First time here, very interesting, I’ve thought about putting things in jars,so I could see what I have and I wondered if it would make the food last longer. Thanks so much for sharing with us ♥️👍👍🙏
About onions, I learned that if you leave a cut onion on the counter, it will absorb the bacteria in the air, which would be favorable if someone in your house is sick.
Hi... Maybe u can help with 2 issues I have: 1) I put my homegrown hot peppers in a mason jar with metal lid and placed in fridge. Within a couple days they were full of mold. 2) I forgot my 2nd issue. Dang. Lol. Thanks🎉
Hi from Juneau Alaska again. Just checked Fred Meyers here and a price of quart canning jars is $ 28.99 a case. Did order some half gallon from Amazon 3 different times and only about 5 jars made it with out being broken. Everything has to barged up because we can get here by plane or boat.
Wow I just learned a lot from this video. I don’t have a pantry and, live in a one bedroom apartment.Where can I find those baskets that you are using. Live in Juneau Alaska and we only have one small Fred Meyers they hardly carry anything like those.
With the carrot's important question❓for me before you soak them in the vinegar solution do you give them a light scrub with the brush under water. Next soak 2-3 mins lay out to dry then cut up and put in your Pyrex glass oblong dish. Because the whole carrot you showed looked really clean.
I normally keep the extra bread in the freezer. If you can't go through a loaf in a week then only take half of the loaf out of the freezer at a time and store it in a bag. I keep mine inside my cabinet.
Is there a specific type of containers that should be used for potatoe storage or could I use a small plastic tub? Also, about how long can store bought potatoes last in a dark pantry?
I would use a cardboard box instead of a plastic tub which will let more air flow, I use a wire basket. Potatoes stored properly will normally last around 6-9months.
Fresh garlic you can store with your onions and they don't need to be in the fridge, keep 3 ft away from potatoes. Ginger I store in the crisper drawer if I am going to use it in the next couple of weeks or in the freezer if not.
Yes this big fancy frig is counter depth and standard size for an American fridge. But yes even the 30 yr old fridge we had before I used the same techniques to save space, check out my fridge video
the plastic lids are not airtight so for some items it needs to be metal which is airtight. But for the berries it actually does better with the plastic lid. In the back of my books I have a chart that list which ones need which www.thecrosslegacy.com/book
@4545syed if I am going to use it in the next month I put it loose in the crisper drawer with vegetables but if it is going to be longer then that I just freeze it.
@@TheCrossLegacy No unfortunately I am the only one in my family who likes pickles so when I can them I do pint and half pint jars. I don't like the taste of a lot of shop bought ones. The biggest size of ball jars we can easily get is the quart size. And even those are really hard to get at the moment. I am really nervous about buying on Amazon for brands I don't know as most of them seem to China imports and they use a lot of chemicals that we wouldn't in the west.
Hi Amy do you wash your brussels sprouts just before you use them they get very dirty, and I use to wash the mushrooms under the sink but I read that you could put them in a brown paper bag, now I just gently wash them with a damp paper towel is that alright? because mushrooms are very dirty, I buy them in packages
I don't wash mushrooms until I go to use them. Storing in a brown paper bag or jar with a towel is best in the fridge. Brussel sprouts I don't wash until I use.
Hi! This video has some tips about it. As long as you are following my specific directions, a little bit of condensation is okay. th-cam.com/video/INqbYGhRFto/w-d-xo.html
I put brussel sprouts and riced cauliflower in separate mason jars with canning lids and three days later when I went to open it almost like exploded. What did I do wrong?
Those foods kept in fridge, which ones uses towels (paper or cloth), and which do not? I saw there is no towels for celery and brussel sprouts, while u uses towel for other vegetables. I am confused. Thank you.
Hi I have a book series called I Bought It, Now What? That goes through each item and has a charts for what gets stored where and how. www.thecrosslegacy.com/book
@TheCrossLegacy Thank you so much. I just started watching, love all your information! It has inspired me to make many changes!! Many blessings to you.
My onions don't last that long start going bad. They are in a dark place and 3 feet away from potatoes. They start to rotten and gets soft, don't understand they were firm no bad areas. 😢
I filmed this a while back ago as a live and it's an hour long so I am not sure what I said but I have a speech processing disorder and Reflective Sympathic Dystrophy occasionally I will say the wrong word and not even know that I did it. Names, months, days of the week, holidays can be an issue but if you can look past my neurological issues I have great tips to share.
haha I normally try not to show my toes on videos, weird people on the internet and all 😆my daughter says don't give it away for free. We don't wear shoes in the house.
Learning so much by watching you, I used to care about my foods, back to trying to do better.
Oh my goodness! Thank you for telling me how to keep Brussels sprouts for such a long time!!! I love them!
