How to stop frozen bananas making everything else in the freezer taste like banana?
I freeze peeled bananas for making ice cream. I triple bag them in three Ziploc bags. This works fine.
However, apparently they are making other things in the freezer taste like bananas.
Apart from even more bags, does anyone have a solution to this?
Best Answer
Use about 3-4 boxes of Arm and Hammer Baking Soda, one on each shelf in the freezer and use better sealing freezer bags and not ziplock. I would suggest a machine that heat seals them. Good luck!
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Show activity on this post. I freeze peeled bananas for making ice cream. I triple bag them in three Ziploc bags. This works fine.Why do frozen bananas taste weird?
When food is chewed a phenomenon occurs where food that contains a lot of starch but little sugar, start to taste sweeter as the amylase breaks down the starch into sugar. So when a frozen banana is thawed, the amylase and starches in the cells diffuse through the defrosting fruit.Why does bananas make everything taste like bananas?
Bananas owe their unique scent and taste to an organic compound called isoamyl acetate. It's found in several fruits\u2014and, oddly, a small amount is produced from a bee sting\u2014but it's especially prominent in bananas.Does frozen banana taste like banana?
While it is true that bananas will lose their firmness when thawing takes place, the flavour and nutritional value will remain the same as fresh bananas.How do I stop something tasting like my freezer?
While you can't make freezer-burned food taste completely fresh, you can improve its taste by removing freezer-burned portions; using it in flavorful dishes with herbs, sauces, broths, or sugar; pureeing them; or in some cases, by dehydrating them.How to Freeze Bananas | Easy Way to Preserve Bananas
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Although it surprises me a bit that three bags are not enough, Ziploc bags do in fact not form an absolutely gas tight seal. If you have the means, you can try vacuum-sealing the bananas, or pack them in a container that actually has a proper seal/gasket.
If this still does not help, try packing them in a glass or metal container (again, with a positive seal), as Halhex mentioned in his comment. Although the diffusion of the fragrant compounds through plastic should be sufficiently slow at freezer temperatures.
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