Originally Posted by
travelmad478
Actually I have found that organic bananas have a several-day-longer edible shelf life than conventional bananas, so I always buy them (and bananas are one of the very few things for which I insist on paying up for organic). I am one of those people who cannot stand mushy bananas.
Or you can do what my wife has me do: Buy a few, normally 3, at a time towards the greenish side. By the third day, it is perfectly ripe. She averages one banana a day, 1/2 in the morning, 1/2 at lunch.
If they get too ripe, you can always make banana bread or muffins.