What Makes a Fruit Bowl a Fruit Bowl?

Have you ever reached for a piece of fruit from your counter and found that it’s already spoiled? Likely you have, and it is almost guaranteed that you are not the only one. Fruit that is crowded into the same bowl on your counter will go bad much faster, but you can help make your fruit last longer. So, what is a fruit bowl, really?

The reason that fruits and vegetables can spoil is a hormone they emit called ethylene. Ethylene is a gas that triggers cells to degrade, making fruit go soft, leaves to droop, and seeds or buds to sprout. Some fruits emit an exorbitant amount of ethylene, and other fruits are highly sensitive to ethylene, so a mix of some fruits can negatively affect your batch.

If you want to help fruit to ripen faster, then you can use ethylene to your advantage. Ripe bananas are one fruit that produce a lot of ethylene, which is why you find that a bunch of bananas will ripen much faster when together.

Choosing the right bowl for your fruit can help slow down that process and keep your fruit fresher for longer. Wooden fruit bowls have holes in them to allow air circulation around your fruits and vegetables, and the aeration will help keep your produce fresh longer.

Also, if you keep your fruit on the counter, then you will want to display a fruit bowl that is aesthetically pleasing and practical. Your bowl can make a great conversation starter, or you can give it as a gift to a friend or to a loved one. Like many of the bowls at Holland Bowl Mill, you can make that gift even more special by adding a personalized engraving on the bottom of the bowl, with no extra charge. 

Our fruit bowls come in a variety of sizes and styles, including our 12-inch solid cherry fruit bowl, or our 15-inch solid walnut fruit bowl. For a bowl with even more character, look no further than our ebonized cherry fruit bowl. Our ebonizing process is a safe, simple way to create beautiful bowls with originality and character.

Our wooden bowls come with a lifetime guarantee, meaning that if your bowl ever cracks or warps from regular use, Holland Bowl Mill will replace it with a new one of similar size and finish. 

Even if your fruit does not last long, you know that your wooden bowl will. Complete your order by adding a one-of-a-kind wooden fruit bowl to your shopping cart. You can also visit our showroom at 120 James Street in Holland to see all of our products, or call us at (616) 396-6513 to place your order.