Comments on: Keeping Things Fresh

By: Barbe Cervantes

Barbe Cervantes — Sun, 09 Feb 2014 02:27:23 +0000

I cater. I simply put cut veggies in plastic container with a folded paper towel. They stay fresh for days…..sometimes weeks.

By: Tina c

Tina c — Sat, 08 Feb 2014 21:17:35 +0000

Last year I discovered a product called Grip Stic they seal bags and keep produce fresh for weeks. You can order them online

By: Edith Cheadle

Edith Cheadle — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 18:53:54 +0000

I use the plastic from the produce dept to store vegetables in the fridge vegetable drawer, and ONLY those that come from the refrigerated side. Onlons, Potatoes, Tomatoes, Eggplant, Squash, Apples,Oranges, etc. IN THE FRUIT BOWL ON kitchen table. Herbs wrap gently in Damp paper towel put back into plastic bag and vegetable drawer.

By: Luz

Luz — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:24:42 +0000

The supermarket that I always go to they store there cilantro in a plastic bag but it has to have air in it like a balloon with cilantro in it and it keeps up to four weeks as long as u tie the bag up the same way

By: Sandy DeCrescenzi

Sandy DeCrescenzi — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 15:59:08 +0000

Parsley: Rinse in cold water; shake off excess water. wrap in paper towel and place in plastic bag. Lasts a very long time in crisper drawer of fridge.

By: Anna W

Anna W — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 09:06:29 +0000

I usually do it the paper towel way for most of my vegetables and that seems to work fine (: Especially for keeping greens crisp! When it comes to the fruit bowl, my best tip is to keep the bananas out of there. Bananas produce ethylene which is a signaling molecule for many other fruits, causing the production of ripening enzymes. This of course can be used for good as well. Know those avocados that just can never be bought while actually ripe? Simply store them with a banana or two (better yet, a bruised banana, but come on, that’s waste of good fruit) and your avocado should be ripe soon (:

By: jerri

jerri — Fri, 03 Jan 2014 05:39:21 +0000

i use paper towels and a little plastic wrap,except celerly goes right in water and stay fresh the longest

By: jgottlieb

jgottlieb — Wed, 06 Nov 2013 22:39:51 +0000

I use Debbie Meyers Green Bags …produce lasts for weeks

By: Shawna C

Shawna C — Tue, 05 Nov 2013 14:58:04 +0000

I put green onions, root-side-down, in a tall narrow jar with an inch of water in the bottom before placing in the door of my fridge. It not only keeps them relatively fresh, but they continually sprout new green shoots I lop off and use (since the green part is the best part anyway). It’s like having a mini green-onion garden in my fridge and lasts for a couple of months each time.

By: TK-Erika

TK-Erika — Fri, 01 Nov 2013 13:25:59 +0000

That is so cool, Carol! My mom taught me to put a spoon or fork in the pot when making soup with beef chunks. She said it helps raise the temperature of the water because the temperature of the metal utensil keeps rising above the water’s boiling temperature. I’ve never measured it to confirm, but her beef was always so tender and I like doing the same because, well, I always listen to my mommy.