Lettuce is a popular vegetable for salads and sandwiches but when it gets saggy then its not so tasty. In this post i am sharing my failure and my victories in the best way to store lettuce.
What You’ll Learn Here:
1. How to store lettuce
2. The Best bag for storing lettuce
3. The best place in he fridge to store lettuce
Lettuce rots easily if not store correctly. Lettuce is best stored in the refrigerator but not just anywhere in the refrigerator. To store lettuce here is what you need to do first.
Step 1. Wrapping the lettuce
If the you are planning on storing the lettuce whole the first thing to do is to make sure the lettuce is fresh. Storing a stale lettuce will not give you the best results.
Its best to place it in plastic wrap rather than a Ziploc bag. I noticed that Ziploc bags gather moister which can cause lettuce to rot faster. So, wrapping the lettuce in plastic wrap if storing whole will make it stay fresh for weeks.
Extra tip: Covering the stem of the whole lettuce keep it fresh longer.
Step 2. Storing Shredded Lettuce
Most of us like to prep our vegetables . If this is the case go ahead and shred the leaves and place them in a Ziploc bag. I will let you know where to to place this in the fridge as it could determine the texture of the vegetable at eating time. Only store in a Ziploc b bag if its shredded. DO NOT WASH AT THIS TIME.
The Best Place for Storing Lettuce:
As mentioned before, the refrigerator is the best place to store lettuce. After packaging the lettuce place it in the crisper or the lower drawers in the fridge. Do not freeze lettuce as this could ruin the vegetable.
Washing Lettuce: Safety measures
Always wash lettuce before eating to prevent E-coli even if it was already prepackaged at the store. Also, lettuce is best use within three weeks of purchase or reaping if stored properly.
Keep in mind this is a vegetable and has to rot all you are trying to is to slow the process.
The Take-Away:
That is how easy it is to store lettuce. So, now that you know the best way to store lettuce I hope you will always have fresh crunchy lettuce lasting you for weeks.
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