Storing fresh fruit/veggies
Ok. Can anyone give me a link or ideals about how to keep my fruits and veggies for later. I know I can wrap individuals tomatoes in newspaper and keep them in the dark and they wont ripen too fast. Any other hints on storing (in fridge or out of fridge, etc) would be very helpful.
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I store almost all of my produce in plastic bags or airtight containers in the vegetable drawer in the fridge. The produce I have successfully stored this way includes peaches, nectarines, pluots, apricots, cucumbers, radishes, carrots, bell peppers, onions (yellow, purple, and scallions), raspberries, blueberries, strawberries, eggplant, zucchini, melon, lettuce, celery, cabbage, fennel bulb, swiss chard, kale, lemons, limes, beans, and snap peas. Everything I store in the fridge keeps for at least week, most of it keeps for two weeks and some of it (beans, chard, radishes, kale, celery, fennel bulb) will keep for longer. I've even managed to keep zucchini this way for over two weeks (but it did go straight from the garden into the fridge).
There are only a few exceptions:
You definitely want to put any produce that you store in the fridge in an airtight container or plastic bag, otherwise it will dry out very quickly (sometimes in just a few hours). I've read that it is best to use a perforated plastic bag (there are special vegetable storage bags you can buy) but I've never done this. - Barbara |
Thanks for the great info. The tomato ideal works well. I go to a local wholesale produce market that sells boxes to the public anywhere from $5-$20 depending on time of year per box. I give some and keep some. The ones I keep I wrap in regular newspaper individually and place back in the box. Rarely do I have to throw out any and have kept them up to 3 weeks without rot occurring.
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I agree w/ everything EXCEPT storing mushrooms in plastic!! Just don't!!! They can get very icky and slimy quickly. They are best stored in a paper bag where they can "breathe." Just wanted to let you know so you didn't end up with a bunch of slimy rotten mushrooms...ew!
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I personally believe that fresh veggies and fruits should not stored for more than 1 week if uncut and not more than 2 days if cut (even in a fridge). They grow stale and may cause stomach poisoning due to some toxins which are generated (stale rice, noodles, beans etc. catch staphylococcus even in afridge if stored for more than 2 days).
if we store potatoes for more than 3 days, we start seeing fungus/greenish thing on it...so definitely there was something growing one day before which we couldnt see... I ususally buy frozen veggies/fruits which are cheap, healthy, have no preservatives and can be stored for months... |
If you wrap celery in aluminum foil, it will stay crisp.
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