Thanks so much, before I found your videos a few months ago, I was throwing so much food away. Very helpful
❤️❤️❤️❤️ thanks for following along
Onions are top on list of must haves!
First time here, very interesting, I’ve thought about putting things in jars,so I could see what I have and I wondered if it would make the food last longer. Thanks so much for sharing with us ♥️👍👍🙏
I'm so glad that this was helpful for you. Thanks for watching and commenting.
You can remove sharpie pen writing on lids or jars with alcohol or gel alcohol.
About onions, I learned that if you leave a cut onion on the counter, it will absorb the bacteria in the air, which would be favorable if someone in your house is sick.
People have been doing that for hundreds of years, some put them in socks also while sleeping. I don't know if I would than want to eat the onion.
You are amazing. I have learned so much from you in just a few days. Thank You!
Oh my ❤️
Used your cut onion tip this week and it was so easy to use them up the next day. Thanks for this video!
I was using a 1/4 a chopped onion tonight from the fridge.
I am thrilled to have found your channel!
So happy you found it! Be sure to subscribe so you see all of my new content. I post a few times a week. :)
Thank you so much for sharing ❤️
Hi... Maybe u can help with 2 issues I have: 1) I put my homegrown hot peppers in a mason jar with metal lid and placed in fridge. Within a couple days they were full of mold. 2) I forgot my 2nd issue. Dang. Lol.
Thanks🎉
thecrosslegacy.com/store-bell-peppers/ here this blog post will help.
Hi from Juneau Alaska again. Just checked Fred Meyers here and a price of quart canning jars is $ 28.99 a case. Did order some half gallon from Amazon 3 different times and only about 5 jars made it with out being broken. Everything has to barged up because we can get here by plane or boat.
Great info! I’ve learned so much!! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow I just learned a lot from this video. I don’t have a pantry and, live in a one bedroom apartment.Where can I find those baskets that you are using. Live in Juneau Alaska and we only have one small Fred Meyers they hardly carry anything like those.
There should be similar ones on amazon
With the carrot's important question❓for me before you soak them in the vinegar solution do you give them a light scrub with the brush under water. Next soak 2-3 mins lay out to dry then cut up and put in your Pyrex glass oblong dish. Because the whole carrot you showed looked really clean.
It was just from the soak
@@TheCrossLegacytrying to figure out how to get to your website
@@ramonatuma6928www.thecrosslegacy.com
HI Amy my bread goes bad a lot, is there any ideas you have so that i can keep the bread from going moldy? I use organic Dave's good seed bread
I normally keep the extra bread in the freezer. If you can't go through a loaf in a week then only take half of the loaf out of the freezer at a time and store it in a bag. I keep mine inside my cabinet.
You are so kind! thank you😊
You're welcome!
How did you determine the time (2 min) to soak your fruits&vegetables? Also, the amount (1/4c) of vinegar?
Years and years of trial and error until I figured out the exact ratio that worked.
Is there a specific type of containers that should be used for potatoe storage or could I use a small plastic tub?
Also, about how long can store bought potatoes last in a dark pantry?
I would use a cardboard box instead of a plastic tub which will let more air flow, I use a wire basket. Potatoes stored properly will normally last around 6-9months.
@@TheCrossLegacy thank you!
Is it alright if put fresh garlic and fresh ginger in my freezer will that make it last longer or should I put it in fridge?
Would you take off the garlic shroud before freezing? Would you cut or peel ginger before freezing?
Fresh garlic you can store with your onions and they don't need to be in the fridge, keep 3 ft away from potatoes. Ginger I store in the crisper drawer if I am going to use it in the next couple of weeks or in the freezer if not.
I freeze peeled garlic and in a jar. Last forever.
Thanks. Excellent tips.
you're welcome!
What about the metal lids on the glass cracker jars from Walmart?
They are a one piece lid!
Yes, I used pickle jars for years
Before you got that big fancy refrigerator did you have room for all those jars?
Yes this big fancy frig is counter depth and standard size for an American fridge. But yes even the 30 yr old fridge we had before I used the same techniques to save space, check out my fridge video
Hi amy do you wash your potatoe and onions before you use them? do you soak them in vinegar for 2 minutes?
I don't wash onions. Potatoes normally hot water and a scrub brush. www.thecrosslegacy.com/book
Hi Amy would you suggest a produce brush, I use it to scrub my potatoe and onions and all of my fruits and veggies
Yes I have a produce brush that I only use for produce and not cleaning dishes. I use it mostly for potatoes.
