# Pears, comice in particular

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pears-comice-in-particular/638353>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 20, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pears-comice-in-particular/638353 "2012-10-20T20:55:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pears-comice-in-particular/638353/1 "2012-10-20T20:55:42Z")

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When I was a kid, I liked fruit and wasn’t fussy except when it came to pears. Probably because the ones my mom got just weren’t ripe. I use to hate to see one in my lunch box.

I’ve been buying some comice pears lately and they are pretty damn good. But… I guess I got lucky one week and bought ones that were perfectly ripe. Holy moly, those things were absolute heaven! I want more!!

Which brings me to my question. How do I make sure I get ripe ones in the future, or if they aren’t ripe, can I do something to let them ripen at home? I’m generally just a throw-the-groceries-in-the-fridge kinda guy. Should I let them stay on the counter until they are soft to the touch?

Also, let’s sing the praises of beautifully ripe pears. Truly the fruit of the gods!

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**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pears-comice-in-particular/638353/2 "2012-10-20T21:06:36Z")

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What you need is a fruit ripening bowl. I have the one being sold [here](http://fantes.com/fruit-ripener.html). I find that it works perfectly for me to get my fruit to exactly the right level of ripeness. Comice pears are also my favorites. I purchased two today that are just a tiny bit too hard, and they are going into the bowl until they are ready. I generally check them twice a day, and put them into the refrigerator once they are ripe (if I don’t eat them immediately).

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**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pears-comice-in-particular/638353/3 "2012-10-21T03:36:52Z")

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I eat one a day, I have seven in advance that ripen whilst I’m eating the previous seven. During the warmest weather, I might bump it down to five, and put them in the fridge earlier.