You've Been Storing Onions Wrong Your Entire Life
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2021
- Onions are a staple the world over and are used in a staggeringly wide variety of dishes. You can cook them in wine, butter and shallots for a fancy French preparation, or get your fingers greasy by munching on some humble onion rings. It's hard to go wrong! But their high moisture content means that onions actually need some TLC once you get them home from the market. According to the National Onion Council and other onion-loving experts, different types of onions need to be stored in different ways, in fact. So, nope - you probably shouldn't just stick them in a bowl on the counter. Turns out, you've been storing onions wrong your entire life. Here's why.
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Do you have any tips for storing certain foods?
For fresh cilantro I put the bunch into a rocks glass (short 8 ounce glass) filled about halfway with filtered water, just like flowers in a vase. The I use a large Ziploc bag or plastic wrap and cover the tops to keep the leaves from drying out. It lasts three weeks or more that way.
Also, for celery, rinse, then wrap the entire bunch in tin foil, completely. Reseal it after you take out any stalks. I've had celery stay crisp and only go limp after four or five weeks that way.
I can hear Gretta Thunberg “How dare you” using one paper towel per onion… 😂
I used to buy onions in bulk... 50# for $12.00 or so. My basement was full of nylons stuffed with them, and that would last me through winter.
GREAT info because I love onions! Thank you
I use coffee filters to individually wrap, store my fruit & vegetables
Ok so I am probably the only one here that has never heard of slicing onions, slightly sautéing them and after they cool off put in ziplock baggies and store in the veggie bin in the fridge or put in the freezer until ready to use. Yeah I just admitted that 🙄🤦♀️😂🙃😊
Right, go fresh or go home!
I'm with you, Kim. 🤷♂️
That’s usually a technique used in restaurants and sandwich shops for the sake of speed but I wouldn’t do it at home or anything
Thanks for sharing 🌻
Very informative
I store mine in an onion bag and hang the Bag in my pantry, they all last until spring. I do loose a few but not many, we grow about 40 lbs per year of all the ones you mention.
Of course I have and now your hear to fix it, wonderful
I remember my dad making braided strings of onions and hanging them up, and they kept just fine. I don't have that skill, but I hang up my net bag of onions and it seems to act the same way.
Sounds more like garlic.
*DON'T* throw away onions when they sprout! The bulb part is no longer usable, but the shoots themselves are delightful!
I have onions with green shoots. Is the body of the onion okay?? What can I do with these?
@@SpaceCadet4Jesus _Occasionally_ the bulb/body of the onion is still okay to use once it puts out shoots, but more often than not that part has gone squishy and slimy and should be discarded. A gentle poke or squeeze should let you know.
As for the green shoots, they are similar to less-delicate, more-intense scallions. Because the flavor is so strong, they're often better cooked with than eaten raw, though they can work beautifully in a chopped salad. When cooking them, I like to slice them in thin rounds and sauté them after whatever dish I'm making is almost done (as contrasted with the bulb of onion that you generally want to cook first and let get at least translucent if not caramelized). This preserves their color and texture as well as keeping their flavor more distinct.
Enjoy!
@@jackabug2475 I'm an onion expert now! Thanks JACK !
Thank you 🤗
the paper towels will cost more than new ones
Thanks this is helpful
A cool place like a garage or basement, lol visit Texas sometime
If you put an apple in with your potatoes the potatoes will not sprout so they stay usable for longer
While I'm not a big potato fan, there two varieties I like. I've not heard that before. I'll give it a try! Thanks!
@@tomorrowhowever7488 You would become a potato fan if you had fried potatoes with bacon and onions ! I eat low carb, so I can only dream !
I leave onions in the nylon bag that it came with. No fuss and hassle of finding a clean panty hose.
I'm not sure that would work if I intend to keep them for a year. They will rot wherever they touch within a month or so.
I've been storing my onions in nylons for many many years. Thank you for sharing. 👍👍
So you don't mind that your legs look kind of lumpy when you go out?
@@Bill23799 hahahahahaha
Tips like these are really most helpful for those who enjoy detailed food storage already. Most people would benefit from simply buying fewer onions (you don't have to buy a whole bag at most stores), or using more of them if you like them. Storing them where you'll easily be able to grab them on an impulse will help you use them up and then they won't spoil.
