Each of us, probably, especially during the period of spring vitamin deficiency and in winter, wants to eat something fresh, fortified. Here greens are the best option. Parsley, dill, onions, cilantro, basil - and this is not all of the assortment offered on the market and in supermarkets. But so that it does not disappear, you need to clearly know how to store greens in the refrigerator correctly, avoiding wilting or drying out. And from high humidity, the product, on the contrary, can become sour or rot. To prevent this from happening, you can take advantage of some tips regarding how to store greens in the refrigerator - both folk and more modern, technologically seasoned. Moreover, if some housewives in the kitchen have new models of refrigerators (in which there is a special specialized zero chamber, where it is not difficult to store greens), then the bulk of the people still use proven grandmother's methods. We will try to tell about these methods and about many other, no less interesting, in our article.
Vacuum container
How to store greens in a refrigerator using a vacuum container? Well, in the beginning it needs to be purchased. Moreover, it is better and more appropriate to choose dishes from well-known companies that have established themselves on the market. The reason is that a slurred manufacturer may use low-quality, non-product-specific plastics. In addition, many companies, quite popular, have already developed entire lines of such products - and there is no need to invent any bicycles. Containers exist different in size, shape, color. This is not the point here. And it is important that the dishes comply with the vacuum principle of action and be made of "food" material. Before laying, the greens must be sorted out, washed in running water and dried. Yes, and the last caveat: such accessories are quite expensive, but it’s better to spend money than then throw away spoiled products.
Glass jar
How to store greens in the refrigerator with an ordinary glass jar? This is a popularly tested method, invented, probably, even when buying the first Soviet refrigerators.
- Bundles of greens free from threads and possible spoiled elements. Cut off the roots.
- Pour cold water into a wide and deep bowl and thoroughly wash the plants.
- Forgive a towel (on paper) to a table or any plane and blot the greens from the liquid. We leave some time so that it dries out as much as possible.
- In a dry liter (if there is a lot of greens - then it is possible in a three-liter) jar, we add the plants and close the jar with a plastic lid.
- We put it on the very bottom of the refrigerator, where the temperature is always positive, but not high.
In this way, green plants can be kept fresh for two or even three weeks (this applies to species such as dill, celery, parsley). More tender species - lettuce, for example, or cilantro - can live there for a slightly shorter period: up to a week.
Food polyethylene bag
How to store greens in a bag in a refrigerator? As easy as pie! This is also a good old proven way. Thus, you can save greens even without a refrigerator, in the cellar or on the glazed balcony in the winter. But at the bottom of the refrigerator, she feels excellent: she has been stored for more than a week.
- We sort out the purchased plants, remove the rotten ones. In any case, not mine?
- We put them in a fairly dense package of food plastic.
- We make the bag of greens pout like a ball from the inside with air. Then we tightly tie, keeping a rounded shape (it is convenient to do this with clerical tape).
- We put the spicy bundles in the bag down the refrigerator with the plus indicators of the thermometer.
Wet wrapping paper
How to store greens in a refrigerator using paper? A paper towel or food wrapping will do - no difference. Do not use newspapers - they have printing ink that can switch to products. The main quality of the selected material is that it does not creep under the influence of moisture. Wash my greens and sort out. Then wrap in paper and spray with water from a spray bottle. The bundles are laid down the refrigerator in an open bag made of polyethylene. Thus, greens can be stored for up to a week, and possibly longer.
Freezer and zero chamber
The most technologically advanced way to store fresh herbs in the refrigerator. It is necessary to prepare the herbs for laying, sorting them out and washing. Then - grind and put in a plastic container. Put in the freezer (or in the zero chamber, designed specifically for freezing fruits and greens). In such circumstances, if you know how to properly store greens in the refrigerator, you can use it almost all year round to decorate dishes when serving, use it to make salads and other tasty and healthy things!