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I prefer them to still be a bit green, and starting to yellow.

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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 35 points 23 hours ago (15 children)

I personally prefer a 9 or 10, and would rather an 11 than an 8

[–] Speiser0@feddit.org 1 points 7 hours ago

9-13 looks good to me. Below is green, above looks like the insides are getting too much brown already.

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] specimen@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago
[–] alsimoneau@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

9 ± 2, 3 if I'm hungry.

[–] luxadazy@lemmy.zip 2 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

1-4 inedible 5-6 a bit starchy but good 7-10 they’re my wife’s now 11+ time for banana bread

(i’m not sure i like bananas all that much)

[–] raldone01@lemmy.world 5 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

Wait for a 16. Take a metal straw. Punch through. Drink the goodness inside. Pro tip: If it doesn't flow well knead it a bit.

Thanks for listening to my TED ed talk.

[–] doc@fedia.io 10 points 23 hours ago

Good graphic. 7 or 8 for me. In the teens for banana nut bread.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 5 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

6 - 10 anything riper goes in the freezer and becomes banana muffins later. I'm amazed anyone likes green banana.

[–] YeahIgotskills2@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 17 hours ago)

Love this. Although, tbh the first 5 could be from the same bunch!

8-10 for me. When they're green at all they taste weird and are too firm, but to each their own I guess.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 14 hours ago

Completely agree!

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 6 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

Oh nice! Mine is 4 or 5. 3 or 6-9 is acceptable, 10 if I'm starving, >11 if I'm about to die; otherwise it's being composted. *Sometimes I put 'overripe' bananas in the freezer to make banana bread in the future, but I stopped doing this because I don't like kidding myself.

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

8 to 10 is ideal. Below 5 or 6 is not ripe. Above 10 is banana bread territory.

[–] ieGod@lemmy.zip 4 points 23 hours ago

Useful pic! 6 or 7 look perfect to me. When they start to get the stupid little stringy bits due to softness they're no longer enjoyable for me on their own. Those go to the trash, or used in baking.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

1-7 would be ideal banana. 8 is ok ish. 9 and 10 would have to be really pushing it. Anything beyond 10 is only useful for getting mashed up to cook banana bread or pancakes with.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

lol, I was just thinking that I’d happily eat anything 9+, but 8 is still okayish.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 2 points 22 hours ago

Amazing, a banana scale!

My ideal type would be 8.5 . But I'm happy with 7 - 10.