How To Store Fresh Vegetables & Fruit
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2016
- Hilah shows you how to store produce so it stays fresh as long as possible! Two biggest enemies of fresh produce are ethylene gas and wetness. Learn some simple tips to keep your garden-fresh produce vibrant.
High ethylene gas producers: Bananas, avocados, tomatoes, mangos, potatoes, stone fruits (peaches, nectarines, apricots) pome fruits (apples, pears, quince)
Ethylene-sensitive produce: Potatoes, sweet potatoes, onions, corn, greens, green beans, cucumbers, cruciferous vegetables (cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli)
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I like this gal. She is authentic, not pretentious. Just down to earth. Thanks for the tips!
Actually, vegetables release ethylene gas. In fact, ethylene gas, along with moisture, cause most vegetables to deteriorate. Here are a few common vegetables that actually do release ethylene gas, asparagus, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cucumbers, green beans, lettuce and many more. Mike ☺
The trick to not crying when cuttign onions is not to form an emotional bond. For example it helps if you don't give your onions names.
I know many people who know their onions, very emotional people.
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Lol, but Olivia the onion is the only one who is always there for me! She'll never end up on my hamburger 🍔
Really? I thought I was crying because I hadn't named them!
You're funny
Thanks for the tips, will def. Try the parsley advice!
I always store my potatoes in the vegetable drawer of my fridge with a tea towel underneath. Keeps them fresh much longer! Easily for three to four weeks, even more.
Thanks!
Hello This is Eddysam Educators thanks great information.
Wow !!!!!! After all these years I learn what I been doing wrong…. Thanks so much that was very educational and easy to consume 😊😊😊
I've kept onions in the fridge for years now, and it's my preferred way to store them. I normally don't store much else in the drawer with them, and the last for months. I learned the water "vase" and loose bag trick a couple years ago for cilantro and it's been a life-changing trick.
I guess when you think about it, the crisper drawer is the closest thing we have to a root cellar in these modern times!
Keeping onions in the chill chest causes the sweetness (yeah, they DO have an element of sweet) and moisture to turn to starch which blunts the flavor severely. A clever trick used to be putting each onion down the leg of a cut off pantyhose (knotting it between each one), hanging the unit in a closet or pantry for dry darkness, then using scissors to release each one for use. But pantyhose aren't so popular anymore. A net bag is handy to do the same.
They can be stored in ANY kind of box (shoe box, eg) and put in a draw or cabinet (as long as there's no plumbing/moisture involved).
My Grandparents used to put charcoal in their root cellar and fridge. Old timer's trick, the charcoal absorbs odour and excess moisture plus fruit and veggies gases.
Army Guy what kind of charcoal? activated or coal for fires and then how do they store it in there? just in an open container or what? thanks in advance :)
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A bit off topic , but I really like that back splash.
Me too!
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Love Love Love these tips!!!❤😊😊😊
Many people in this comment section have a very mistaken idea about onions. Storing them in the refrigerator causes them to turn starchy and bland. They belong in a dark, dry, COOL place. Our onions today are very little like those of old times where a hole in the ground was used for storage. Technology has worked its magic so that we get MUCH BIGGER and sweeter onions that have a limited shelf life along with the old style yellow version which is hotter and lasts longer. Still, the storage needs are NOT met in a chill chest! You're sacrificing a huge amount of flavor that way.
The idea of putting towels in plastic bins for greens is okay but using a 2 gallon ZipLock bag with several paper towels is far more convenient since it takes up far less space in the fridge. Plus, when you are done using those paper towels, let them dry out and they will be perfectly okay to clean up spills and messes as a second use.
Great tips! :-)
I've found that storing onions and potatoes together also tends to get the potatoes sprouting eyes and turning green earlier than if I'd kept them separate as well as turning the onions into overripe mush. I'll have to try the cold onion trick too, I'm always dripping with tears when I cut them.
I think you're right about the potatoes, too. Hope the cold onions help!
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Great information! VERY useful information! Thank you!
I found the best way not to cry when cutting onions is to hold a teaspoon in my mouth and believe me I’ve tried loads of things that didn’t work.I wasn’t expecting it not to work and was very surprised 👍🏻
I recently stored an entire pineapple 🍍in my fridge as it was so warm and been out for 4-5 days and too lazy to prep it. 😬It was in fridge for another 5!🙄 I almost tossed it thinking it was no good. 🤔Perfection! BEYOND JUICY!🤗Good thing I did, as it had a few small brown spots.🧐 My new go to when feeling lazy.👌
Great tips! 👌🏾
excellent tips Hilah! only thing i can think of to add is keep citrus separate from other fruit. the paper towel on greens will save people tons of money.
Oh yes! That's a great point about citrus, too. Thanks!
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👖 *Great Tips,I keep my onions in the refrigerator and keep all My citrus from touching and keep tomatoes on the counter. Thank you*
Best video I have seen so far
My wife leaves the stem on all green leafy plants ... to make them last ... and stay crunchy for well over a month ... is the wet a paper towel on the cut stem ... works great.
