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There is a way to stretch the life of your bananas and keep them fresher for longer by using one cheap kitchen item that you probably already have in your cupboard at home. Bananas are found in many British homes as they are a great source of nutrients and a cheap way to add some flavour and texture to things like granola and . But , there's not much we can do with it.

Bananas tend to when they start to age, and they are past their use-by date for most uses by then - although they can be used for certain things such as and banana cakes. But to keep them fresher for longer, so you can enjoy them simply as they are or use them for whatever breakfast dish you are making, you can use a staple household item that only costs around 75p from supermarkets. According to experts, one of the ways you can keep your bananas fresher for longer is by using kitchen foil.

The method is simplre. You take a small piece of kitchen foil and wrap it around the top of the banana. This is the part of the fruit that you normally peel from.

While it might seem strange, there is actually a simple science behind the trick. Experts at have revealed exactly how it works and the results it can achieve. "This one seeks to stop the release of ethylene gas (or at least contain it) so that the fruit ripens more evenly and slowly," they revealed.

"I used a piece of heavy-duty foil and wrapped it tightly around the stems of the banana bunch."

Kitchen tin foil is found in most British homes and doesn't cost much when bought in the . In fact, it can be purchased in the likes of Waitrose for as little as 75p, in Tesco for £1.35, in Sainsbury's for 99p and in Asda for £1.20.

The experts who tested this method said that the bananas lasted longer than when they tried something similar with plastic clingfilm. "These bananas had just tiny flecks on the skins (as opposed to the medium and small spots of the others), with lots of unblemished yellow skin still showing," they said.

The added: "The flesh was more deeply sweet than the ones wrapped in plastic wrap and a little firmer, too (which I loved), with a little bit of resistance in each bite. I would happily enjoy these bananas as is."