Banana Guard Tested

Here, at long last, is the full Banana Guard test results. For those catching up, I assessed the effectiveness of this banana protection device as part of my previous column, Gastronomic Gifts.

The Spoonstress (my wife) and I devised a research plan. We tested the Banana Guard by subjecting the "protected" banana and an unguarded banana to the same traumas. We then compared them both to the unharmed "control" banana.

Below is a brief video on part of the experiment. You can also watch it at YouTube. Note: Some bananas were hurt in the filming of this experiment. Rest assured, they turned into a nice banana bread.



You can also view the full, first part of the experiment at YouTube. Notice, the fruit pops out of the Banana Guard. We took off points for that.

The full aftermath, i.e. results, can be seen in this video. The Banana Guard banana was fairly mushy, but remained intact. The unguarded banana was clearly in worse shape. It split open during testing and was completely gelatinous.



This photo at left illustrates the three bananas after testing. From left to right, they are: control, Banana Guard and unguarded.




Of course, then there was the matter of the control banana. It remained pristine until the conclusion of the study, when it experienced another kind of damage: