananas are suspended above your counter-top, there will be no pressure exerted upon them.

While most cultures outside of the West eat their bananas quite ripe and mushy, for most of us Westerners, there is nothing worse than a mushy banana. The banana hanger really does help to keep your bananas firm for longer.

Not only does it prevent the bananas from bruising, but hanging them actually seems to make them ripen more slowly. For a single person, this is great. I used to find that two or three of the bananas from every bunch that I bought would go bad before I could eat them.

Now, I never let these bananas go to waste: I’d make banana bread out of them (or, to be honest, I’d let generous friends make banana bread for me). But, the fact remains that I simply couldn’t eat my bananas fast enough.

Ever since I purchased a banana hanger, I haven’t had this problem.

The best part? You can buy banana hangers for just one dollar at most dollar stores.