I find it helps to puncture a few holes in the plastic bags with leafy greens. It helps to keep the circulation going.
I keep my produce fresh by tearing a hole in space-time and placing them there. That way they stay unaffected by time and thus never age.
That's a great idea! I'll try that next time
Scott Olson yes I’ve confirmed this works - it’s been three years Scott, how are the vegetables doing?
nice tips. I also store my onions in the fridge.
Good to hear that! I thought I was the only one :)
How abt garlc n green leafy mustard green???
My dog (10 lbs) loves kale too. But FYI it is high in cholesterol for them. Thanks for the video it’s was great info!
cholesterol is only in animal products, not in any fruits or vegetables
Thank you Hilah!
My wife and I use a mandoline to cut our onions, vacuum seal them then freeze them, when your ready to use them for cooking we chop them up while still frozen and no more tears.
I agree, keeping onions in the frig lessens watery eyes.
Thanks
It is 2020, and I have heard of a thing called "Blue Apple"; said to absorb the ethylene gas that makes fruit go bad ?
I like the tip for the cut herbs, thx
Very good anything on broccoli i can only get 4 days!!
That's a intresting name. I have one too! Thanks for the tip on herbs!
I love your kitchen. Thanks for the tips.
I saw you are using a tea towel in the container instead of a paper towel and that’s something I’d like to start doing. Mind telling me what do you do to clean those towels? Thank you so much for sharing this video. It’s wonderful!
Don't worry, just wash on hot ? ? ?
Lovely and informative presentation.. thank you 😊
great work..thanks
Great onion tip for the fridge! For some reason you've inspired me to make twice baked potatoes tonight?!? Anyway, thanks Hilah!
Very vague into, what am I supposed to do with lettuce, I still don't know. Plastic bag? Paper bag? Container? Sealed or no?
I agree with just about everything here. Great video, Hilah!
I also store my onions in the fridge. We buy them in bulk, wrap them individually in newspaper (mostly just separates them, I think), and store the in the crisper of our "extra" fridge. They last pretty well in a dark cabinet, but with our humidity here, the fridge seems to give a few more weeks and more consistent results.
I've personally found a paper bag doesn't work that well with button or cremini mushrooms. The package they come in seems to give me a pretty good window, whereas a bag seems to make them shrivel. It makes sense -- why would producers pack them in a way that decreases shelf life (pre-sliced aside)?
Yeah, for the mushrooms I guess it just depends on how quickly you're going to eat them. Sometimes it takes me a week to cook them and I'd rather have them a little dried out than gone squishy. I've accidentally dried them completely before, forgetting them in there for a month. They were still a good addition to my stock pot, though! :)
Paper bag is what worked for me. Up until then I was throwing away rotted mushrooms within weeks of purchase
Good to see you here Hilah, I love your cooking videos, thank you for these tips.
Thank you for a wonderful video and such good information.
I keep my russet potatoes in the fridge drawer and they keep well for weeks without any green developing under the skin. Of course, I keep my fridge quite cold so that may help. I live alone and buy a 5 lb bag about once a month or so.
If we buy potatoes straight from farm, or when we grew them, they would last for MONTHS..... just in a dark cupboard with some air circulation.
people have lots of ideas on how to keep the fruits n veggies from riding ,except from other people's .... wow I'm amazed,
Great tips! I especially love the tip on how to keep summer squash & cucumbers fresher longer. I never knew how to treat them when I brought them home from the store. They always went south rather quickly regardless if they were in a bag, or not in a bag. Thanks Hilah! :)
I have a trick for potatoes put in a cardboard box I would recommend taking out of bag because they became moldy keeps potatoes a 50 pound bag of potatoes good for 1 month for family who eats a lot of potatoes. I store onions in a ice cream bucket and I put on top of my fridge. I don’t get a lot because I don’t like rotten onions so I don’t store in fridge it get jam packed and forgotten.
Host: Uses "turgid" to keep our minds out of the gutter.
Me: Looks up turgid.
Swollen...😊
B. Griff ha ha thanks man, I’m right back in there😂🍺
that was so helpful thanks alot 💐
This was a wonderful video! Thank you so much, I appreciate all the information. Especially when you were listing wish were best to store in and out of the fridge. When it comes to squash would it be best to keep it out or store it in the fridge?
I was waiting for the "plastic on the top" trick to fridge bananas. I usually put two or more paper towels inside the fruit cabinet to bring humidity down a bit
That's a good tip to put some towels in the crisper drawer, too. Can you clarify what you mean about the bananas?
+Hilah Cooking if you cut apart every banana and put a piece of plastic on the tip covering it perfectly those will last a few extra days, thou they'll get dark on the skin quite fast, still perfect on the inside which is what matter
Oh, okay. It's funny that just in the last couple years I have seen grocery stores start selling banana bunches like that, with the stems wrapped up in plastic. I store ripe bananas in the fridge, too, and you're right they look unappealing (un-a-peel-ing!) but the insides stay fine for a few days. I do the same with ripe avocados if I need to buy myself a couple days, too.
if u buy 1 pack of bananas to eat on the counter and buy a greener bunch of bananas and place them in the fridge, they will stay green until your ready to eat the 2nd bunch....
