Follow these seven steps for perfectly ripe pears

If you're a fruit wholesaler, grocer or packer, you understand the importance of delivering ripe pears. In packing house, distribution center and wholesale market applications, it's vital that pears are ripened to the best possible quality for consumers. Tips for ripening pearsThere are several strategies you can use to improve the pear-ripening process: 1. Ship and store pears at 32°F / 0°C. Raise the pulp temperature to 70°F / 21°C before preconditioning.2. Air-stack fruit boxes with 2 in / 50 mm between each box to ensure adequate air circulation.3. Fill an ethylene generator with Ethy-Gen® II Concentrate; within 30 minutes, the generator will begin ethylene production. Depending on room tightness, the room will soon reach levels for proper ripening (100-150 PPM). The applied ethylene will ensure proper pear ripening. 4. Every 12 hours, open doors for 20 minutes or turn on vents to ensure adequate ventilation for ripening.5. Allow ethylene application for 24-72 hours, depending on the season. 6. Check pulp temperature twice per day.7. Check pear firmness daily. How to apply ethylene to pearsPears are best ripened by applying ethylene using an ethylene generator. These machines produce and deliver the proper ethylene amounts to initiate the ripening process. Ethylene generators administer safe amounts of ethylene to ensure ideal fruit color, appearance and sugar levels. You can use these machines repeatedly over numerous ripening cycles to achieve uniform pear ripening. Facilitate pear ripening with dependable ethylene generatorsYou can perfect the pear-ripening process with ethylene generators from CATALYTIC GENERATORS. We invented the first ethylene generators, and our units are the only ones certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL) and Technischer Überwachungsverein (TÜV).