If I thought I had to do the nylon thing, I'd never buy onions again; the hassle of tying them like that would be an aversion and I'd use dried instead. I think most people would share that psychology. Long term storage tips were more relevant when people bought ahead when items were cheap and had to make them last. But 2021 onions are cheap and available year round. Maybe if there's a special breed you want to store?
I store my onions fairly close to my potatoes, but there are no real consequences since I go through both rapidly.
@1996freddie Good to know. Specific products for things are often reasonably cheap so they're very practical for people to use.
I love Vidalias! Fantastic RAW! I do the hose method with them. They are only available for a short period of time each year. So, I stock up.
Our onions, whether sweet or yellow sit in a wire mesh container on the kitchen counter. We don't stack them over 2 high, they last a good month. We're in Ft Lauderdale Fl it's hot all year so AC runs 24/7 kept between 75 at night to 78 day. If any onions sprout, we pot them for the scallions.
What's a scallion? The sprouted part? Don't know what to do with my sprouting onions.
@Space Cadet yes, the green sprouting part. Many times we get 2 to 3 new onion plants from one onion. Scallions are great in salads, sandwiches etc. We almost never buy them anymore.
@@mamaknows1062 Thanks.
PLANT sprouting unions and enjoy the greens for a yr.
Easier solution: when your onions are about to go bad, make French onion soup or just sauté a bunch to eat with sausages or make an onion gravy for pork chops. Seriously, they're not expensive enough to be worth going to any trouble over.
Sometimes it's not about expense, it's about availability.
Thanks making onion gravy is a great idea🙋 love french onion soup.
I try to only go to the grocery store once a month, or even less if I can. I even take the time to rinse fresh cilantro and then place it in a short glass jar filled with water (like flowers in a vase), and then I cover the top with plastic wrap and keep that on a shelf in my fridge for up to 3 weeks. If I was going to the store every other day like I used to, I would toss the $1.49 bunch of cilantro into the vegetable drawer of the fridge, unwashed, and then use what I could before it went brown and gooey in three or four days.
You must have had a grandparent who lived through the great depression who did all this stuff to pinch every penny. There's other reasons people like to keep food fresher longer other than saving money.
I love reading about how people made it through difficult times. Seasoning food so that it satisfies and relieves hunger was viral. Since we are expecting a food shortage I think it’s only prudent to have food storage.
I hang my onions in the cellar hanging in a nail in a rafter. If I cook steak I boil chopped onions , add milk when they're done & add butter, salt & pepper. They're really good.
I have a Foodsaver and store them in Foodsaver bags with the air sucked out. Plus, I agree with the other comments that said don’t buy so many onions. The most I have at one time are two yellow, one white and one big red one.
I love my "Food Saver". You are very fortunate to have ready access to grocery stores. Many of us do not.
@@tomorrowhowever7488 I only store a few because it’s easy to grow mine own. I don’t have a garden, per se, rather different sized pots on a small patio. They’re easy to care for and just my speed.
@@deborahsullivan9765 I understand. Where I am, onions take at least five months to grow in the field. Since onions are inexpensive in stores, I only grow more expensive things. I've grown onions and garlic. Neither were cost effective. If you have limited space, consider growing your favorite herbs. Herbs are HUGELY expensive in stores and require little space to grow.
If the onion starts getting mold. Is it OK to peel off the top layer and eat the other layers if they look fine?
Yes. Clean the mold off and wash your hands before peeling so the inside is not contaminated.
@@tomorrowhowever7488 thank you! Will do
Shared!
Muy complicado, en una cesta de malla, que sea aireada, en un gabinete de la cocina y ya, duran semanas.
That's what I do mesh basket
I'm glad TH-cam added the "translate to English" feature so now I can translate whatever you guys say to English.
Never put them in the refrigerator
Right! And don't cut them until you use them.
That is what I have always heard too.
Ah I beg to differ on the fact you state a frozen onion 🧅 is the same as fresh in soups 🍜
You don't need to throw out sprouting onions. They are not bad, moldy or rotten yet. Use them quickly but they won't harm you.
Or, just let 'em grow a bit and use the the sprouted part as you would spring onions!
