The Science of Bananas (And Our Ultimate Six-Banana Banana Bread) | What’s Eating Dan?
Bananas are ubiquitous, but there’s a lot more to them than meets the eye. Follow along as Dan breaks down the science of bananas and how to make our ultimate banana bread recipe.
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I'm a heavily speckled 7! Can't wait to learn your preferences.
Yellow with a touch of green and a 10! Always peel the strings. Also I love dividing them into vertical thirds, our Dad showed us how to in the late 60’s and I still think it is so cool!
I love to poach a greenish banana in butter. Yum! BBQ a slightly green or newly yellow banana filled with chocolate bar until chocolate melts. Bliss!
I open bananas from the top and since I am nice to my joints I never try to puncture the top, and more often than not, the banana peel and all snaps in half at like two inches from the top 😂😂
Lightly speckled 6.
Heavily speckled gets too soft, sweet, and becomes overpowering, whereas just yellow is fine, but still bland and firm.
Saludos a los habitantes de las republicas bananeras de mundo!!!
I prefer greenish yellow….slightly firm and not too sweet. I loved this episode….you are the "Dan, the Banana man" 🙂 Keep the great shows coming
Never seen banana bread made like this. Can’t wait to try it!
Love your videos!
For me it would be 4-5 if I’m eating a banana raw. If I’m making a banana bread, it would jump 7-8.
I’ve been a fan of ATK for many years. I miss Christopher Kimball but Dan is definitely filling in some big shoes! PS; Extra points for referencing Mr. Rogers!
Yellow with a trace of green!!!
Lightly speckled, 6
Yellow 7
Tiny bit of cooking! I thought you said tiny bit of cocaine. I was concerned
8 or 9 yellow. I put them in the fridge to keep them at that level as long as possible. The skins turn black but the inside is fine. Doesn’t stop ripening, but does slow it down. Downside is cold banana, but it is preferable to ripening too quickly. Yellow 4-eva! 🍌💛
❤ Dan Souza's segments! The humor + clear & fascinating food science information + great recipes = excellent segments!
We ❤ you, Dan!
lightly speckled
Where is the recipe. I am not paying for whatever random site you are linking to. You already get ad bucks. Conde Nast bullshit clickbait. None of you reality tv idiots posting in the comments even care. "production value" – what? This is a 10 banana bread video with no recipe. Monsters.
I want your banana !
I guess I'm weird because I don't eat bananas — love the flavor but the texture is annoying to me — I am going to make bread with my dark bananas though, just watched the vid for a refresh
if you are making a utube video. u should give the recipe out. then say for more delicious recipes join ATK.
A touch of green as bananas lose their starch as they ripen, and the fructose increases as you told us. This starch is primarily resistant starch and high in fiber. You can also eat a green banana peel, creating all types of savory dishes, like pulled-non-chicken sandwiches 🥪 😋 or green banana biomass, which adds moisture and a wonderful texture when added to the batter of baked goods. Check it out, you'll be glad you did.
The first 40 seconds of this had my jaw on the floor. I’m a lightly speckled 6 btw.
6 lightly to heavily speckled. I have never tried a banana with white American cheese, but banana bread spread with cream cheese is a go-to snack. The only better accompaniment is chocolate/peanut butter, in a cream pie, but that's a lot more work.
I like America's test kitchen YouTube videos; Sadly, I need to give my credit card information to view the Ultimate Banana Bread recipe used in the video. The funny part is that I told myself that I would become a member if this recipe were better than mine. But not allowing me to see the recipe left a sour task in my mouth that no Banana Bread could remove.
Yellow-green 8. Hate the slimy mush of an overripe banana!
You had me at Mr.Rogers 🥰 He was a decorated army vet.and he had quite a few tattoos 🤣really ☺️a man of God as well and an exemplary role model for a tremendous number of us 💜☮️ BTW,Dan, you're doing pretty well too😏
Aldi dumpster always has bananas in it. REVOLUTION NOW!✊
Grern/yellow solid 8. I can't stand the odd sweetness that speckled bananas have.
Yellow with a hint of green. Probably around a 7. I don't mind a yellow banana and can eat ligthtly speckled ones but riper than that and i just feel that especially the smell gets unpleasant.
Sadly, I have to limit banana intake because of their high sugar content…but I find ways to sneak them in. I use green banana flour (in equal combination with flax meal and almond meal) for my gluten free banana bread. I'm a lightly speckled to yellow fan…not green for me, but my spouse prefers a bit of green near the stem end! Love your videos!
Lightly speckled 5, erring on side of less ripe.
Well All, I am the clunker here, I hate eating bananas! Peeling, shape, texture, and even the taste. However I have no problems eating cooked bananas. I make my banana bread with my ripeness choice of brown/black. I even freeze those ugly things, to collect up enough for the recipe. I have scared many unsuspecting person casually looking in the freezer. And I probably use 6 to 8 of these in my Grandma's recipe, not as fancy as yours.
Full yellow 9