Soft veg storage

johanne

i remember reading a thread on here a couple of months ago that suggested these: Stayfresh bags from lakeland... keep meaing to get some myself as i live alone and my salad stuff goes off quite easy (rubbish fridge i think) but just cant quite justify the spend just yet.. maybe treat myself with any xmas money i get

Jay-Jay_4

Is your fridge cold enough? I'm not sure of the temp it's supposed to be but mine's pretty cold and stuff seems to last ages in there.

If I buy a tray of tomatoes I remove the plastic and leave the tray open in the fridge, they'll last for weeks like that :eek: (I know I know....no vitamins left!!!)

Mushrooms in plastic bags go slimey but in an open tray last about 3 days.

Spring onions in no packaging get chucked in the salad drawer at the bottom of the fridge with the spuds and corrots. They last weeks too.

If I leave any veg out of the fridge it goes manky within a couple of days so all of mine goes straight into the fridge.

If I were you I'd store toms and stuff in an open tupperware box lined with kitchen roll, and turn the temp up in your fridge.

jaybee

Lakeland (again!!!) do a cloth bag thingy for keeping mushrooms in - they also do one for potatoes. I've got both (of course!!) and they do help things to last longer.

(My kitchen is fast becoming a showroom for Lakeland!!!!!)

Penny-Pincher!!

I have a huge Tupperware salad/veg keeper on ebay ATM. Its very good and does keep the items fresher for a long time, but it has to go as its so big and only have a smallish fridge.

PP
xx

amarillo_2004

Wrap loosely in newspaper AND keep in the fridge where possible. The light does as much damage as the warmth. Also -plastic is an enemy to keeping fruit & veg in decent condition. So try not to buy things packed in plastic, and, when you simply have to, unwrap them asap and use the newspaper trick.

Bonus extra: when you prepare the veg for tea you can peel into the newspaper, scrunch the whole lot up & compost. Less cleaning up = a Good Thing.

AussieLass

Magentasue wrote:

Paper bags are best but they're increasingly hard to find. Supermarkets don't have them, Aldi shrink wrap or plastic bag their stuff and even our market greengrocer has abandoned paperbags.

You can buy them in here in bags of 100. Their called Lunch Bags. They are in the section where foil/clingwrap and plastic bags are kept. What a shame if you can't as they are great for fruit & veggies in the fridge. Cheap as well.