Keeping lettuce fresh

sarahhajdari

the Lakeland stayfresh bags work by absorbing the hormones released by the produce, to slow down ageing. I doubt that cutting the lettice makes any difference to how they work, and i have kept prepared salad in them with success. Just make sure that the lettice is as dry as you can get it first before putting it in the bag. Hope this helps

Mrs_Thrify

I use lock and lock air tight boxes. I bought mine in sets from QVC, but quite a few shops now sell them. I use them for 101 things.

SophieCat

Hi,

In the past, whenever I've bought bagged salads they tend to go soggy after a day or so of being kept in the fridge, even with the use of kitchen towels. I've read & heard great things about Tupperware & am torn between 2 of their products: the lettuce crisper (the round tub with the spike) & the rectangular salad storer (with grid insert). Which would we better? Do bagged salads keep well in the rectangular storers? Are the spiked tubs purely for iceberg lettuces?

Thank you

Bitsy_Beans

In all honesty you'd do better getting a small trough or something and growing some cut and grow again salad. That way it's fresher, you know what it's been washed in and you can cut only what you need. It's not difficult - just fill trough with compost, sow seeds, watch them grow and they just need regular watering - that's my kind of gardening! Sorry I know that's not what you asked

I do use those green stay fresh bags but TBH my carrots still get damp in them. As for your other suggestions I can't comment as I don't use either of them.

anguk

Nothing I've ever tried keeps bagged salad fresh for more than a day or two.

If you can't grow your own Asda do a triple leaf lettuce that has a root clump, you keep it in the fridge making sure the root is kept moist. The last one I bought lasted well over a week, you just cut/tear off what you need.
http://groceries.asda.com/asda-estore/products/products.jsp?skuId=76125390&departmentid=1214921923758&aisleid=1214921925745&startValue=

noapron

I have tried the green bags, but find them best for carrots (they worked for me), grapes etc. However, I found them a pain to wash and completely dry out, hence I never felt they were really suitable to reuse as is recommended. Years ago I had a Tupperware with a spike (but of course lost the spike)

I currently use any Lock&Lock with a tray in the bottom. I find it very good. You can buy them in Debs and the like.

I too shall be entering the realms of cut and come again, but it's finding a leaf I like because I really love iceberg lettuce (I know sad when there are so many more trendy salad leaves on the market).

Bitsy_Beans

noapron wrote: »

I too shall be entering the realms of cut and come again, but it's finding a leaf I like because I really love iceberg lettuce (I know sad when there are so many more trendy salad leaves on the market).

I grew my own Little Gem lettuce last year (which I found when bought from the supermarket didn't go brown after cutting like iceberg did,kept pretty well but I prefer to grow my own) - worth a go perhaps although it's not a cut and grow type? My cut and grow lettuce this year is lolla rossa - I love it

Pink.

Hi SophieCat,

I agree with Bitsy Beans...the most economical way to eat fresh salad is to grow your own cut and come again lettuce. However there is an earlier thread with lots of advice on storing lettuce that may help so I've added your thread to it to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

MrsE_2

Anne_Marie wrote: »

Agree with not using metal knife to cut lettuce. However lately have been buying the Romaine lettuce, you usually get 2-3 in a bag, and find that they last ages, just tear the leaves off as you need them.

I buy the Romaine too, I think it lasts longer as well.

jexygirl

Hi ya,
as has been previously posted, using metal knives if you need to cut iceberg or such can make it go off quicker, as it "oxidises" when the metal touches it and hence starts to deteriorate faster. You can buy plastic knives, I have one, but even then, you are still "bruising" it even if you cut it or tear it, but i find the wet teatowel (changed daily) over a tub of prepped (either pre bought or prepped and cut yourself) seems to work best for us.
Another tip I got, was when washing it, soak it in a bowl or sink of water, rather than under a running tap directly onto it, again to reduce bruising.
I am trying the grow your own this year, but a late frost has put paid to initial crops!
Jex