Very good advice.
glad to see u here hilah, always did follow u . i find if i can grow it in south fl practice succession planting and ,i try to keep some on the tree/plant (alap) as long as possible, so i dont have to refrigerate them
hi mam can westore garlic n potatoesfor long time???
yes i pop my onions in the fridge helps not tearing during cutting oinons! lol
Hilah? On HGMM? Worlds are colliding!
Wow... Great video! Thank you so much! Very informative!
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Hilah! This is terrific information!!! Thank you for sharing. I need to change some of my habits with my fresh food.... lol
Glad you liked it! Hope you get a couple more days out of your veggies :)
Hey. Loved the video! Question can I mix the greens like Presley, cilantro,basil in the same jar?
I just cook and eat those kale stems with the leaves. But your dog deserves some good vegetables too!
So I bought some green beans I looked today Opened up the plastic bag and has white mold on it what did I do wrong ?
how about mustard green leafy ?? pls reply me
Thanks for the info!
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My wifes lettuce tastes and smells much better after a quick wash and gentle breeze, goes great with pork and a drizzle of mayo.
I saw what you did there.... :-D
I love how she explained to us how moisture meant 'wetness' because we obviously didnt know.
Hahaha, so mean! Still funny though.
I don't cook much and would like to know the difference between parleys.... sometimes a recipe asks for a certain type, but they don't have that one at my store... any type ok?
yea, i have the same problem with flacid cucumbers
This is a really great video. Thank you!
We know all this can we roll it along to how to prevent spoilage on longer please? I'm vegan I need this information.
I thought you're supposed to store tomatoes in the fridge. Is it really OK to store them in a cabinet?
I store my big tomatoes such as roma in the fridge but i also buy a lot of cherry tomatoes and those say on the container not to store them in the fridge so i leave them in my fruit basket and they last FOREVER
Whrre shud we store those leafy green???
plastic makes food spoil quicker, putting lettuce with the core on bottom in a little bowl on counter actually keeps the lettuce fresh and will revive and wilted greens as well.
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Mama Poirier just sitting out in the open on the counter? What leafy greens are you referring to exactly? I’m confused sorru
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Needs correcting: Ethylene gas producers next to Ethylene sensitive produce is a big no no. Veges for example include items like tomatoes, onions, peppers, lettuce... that fall into 1 or both those categories. So there's more here that makes this is incomplete to follow, yes some is good but follow with caution. Not all veges & not all fruits necessarily should be in the same drawer or not always refrigerated. Ex apples & bananas never put together. Both fall into both categories above. Temp control is important too.
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I am not sorry that I was expecting a Micro-Jig plug when you talked about reaching for a peach.
"You reach for a fresh peach, only to find .. "Micro-JIG!"
So was I! Thankfully Hilah's sense of humor showing up quickly got me back on track =D
Should i cut the zucchini and store it as a better solution?
LOL Great tips! Steve, I like her....I think ya should keep her on HGMM! LOL
Haha! Thanks, James! ;)
Ooh, it's not only me then
Nicely explained but not right refrigerator temperature
wow! can't believe they promote ethylene gas! crazy!!
Apparently, you don't cry when chopping onions if you wear contact lenses.
Hilah! Where have you been?! Where is Hilah Cooking?!!!
Cauliflower - what's the best way to store it long term?
Onions keep longer in the fridge.
Thank you this is really helpful, I want eat something fresh but the room rent has no fridge so need to be more creative
no need to store onion in the fridge since the tears producer is its root, so just cut off the root quickly and throw it in the trash, than hapily cut your onion as you normally do.
Doesn't you have to wash them first?
Did she talk about peppers?
Onions in fridge works for me.
How to store red peppers
Carrots, Dear Lady what about them ... no mention herein, are they not savable or is that a difficult proposition/conundrum/burdensome/challenging/onerous/problematic/laborious/difficile/or just a herculean task or what ..?
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Great video. But yes the latest silicone reusable bags are just awesome, we have a product review video too on our channel for more info on them. Yes available on Amazon. Makes life very easy with loads of savings in terms of money, space and importantly the planet too.
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What no carrots? What about carrots?
My onions have always been in the fridge !!!! I think you should have used Something more commonly used other than kale , like lettuce !!!!! How do you store Fresh Lettuce, it's my first garden and the next day it's all wilted !!! I kept it in the fridge in a zip
Lock bag. It was perfect before I put it in there, and now it's crap !!!!! Help !!!!!!!!
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1 Answer by Joe Citizen above..... when cool weather, on counter stem in bowel of water, also written above.....then there's google.....
Why so much talking? Straight to the point. Good info on the video.
Isn't that guy a woodworker?