@@tomorrowhowever7488 My wife died young recently or I'd ask her ...What is a spring onion? I have onions with sprouts but don't know what to do with them. Thanks. 😊
I usually buy three or four vidalias at a time wrap three of them in doubled paper towels - place each wrapped vidalia separately in asmall brown paper bag & store in vegetable tray in frig ... they stay firm & fresh & I haven't lost any in all the years storing them this way..
Four? I'm talking about fifty pounds!
@@tomorrowhowever7488 So sorry my small scale storage plan doesn't work for bulk. :(
@@mamawfrancy I've lived in major cities for many years. I understand completely.
i don't buy many at a time. usually go to the grocery store once a week, so a few onions do not have time to go bad. same with garlic and potatoes
I live in East Texas dental dishes the way I store my onions that works perfectly I get parchment paper and lay it out in my shipping container a long flat place and space the onion so they do not touch each other and put a box fan on them constantly blowing and all my onions last up to 6 to 7 months a few of them may be bad but 80 to 90% are fine for long-term storage even though the temperature inside that shipping container gets up to 100° in the summer
Delete the dental dishes I don’t kno my
w where that came from add add that I use brown or butchers paper not parchment paper and that I store both sweet And regular onions with no problems
you live in East Taxes dental dishes ? You see now, how important it is to use punctuation !
@@bgueberdenteich5206 I think he's talking about his false teeth, you know, dental dishes.
OMG. Had no idea i can cook and store... I will spend the next day talking about it to everyone I meet.
I sometimes a bag of onions and chop them up and store in the freezer.
Limp and watery , like this video.
I think that the best combination of onion and potato is in a sandwich. First boil and cool a potato, then slice it cross-wise into 1/4 inch slabs. Cut an onion in the same fashion. use whole wheat or white bread and slather the two slices with mayonnaise. Place a slice of onion and a slice of potato on the mayo side of the bread and cover with the other slice of bread. Um!
My onions don't last long enough to worry about. They're eaten. Where I live the temperature never gets that low.
When you say that onions and potatoes shouldn't be stored near each other, how much space between them do they need? I store my potatoes in the pantry on the bottom shelf and the onions on the shelf above it. Is this enough distance?
Another way, for longer storage, especially if you live in the desert, is to remove the outer skin and store in a container in the refrigerator, either whole, sliced or diced.
I’ve been storing my onions in pantyhose for years.
People keep telling me I'm mad for storing them in the fridge. But they keep going bad in the pantry, so **shrug*
So the good old onion bin still stands omg.
Did I miss it or did she say how to tell the difference between the sweet and not sweet onions? I'm still not sure which ones go where.
Cool dark place
I only buy a couple onions at a time leave them stored in a bowl on the kitchen counter, usually I only use a half an onion at a time, the other half I wrapped in tin foil and place it in a ziplock baggie and put it in the vegetable bin in the fridge.
You sure know your onions.
I just leave them on the counter. I tried storing them in a pantry but they always start sprouting.
Dehydrate and grind into onion powder
O M G !
or dehydrate chopped onion to use for soups or moist casseroles.
Serious note to men: before using panty hose for any handy purposes, make absolutely sure to loudly and repeatedly ask your current wife/girlfriend for her discarded panty hose and thank her repeatedly on several occasions for them. Hopefully, this will lodge in her mind that the panty hose you are using for onions, or in the garden to tie up tomato plants, are actually hers. Otherwise, the cost of dinners and presents will negate the utility of discarded panty hose. You stand forewarned. This is the type of wisdom all fathers should share with their sons.
You know men can buy pantyhose just fine. They don't need a wife or girlfriend. And why would you need to get your wife a present because you bought your own pantyhose instead of asking for hers? You aren't wise at all.
Chris Waters, I thought what you wrote was funny. Thank you for making me smile. 😃
In the kitchen, I told my wife to take off her panty hose, I need it. She said "Here??"
Been doing this anyway…
I keep a bag of potatoes in a plastic bucket in a small pantry and then dump a bag of onions on top. Guess that's a no-no. I thought they like each other staying quiet for a couple months. 🤷🤷
Love onions 🌰. Give me the secret.
Bob Cooney
🧅 onion
🌰 nut or acorn
@@anydae show off
that's a chestnut not an onion lol
@@robertcooney4139 Honestly I am trying to help. It would help someone
Buy's stocks in stockings.
