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Stay fresh longer bags
cherry76
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Please any tips how to keep vegs bought over Xmas fresh? Bought 5 bags if potatoes and left in garage but not sure about carrots as they do not last long, bought only a couple. I heard about the stay fresh bags and wonder whether it is worth buying? Thanks
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Stay fresh bags don’t work in my opinion. Carrots should last weeks in your veg drawer in the fridgeI’m a Senior Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on Competitions Time, Shopping & Freebies boards, Employment, Jobseeking & Training boards If you need any help on these boards, do let me know. Please note that Ambassadors are not moderators. Any posts you spot in breach of the Forum Rules should be reported via the report button, or by emailing forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. All views are my own and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.0
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Cloth bags are better they let some air in dont store spuds with onions.1
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Also carrots keep well in water in the fridge change the water daily.
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The stay fresh bags do work but the produce needs to be dry.
I would take the carrots out of their plastic bags for starters! otherwise they sweat.
carrots certainly don't last for weeks in my salad drawer (whereas apples & citrus do) They either get wizened or they go slimy!! I shall probably freeze some.Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
-Stash bust:in 2022:337
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Knits:6covers,4hats,10mitts,2 bootees.
Crotchet:61angels, 229cards=453 £158.55profit!!!
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If you keep apples with veg that would be the reason the veg doesn't last as long, it's the ethylene the apples emit.Katiehound said:The stay fresh bags do work but the produce needs to be dry.
I would take the carrots out of their plastic bags for starters! otherwise they sweat.
carrots certainly don't last for weeks in my salad drawer (whereas apples & citrus do) They either get wizened or they go slimy!! I shall probably freeze some.
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The fruit is in one drawer & the veggies in the other . They are not togetherHillStreetBlues said:
If you keep apples with veg that would be the reason the veg doesn't last as long, it's the ethylene the apples emit.Katiehound said:The stay fresh bags do work but the produce needs to be dry.
I would take the carrots out of their plastic bags for starters! otherwise they sweat.
carrots certainly don't last for weeks in my salad drawer (whereas apples & citrus do) They either get wizened or they go slimy!! I shall probably freeze some.Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
-Stash bust:in 2022:337
Stash bust :2023. 120duvets, 24bags,43dogcoats, 2scrunchies, 10mitts, 6 bootees, 8spec cases, 2 A6notebooks, 59cards, 6 lav bags,36 angels,9 bones,1 blanket, 1 lined bag,3 owls, 88 pyramids = total 420total spend £5.Total for 'Dogs for Good' £546.82
2024:Sewn:59Doggy ds,52pyramids,18 bags,6spec cases,6lav.bags.
Knits:6covers,4hats,10mitts,2 bootees.
Crotchet:61angels, 229cards=453 £158.55profit!!!
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Another vote for "freeze them" here. Even garden-home-grown veg has a limit on being stored in cool/fridge etc. so with carrots/parsnips I wash/peel/slice and bag them. They'll last months.cherry76 said:Please any tips how to keep vegs bought over Xmas fresh? Bought 5 bags if potatoes and left in garage but not sure about carrots as they do not last long, bought only a couple. I heard about the stay fresh bags and wonder whether it is worth buying? Thanks
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