Do you recommend the plastic canning jar lids?
the plastic lids are not airtight so for some items it needs to be metal which is airtight. But for the berries it actually does better with the plastic lid. In the back of my books I have a chart that list which ones need which www.thecrosslegacy.com/book
Would you please tell
me How to store the ginger
@4545syed if I am going to use it in the next month I put it loose in the crisper drawer with vegetables but if it is going to be longer then that I just freeze it.
Just found you last night. Unfortunately I am in the UK and it is very difficult to get the half gallon and gallon size mason jars 😢
@@kettleisalwayson do you get large jars of pickles?
@@TheCrossLegacy No unfortunately I am the only one in my family who likes pickles so when I can them I do pint and half pint jars. I don't like the taste of a lot of shop bought ones. The biggest size of ball jars we can easily get is the quart size. And even those are really hard to get at the moment. I am really nervous about buying on Amazon for brands I don't know as most of them seem to China imports and they use a lot of chemicals that we wouldn't in the west.
@kettleisalwayson you might be able to ask friends who do like pickles to get jars from them.
@@TheCrossLegacy can I ask the rational for the gallon/ half gallon? Could you use the quart size?
@kettleisalwayson you can totally use quart size
Hi amy can I use produce bags for onions and sweet potatoes?
I think they do better in breathable containers boxes, wire baskets, wooden crates
What temperature is your refrigerator set at? Humidity?
36, I have both of the drawers set to veg
With the onions do you peel the loose skins off as they get loose flakes
If they fall all the way off then I do to clean up the basket otherwise I just leave them alone
Do you wash fruit and veg in vinegar before you put them in jars and refrigerator
Yes there are over 500 produce videos here teaching you all the different items or check out my book www.thecrosslegacy.com/book
Do you refrigerate the mushroom jars?
Yes
Hi Amy do you wash your brussels sprouts just before you use them they get very dirty, and I use to wash the mushrooms under the sink but I read that you could put them in a brown paper bag, now I just gently wash them with a damp paper towel is that alright? because mushrooms are very dirty, I buy them in packages
I don't wash mushrooms until I go to use them. Storing in a brown paper bag or jar with a towel is best in the fridge. Brussel sprouts I don't wash until I use.
Can l use plastic lids instead of metal?
Yes you can for most produce items. Things that need to be airtight that are cut (apples, avocados, etc) will need a metal lid.
I am having trouble with condensation on my strawberries
Hi! This video has some tips about it. As long as you are following my specific directions, a little bit of condensation is okay. th-cam.com/video/INqbYGhRFto/w-d-xo.html
I put brussel sprouts and riced cauliflower in separate mason jars with canning lids and three days later when I went to open it almost like exploded. What did I do wrong?
Were they dry when you put away?
Can you use a apple crate instead
Yes
If you are diabetic, do you watch your carbs and sugar. I am pre diabetic and my husband is diabetic.
Yes I have to manage what I eat to keep my blood sugars in control
Those foods kept in fridge, which ones uses towels (paper or cloth), and which do not?
I saw there is no towels for celery and brussel sprouts, while u uses towel for other vegetables. I am confused. Thank you.
Hi I have a book series called I Bought It, Now What? That goes through each item and has a charts for what gets stored where and how. www.thecrosslegacy.com/book
Hi i use 5% acidity I by organic distilled water is that alright?
Yes it doesn't have to be a certain brand just 5% distilled white vinegar, the 7% is for cleaning laundry/showers
How do you store eggplant?
In the crisper drawer with other veggies. Www.thecrosslegacy.com/book
@TheCrossLegacy Thank you so much. I just started watching, love all your information! It has inspired me to make many changes!! Many blessings to you.
@@melissaking9838 I am so happy to hear that! I'm glad you are enjoying the videos and hope you continue to keep learning.
How do you wash kale
I use the same technique as spinach, there is a video here for it
In the sink with water just like green an other veggies
How far apart onions & potoes
3ft if you can
How to you store broccoli?
th-cam.com/video/s3vEnZiTrzc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=KLAoaSO0p3si9rEH. Here is the broccoli video
My onions don't last that long start going bad. They are in a dark place and 3 feet away from potatoes. They start to rotten and gets soft, don't understand they were firm no bad areas. 😢
Your onions might be from last year's harvest.
Isnt that a butternut?
I filmed this a while back ago as a live and it's an hour long so I am not sure what I said but I have a speech processing disorder and Reflective Sympathic Dystrophy occasionally I will say the wrong word and not even know that I did it. Names, months, days of the week, holidays can be an issue but if you can look past my neurological issues I have great tips to share.
Do we get to see into your pantry?
There are some videos on here that I have done in the pantry.
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haha I normally try not to show my toes on videos, weird people on the internet and all 😆my daughter says don't give it away for free. We don't wear shoes in the house.
"Don't give it away for free"😂😂