When produce is ripe it will typically smell sweet, be brighter or darker in color, and often be softer to the touch.

Store these fruits on the counter:

Apples - Smell sweet when ripe, firm to the touch.

Avocado - Fully black in color and soft to the touch. Move to the refrigerator once ripe.

Bananas - Fully yellow and brown-speckled, no green left on the stem.

Kiwi - Soft to the touch.

Mangoes - Smell sweet, soft to the touch (best varieties are Kent & Keitt).

Pears - Smell sweet, soft to the touch. Move to the refrigerator once ripe.

Peaches/Plums - Smell sweet, soft to the touch.

Pineapple - Yellow or orange in color, smell sweet, green fronds pull out easily.

Tomatoes - Fully red and soft to the touch; Never refrigerate.

Watermelon - Hollow sound when you tap it, large yellow spot on the bottom.

Store these fruits in the refrigerator:

All cut fruit

Berries

Cherries

Grapes

Figs

Lemons

Limes

Oranges