I Freeze
😆 😆 😆 😆...Been cooking for 40 yrs...I store my Onions in paper towels and a Ziplock Bag, in my Fridge...When i use the onion, throw the paper towel away, rewrap in paper towel...Onions always stay fresh until i use the whole onion up...never had a problem, 😆 😆 😆 😆, who are these ppl, with this (INFO)?
Fifty pounds at a time? That must be some fridge!
@@tomorrowhowever7488 Why you buying 50 pounds at a time? I buy like one pound of onions at a time.
So store my onions in a great pair of Leggs?
😂😂
The cheapest you can find. If you have a run, wash them and use them. The onions don't care!
@Anne Collins, and if that doesn't work, it's been said that some prefer Hanes, lol.
@@goodmeasure777 So gentlemen really do prefer Hanes lol..
"45 degrees ..such as a garage or basement" .... clearly these peeps don't live in AZ ;)
Yepperz, in Texas my garage is about 120 F in the summer, that be a stinky situation!
Or Florida
What the frick are these temperatures.
Convert to celsius already.
Or damn near anywhere else on this planet.
They don't live in Wisconsin either. The ONLY time my Basement garage gets close to 45° is Early Spring & Late Autumn. Other than then it's either a "walk-in freezer" or a "sauna"
I've Been Storing Onions Right My Entire Life, You Don't Know Me.
You really took it personal? Lol I meanwhile had no idea so awesome info
I laughed! Thank you!
Nope....I've been storing onions correctly my whole life. (And, it's a great reuse of old pantyhose) I don't cut the legs off however, I use the connecting fabric..... slinging one leg over a 2x4 on the garage wall.
Try storing onions in a cool dry place in Florida…..what a waste ….
Is it okay to store unpeeled garlic in fridge
Sauté then store in a zip bag and you show raw onions????
I’ve been putting my onions I use the white ones and the ones with the yellow peel and the red in the federator they don’t mold they don’t grow eyes or nothing and they taste fine they keep saying it’s a health has it what kind of health has it I also put my garlic I’ve been fine
I eat last onion was 8 month old on fridge
Too many terms. Couldn't keep track of the type of onions I have. yellow onions.
40 to 45 degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit???
F
Sorry, don't like the pantyhose idea 😄 I use them pretty quick so storing onions & potatoes together isn't a problem. Thanks for posting enjoyed watching. Good luck to your channel.
They keep getting stuck in the cotton panel!
HaHaHa!
Yeeuukk.
"These onions smell like tuna...."
Or just go to the store and buy an fresh onion whenever you need it.
Yeah, that's fine for privileged gen z city dwellers, I live in the country with no public transport, so I can only shop once a fortnight.
@@AussieBrit You do it your way, I do it my way. Let me ask you a question. Do you like Brandon out there in the prairies?
So right!
No, not really. I don't store them near potatoes and they store just fine in my pantry for how long I keep them, given that I'm not growing them, so they only need to hang around for the time until I use one or two of them.
Narrator's voice is like scratching a chalkboard.
WARNING: I tried the technique of storing the onions tied up in panty hose and my wife made me sleep out in the backyard dog house for THREE WEEKS !!!
Maybe get a wife that isn't emotionally abusive?
At least in the dog house you can get some rest, and BONUS you can stare at the twinkling night sky.
How do I store my bell peppers?
Cut, vacuum pack and freeze. Of course, you won't use them raw. Just fine for cooking.
@@tomorrowhowever7488 I don't have a vacuum pack, so I use zip-locs and a straw. Pack the onions in a zip-loc and close all but the corner. Stick the straw in the little open space and suck the air out. Works! Just DON"T blow out!
Me after seeing two fruitflies doing the nasty in my onion bag😞
I don't buy onions until I am ready to use them. No special storage needed. Now tell me I did it wrong.
@asmr maroxa I buy what I need at the time.
Is this Samantha Bee
4045 is not necessary much higher temperatures are just fine for dried onions no light and tons of ventilation is the most important as running produce warehouses my entire life you put them in the back you don't leave the lights on the fans on that's not because I didn't have refrigeration I cuz I had tons of it 45 250 is wrong but she probably didn't do that much researching she just trying to make a buck can't blame her she don't know what she's talking about
Eat raw dried onions. The whole point was how to preserve to be eaten RAW!
