Bananas are known for having a very short shelf life, but there is a five-minute storage method which will keep them fresh and editable for several days more.

Bananas are often stored in a fruit bowl without a second thought, but it actually one of the worst places to keep them in your kitchen.

Many fruits produce a growth hormone called ethylene gas which helps it ripen and become sweet but will cause fruit to spoil quickly if too much is stored together.

It is best to keep bananas on a kitchen countertop separated from other fruits as they produce a high amount of ethylene gas, but they will still spoil after only a few days when kept next to other bananas.

However, Rose Reisman, a chef and cookbook author, has shared you can keep bananas fresh for much longer with her clingfilm method.

She said: “How often do we buy bananas and we turn around a couple of days later and they look [spotty and brown]? It’s great for baking and great for the freezer, but not great for eating.

“So here’s a tip, you can take your bananas and it is actually better if you separate them and wrap each one in a little bit of plastic wrap.”

“It prevents the ethylene gases from penetrating the banana which is why it goes ripe.”

Rose then showed herself breaking up a bunch of bananas and wrapping the stem of each yellow banana in a little bit of clingfilm.