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Post by katlady on Oct 24, 2021 5:12:55 GMT
I usually open from the "top"/stem. But, when I am having troubles, then I open from the "bottom". I find it is actually cleaner to open from the bottom, you don't end up digging your fingernail into the banana when you struggle to open it from the stem end.
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Post by AussieMeg on Oct 24, 2021 5:19:11 GMT
I have always peeled from the top/stem end. I read something a little while ago - maybe it was even here? - that said you should peel from the other end to avoid all the stringy bits.
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Post by greendragonlady on Oct 24, 2021 5:21:48 GMT
I read something somewhere that monkeys/apes open them from the bottom end and use the stem as sort of a handle. Makes sense!
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Post by hookturnian on Oct 24, 2021 5:33:04 GMT
Both, sometimes on the same banana, because I don't like the strings. They have no taste and they make my teeth feel funny.
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Post by used2scrap on Oct 24, 2021 6:37:32 GMT
Top.
But my mother and grandfather insisted that peeling from the bottom resulted in no strings. I don’t find strings a big deal so I’m a top down gal lol.
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Post by gotranch on Oct 24, 2021 7:18:00 GMT
I read something somewhere that monkeys/apes open them from the bottom end and use the stem as sort of a handle. Makes sense! When the school kiddos have trouble opening their bananas at lunch, I tell and show them how to peel it like a monkey from the bottom! So much easier than trying to open it from the stem. |
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Post by gar on Oct 24, 2021 8:22:36 GMT
I have always peeled from the top/stem end. I read something a little while ago - maybe it was even here? - that said you should peel from the other end to avoid all the stringy bits. Exactly that 😊 |
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Post by JoP on Oct 24, 2021 9:52:04 GMT
From the bottom here ☺️
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anaterra
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Post by anaterra on Oct 24, 2021 10:02:59 GMT
I used to stick my thumbnail under the stem to pop it and peel it... now i open it from the bottom... no more junk under my nail
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Post by maryannscraps on Oct 24, 2021 10:44:44 GMT
I've always found peeling from the bottom to be easier.
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Post by mollycoddle on Oct 24, 2021 11:10:55 GMT
It never occurred to me to peel from the bottom, and I have never seen anyone do it.
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Post by kluski on Oct 24, 2021 12:52:36 GMT
I literally opened this thread bc I had no idea they could be opened any other way than from the top. I have no idea how to open it from the bottom. I read something somewhere that monkeys/apes open them from the bottom end and use the stem as sort of a handle. Makes sense! When the school kiddos have trouble opening their bananas at lunch, I tell and show them how to peel it like a monkey from the bottom! So much easier than trying to open it from the stem. Can you show me too? |
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Post by melanell on Oct 24, 2021 14:20:09 GMT
My kids open from the bottom, but I don't like having to immediately deal with that little bit at the bottom that I won't eat, so I peel from the top.. At home I just use a small knife to get the peel started if I'm having an issue with it.
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MrsDepp
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Post by MrsDepp on Oct 24, 2021 15:02:23 GMT
Bottom only
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Post by SockMonkey on Oct 24, 2021 15:04:01 GMT
I learned from some dumb social media that peeling the banana from the bottom works so much better! And it DOES!
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Post by seaexplore on Oct 24, 2021 15:11:08 GMT
I literally opened this thread bc I had no idea they could be opened any other way than from the top. I have no idea how to open it from the bottom. When the school kiddos have trouble opening their bananas at lunch, I tell and show them how to peel it like a monkey from the bottom! So much easier than trying to open it from the stem. Can you show me too? Squeeze the brown nub at the bottom and it will split, then peel away. |
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Post by anaterra on Oct 24, 2021 15:14:09 GMT
Those peas who have never peeled from the bottom.. ur thumbs and index fingers on each side of the little nub... then just sorta pinch them apart and the nub splits open...
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Post by milocat on Oct 24, 2021 15:15:17 GMT
I read something somewhere that monkeys/apes open them from the bottom end and use the stem as sort of a handle. Makes sense! I jeard that too but always forget to open them fr the bottom. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2021 20:59:23 GMT
DD33 just heard me read this out loud and she said, "Write back, 'Peel it? We just eat it'". Goof!
OF COURSE we all peel it from the stem. If the stem is too short or annoying for me, I take out a small knife and slice it open.....
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Post by cadoodlebug on Oct 24, 2021 22:45:51 GMT
I am usually putting it in a fruit salad so I slice off the top stem and peel.
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