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fruits and veggies
oye..dh and i are really struggling with our storage system for fruits and veggies. we keep some fruits in a bowl on the counter (apples, oranges) and some in the fridge. but, now that we're regularly getting tons of fruits and veggies, we're really having a hard time with storage. right now we've mostly been using plastic bags that we still have from our non-EF days...but we hate that you can't see through them, and those will run out eventually. but, we can't find something that's air-tight for like our romaine, kale, celery, etc etc.
i really wanted to buy these: http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38984244 but i messaged the seller about how long things stay good, and here's what she said:
Actually, No..the produce bags don't keep all produce as fresh as others. Some produce really stays fresh(er) based on how little air it gets, like Lettuce..it wilts with air, so there will still be a need to plastic to keep some stuff fresher~~ I wish it weren't that way, lol...I actually have some of those thick plastic ziplock bags that I reuse over and over again (I just keep cleaning them out and reusing them because I can't stand not to!) But I've been tinkering with the zipper-waterproof bags for awhile and hoping that those will be my answer to this problem. I've kept celery and carrots and things in them with no problem, but I guess the real test will be putting them up against lettuce in a plastic ziplock and seeing which one is better.
Does anyone else have something similar that they store their produce in in the fridge? Does it last like a week?
any other thoughts?
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Re: fruits and veggies
ahhh thanks, never thought of this!! i actually just got a salad spinner recently so i might have to try it...do you rip it/wash it right when you get home in the spinner? i thought i read that you're not supposed to wash it until you're ready to eat it
thanks for the suggestions so far guys! i might have to try the towel in the drawer thing for the rest of the veggies
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I find that a paper towel inside of the plastic bag really helps produce last longer. The produce I get from the farmers market is usually wet. I dry it off as best as I can and put it in a dry bag with a paper towel. That aborbs the moisture which causes vegetables to rot faster. Lettuce just isn't ever going to last more than 4-6 days in the fridge but helps it from rotting after just a few days.
I am not green enough yet to have made the switch to reuseable paper towels, so I'm not sure how well those would work here.
If you are buying things like carrots, beets, and radishes with the greens still attached, they last longer if you cut the greens off.
Finally, I use one drawer in my fridge for produce that must be consumed in the next couple days and another for longer term storage, then move things around as needed. It helps me keep track of what is in there, so when I re-use plastic grocery bags or things that aren't see through, it's a little easier to sort.