I refrigerate all except bananas, which are kept on the counter on a hanger. I purchase a little at a time to control waste. Like you, I prefer my fruit at room temp, but I find that sitting on the counter for a few min. warms it a bit.

I have a two-tier metal basket that stays on the counter for fruit, some tomatoes, too. The air circulates nicely so the fruit is less likely to develop "soft spots" as quickly as when it sits in a bowl. The exception is clementines, which we seem to eat like candy in the winter. We get it by the box and keep it in a big bowl (it doesn't fit in the basket, with the other fruit in there) and it's gobbled in a couple of days.

I keep mine in a long porcelain tray, like the one here: http://www.webstaurantstore.com/cal-mil-pp151-gourmet-display-20-x-5-long-rectangular-porcelain-platter/211PP151.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=CLKmxpTT88wCFYaTfgodM-0ESg

I have a two-tier wire basket that sits on the countertop. Tomatoes go in there with the fruit.

I keep mine in a few ceramic bowls that are out on the counter. Keeps fine as long as they aren't piled too high.

We have a two tier wire basket, too. Best way of keeping the fruit that I have found.

I use a very wide shallow Dansk Kobenstyle paella pan

I found this at ikea and really like how the 2 tiers keeps more of the fruit visible. I would often 'lose' fruit in the bottom when using a bowl. http://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/10258768/

I keep bananas out, but I don't buy them often, so they can just sit wherever there's room. Usually on the dining table,since I lack counter space. The rest of the fruit party out in the fridge.

Ceramic fruit bowl. Usually apples and bananas.

I used to use a ceramic bowl but about a month ago got a two tier wire basket. The fruit seems to stay fresh better in it.

I have a ceramic basket (got it at Aldi) where I keep some apples and all citrus. More apples and any soft fruits (once through the paper bag ripening process) go into the fridge.

I keep bananas, apples, avacados, clementines, tomatoes and anything else on the counter. Not berries, peppers (they get wilty the following day), grapes or cherries. I use ceramic bowls. Oh, juice oranges also in a ceramic bowl (in the background by the juicer).

All fruit, including tomatoes, is on my shelf pot rack in front of the window, either in bowls or laid loose on the rack. DD likes her bananas green almost so I wrap the stem end to stop the gas from ripening them too fast and keep the apples away from them. :)

Yeo, keeping the bananas away from apples keeps them green longer? I like mine almost green too.

I use a ceramic bowl from Pigeon Toe ceramics. I put all sorts of fruits and vegetables in it.

Just purchased this (and exchanging due to scratches.)

It's called the Loop-De-Loop bow and it's in chrome. It's going on my grey quartz island, and we'll be using it for oranges, apples, pears. I think it would look great with bananas too.

What's the height on that tiered server?

Ellie,

The top tier is approximately 8.5" high, middle tier is 5.5", and bottom tier is 3.25" measuring from the counter to the top lip of the white plates.

It's from Bed Bath and Beyond.

We have a LOT of fruit because my sister is a stone fruit farmer, though they also grow pears, citrus, apples and the odd other things here and there. I keep most fruit in porcelain or earthenware shallow bowls or platters on a counter where I don't prep. Folks can grab what they want easily.

I refrigerate apples. They seem to stay crisper if they stay cold. I don't like mushy apples.

Pears are best left at room temp until they give a little at the stem end, or look a little wrinkled. Many pears ripen from the inside out, so if you wait until the outside is soft, the middle might be mush. Pears taste best at room temp (as does most fruit, though my husband prefers it all cold), but you can hold ripe ones in the fridge for several days beyond when they'd rot on the counter. I pile them in bowls at first, then keep them in a single layer as they ripen,

Cherries are pretty fragile and will last longer in the fridge if you have more than you can eat in a couple of days. Apricots, likewise, do better at room temp. They won't soften if you refrigerate them, but once they're soft, you can hold them in the fridge. I put them in glass or ceramic bowls when I'm keeping fruit to make jam and it's a little too ripe.

Same with peaches and nectarines. They won't gain any more sugar once they're picked, but they will soften and be nicer to eat. If you pile big peaches and nectarines on top of each other, ripe ones can bruise the pieces on the bottom. And if you are lucky enough to find fruit with picking bruises, small finger sized light marks, they were picked fully ripe and should be delicious. If you like your peaches and nectarines hard and crispy (some people do), you can keep them in the fridge. Otherwise, resist. I keep peaches and nectarines in single layers on ceramic plates and trays or baskets with good air circulation. Sometimes I line them up or scatter them on the countertop. Don't crowd them, and they will reward you. Most grocery store peaches and nectarines are picked unripe and will never be very good however you store them.

I tend to like plums and pluots on the firm side, so if they're a variety that's prone to getting squishy, I keep them in the fridge after three or four days on the counter.

If I don't use up meyer lemons and oranges within a week, I'll refrigerate them. Berries stay out the day they arrive, then go to the fridge. Same with grapes. My standard MO with berries, grapes and cherries is to wash them in cold water, spread them out on dishtowels to air dry, then put them in shallow glass or ceramic bowls with lids in the refrigerator. Sometimes I put grapes in zip lock bags. I lay figs out on plates on the counter.

Most of the summer, my kitchen looks like a farmers market.

I bought a beautiful 2 tier bowl with the banana hanger at the top, it's so pretty, my oranges have been in the frig, but I want to put them is this air circulation

Can I transfer my fruit to the air circulating bowl from the frig without harming the fruit

Most fruit goes into the fridge, except avocadoes, which I simply leave on the counter since I can't find what I did with my fancy Asian-style bowl for those. I would keep bananas out, too, but since I buy them about three times a year, I haven't gotten something for them to hang from.