The viral “one kitchen item” is usually plastic wrap around the banana stems.
Bananas naturally release ethylene, a ripening gas. Wrapping the stems can slow the movement of ethylene and may delay ripening, but the claim that it will always add 10 days is exaggerated.
🍌 How to make bananas last longer
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Wrap the crown/stems individually with a small piece of plastic wrap.
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Keep bananas at room temperature while they’re still unripe.
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Keep them away from very ripe fruit such as apples and pears.
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Once they reach your preferred ripeness, refrigerate them. The peel may turn dark, but the flesh can remain edible for longer.
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Avoid bruising the bananas, since damaged areas deteriorate faster.
So, stem wrapping is a reasonable trick, but there is no guaranteed 10-day extension. Temperature, variety, and how ripe the bananas were when you bought them all matter.