The panty hose thing looks gross to me lol
😳
Mine don’t last that long to be stored.
Your pantyhose?
@@tomorrowhowever7488 I’m sorry; I thought the storyline was about onions, not hosiery tears. Are we on the same page or are you responding to another article you were viewing and criss-crossed your entry, Perhaps if you were to peel the onion one layer down you might see the difference.
@@paulespinoza974 I'm sorry too. I meant that remark to be funny. It was a joke!
@@tomorrowhowever7488 Ms Tamano, my sincerest apology if I offended you. I also leaned on the comical. I also apologize if I came across somewhat crass.
@@paulespinoza974 We're good!
Good Infos...but coming oder a little arrogant, incl. the title!
Pro tip: don't buy onions
Grow your own.
Not everyone has access to land for that. Onions require many months, a lot of space to grow and are cheap to buy. I am an organic farmer. It is labor intensive and expensive. I am fortunate to have the space and finances to do it. Most folks have only a small area and limited time for gardening. I advise them to grow what they like that is expensive in stores. Particularly herbs. Don't be such a bully! If you are fortunate to have space, money and time, I'm happy for you. Don't be a jerk toward those less fortunate than you!
@@tomorrowhowever7488 I don’t think he was being a bully or a jerk. Geeze….
Sorry, not enough garden space for onions, potatoes and like, not to mention the associated pests.
the word is NOT BLLB....it is Bulb....there is a "u" in there, like the word UP.
What utter nonsense. I'm nearly 70 and my mother and later my wife have been storing onions the wrong way??? Guess what? I'm still alive and still eating onions. I'll check back with you when I reach 101 years old.
Yes such patronising videos
How the hell do you know which onion is which when all you can buy are the generic, white, brown and red onions in supermarkets?
Typically there will be signage for Vidalia onions. I don't like sweet Vidalia onions.
@@goodmeasure777 Not here in the supermarkets down under, they are too lazy, haha. Cheers.
I was thinking what you call the brown, we call the yellow and all yellows were sweet. The white is not sweet, nor is the red but both are called hot with the red a bit less. They make your eyes water when you cut them and taste like fire when you eat them raw. But this lady talks like the sweet ones are a separate deal again and first I ever heard of that business. My issue is that some yellows are much sweeter than others and the ones I normally get a hold of aren't very sweet at all. I scored a bag of vidalia, says so right on the bag and there hasn't been one in there any different than the standard bland yellow. I'm not very much impressed. It's probably like the red delicious apple - they've bred all the taste out of it for better keeping and I'll have to grow my own if I want actual flavor in my food.
Doesn't this attract them flying pests ?
They aren't peeled so no.
Or buy only as much as you're going to eat in a few days otherwise you're an onion hoarder.
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Why do you people make this so confusing? God help me for storing my onions wrong all my life. I find this very insulting. You are implying that we are stupid. Been using all types of onions for 50 plus years. Shame on me
Lighten up😆
I’ve found vidalia onions to be an expensive waste.
They are the best for RAW eating!
@@tomorrowhowever7488
The issue isn’t whether I eat them raw or cooked. The issue is how long they DON’T last. If they would store for more than a week, then they might be worth their extra cost. They rot so quickly that they simply are not worth buying - even if they cost only half of what yellow onions cost. I can get sweet onions by buying yellow onions, and simply sprinkling them with sugar.
That has been my experience, My best to you, and I wish you continued enjoyment of Visalia onions.
Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
Use pantyhose? Who uses icky pantyhose nowadays?
They are still sold cheap at dollar stores. They ain't gotta LOOK good. The onions don't care!
And who wants to have this crap hanging around the house I can imagine what your house looks like who wants a bunch of stinky onions hanging around that’s ridiculous
That voice is ideal for 2X playback speed.
Twice the onion in half the time.
(Like who cares?)
When I wear the pantyhose, will I smell like onion? I was already told that I smell like fish !!
crude
Where/ when will you be on stage? I love drag shows!
Well, I dodged this critical bullet...I don't eat onions 🧅👀
Nooooooo why?!😭😭😭😭
You're missing out, onions give a lot of flavor.
Onions are so good! Why deny yourself.
You life span might be shorter by by a few days !
yeah.... anytime I've ever stored an onion in my fridge, 1) it made the fridge reek, 2) the onion gets soft and withered within days....