Keeping veggies fresh in the fridge?

I have heard over the years to put the fresh stuff in cotton sacks like the old time feed sacks or tea towels as you describe. If you do not want the carrots to lose their flavor or other things to over ripen, store them separately from apples as well. If you store apples and carrots together, the carrots will lose their flavor. be sure to use the fruit and veggie compartments in your refrigerator.

That's great.. but what's a tea towel? Is that like a dish towel or a hand towel? I've never heard of a tea towel. We don't use towels with tea...

let me know because I know if you wash lettuce before you use it if it is iceburg lettice it turns brown.

I use the green bags and the green plastic containers depending on what sort they re. I find they have to be dry which is rather difficult because I do not use a whole pepper or tomato at once and they tend to be juicy when cut. I do not know how many times you can use the green bags, but I know with the bread bags, they are limited to ten uses, but since I do not eat bread much, it does not matter. I have been told to use the grocery produce bags as well and they do work, but not for long term. I find in that my green bags and green plastic containers, they will last about a couple of weeks, unless it is kale, it seems to last longer if you keep the bag folder over. Take all the air out and make sure they are dry and if they are herbs, pat them dry with a paper towel once in a while.

hi Ricki thats an old method and my mom did it that way. I hesitated to do it because the towel would get damp and make the lettuce soggy. So I jus put it in a loose large plastic sack but also used it in two or three days. but I have a hunch it does work so let us know if it keep them fresh for a longer time. let us know how it works out. .

I would just wrap up your vegetables air tight with saran wrap, (plastic wrap) You have to keep your vegetables from having contact with other things, such as the fridge, other foods, etc. You have to keep the vegetables moist though, as condensation allows water to escape vegetables in the fridge. Get a CLEAN paper towel, dampen it, then wrap it around your vegetables before you wrap it. You should replace the towel every couple of days if you're keeping it that long. I suggest throwing out your vegetables after 2 weeks.

I purchased those green bags that claim to keep the produce fresher for a longer period of time. They do work. The plus side of it is you can wash them and reuse them.

i have never used that method before but normally when i have excess vegetables i cut them up put them in a zip locker get rid of most of the air and freeze them. they last very long and they dont dry out.

Hi friend, we can keep fresh vegetables in fridge and use it whenever needs. Always my wife bought veggies in bulk manner for a week and store it in fridge, it will keep the veggies in fresh manner for around a week