How do you store your loose leaf salad greens?

[pete6032]

My grocery store has bins of spinach and spring green mix where you can take as much as you want and put it in a plastic bag. It is usually the cheapest way to buy spinach/salad mix and you can get exactly however much you want. How would you store this in the fridge? Would you put it into a container, leave it in the bag? Tie the top of the bag up so it's airtight?

 

[Thebobo]

I want to know as well.

 

[dasherHampton]

I rinse everything immediately and put it in a crisper.

I got one at BB&B that has a plastic divider.

 

[Crono]

Containers work fine. I only rinse before cooking/using.

 

[Thebobo]

I rinse everything immediately and put it in a crisper.

I got one at BB&B that has a plastic divider.

So that's an open aired storage container in the coldest bottom drawer in the fridge?

I normally have my food delivered and I get bags of mixed salad. Its already rinsed so at the very least I should poke some holes in the bag and then put in the bottom shelf?

 

[dasherHampton]

It looks like this:

http://www.organizeit.com/lettuce-k...Hg1SpdqVPqW_SB7G-HthAQfL_Q9So_kBoCDUcQAvD_BwE

 

[Crono]

So that's an open aired storage container in the coldest bottom drawer in the fridge?

I normally have my food delivered and I get bags of mixed salad. Its already rinsed so at the very least I should poke some holes in the bag and then put in the bottom sha should at least let the bag air out?

It depends how quickly you use it. You'll get condensation and greens will start to get slimy and wilt (gross) if you don't put it in the crisper with some ventilation. But if using greens within a few days its not necessary.

 

[FeuerFrei]

I wrap them tight in the bag with a touch of moisture - otherwise they wilt

 

[dank69]

Rinse, drain, roll loosely in paper towel and store in plastic bag (but do not seal bag completely) and store in crisper. Still won't get more than a few days before rust sets in depending on the leaf type.

 

[Charmonium]

You guys need a salad spinner.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004OCKR

I fill it with water and greens, add some peroxide (3% or 35%) and swish it around by hand. That helps to kill any microbes and decompose any chemical residues. Then dump the water, rinse a few times and spin the greens dry. The little bit of water that will be left in the bowl won't touch the greens and should help to keep them from wilting w/o making them slimy.

Bear in mind though that I don't do this very often so I have no idea what the fridge life of the greens is using this method, but in theory, it should work.

 

[lxskllr]

I just stick them in the fridge til they get slimy, then put them in my compost pile. Every damned time... :^S

 

[dasherHampton]

You guys need a salad spinner.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B00004OCKR

I fill it with water and greens, add some peroxide (3% or 35%) and swish it around by hand. That helps to kill any microbes and decompose any chemical residues. Then dump the water, rinse a few times and spin the greens dry. The little bit of water that will be left in the bowl won't touch the greens and should help to keep them from wilting w/o making them slimy.

Bear in mind though that I don't do this very often so I have no idea what the fridge life of the greens is using this method, but in theory, it should work.

I use the stainless steel version of that. It's kind of a tiring process.

I was thinking about getting a powered one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkx1fvl9u6A

 

[Charmonium]

I use the stainless steel version of that. It's kind of a tiring process.

I was thinking about getting a powered one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkx1fvl9u6A

OK, that's just pure decadence right there. Plus, isn't it more work to pull that out of your cabinets, plug it in and then pack everything back up when you're done than it is to just use a very tiny amount of muscle power? You might get more centrifugal force from an electric motor but the manual version spins pretty fast and doesn't seem to leave much water on the greens.

 

[dasherHampton]

Is it pure decadence? Of course it is. lol

I have to rinse and spin greens at least four times to feel comfortable.

I like to be clean and happy.

 

[BoomerD]

I find that the best way to keep veggies from going bad in the fridge...is to leave them in the store...

 

[balloonshark]

Rinse, drain, roll loosely in paper towel and store in plastic bag (but do not seal bag completely) and store in crisper. Still won't get more than a few days before rust sets in depending on the leaf type.

This is what I do with all my veggies except I did buy a salad spinner and sometimes I use containers instead of gallon plastic bags. I also read that you may need to replace the paper towels with fresh dry towels.

 

[Cappuccino]

It depends how quickly you use it. You'll get condensation and greens will start to get slimy and wilt (gross) if you don't put it in the crisper with some ventilation. But if using greens within a few days its not necessary.

when it get slimy and yellow 100% nuke it or eat it if you want to have the poo poo

 

[paperfist]

I freeze mine but they go into a smoothly.

 

[DigDog]

i store them in my stomach.

 

[IronWing]

I don't know much about this thread but I know it spawned the dumbest ATOT parody thread ever (looking at you @Zeze) . Fortunately, allisolm killed it in the cradle.

 

[dank69]

I don't know much about this thread but I know it spawned the dumbest ATOT parody thread ever (looking at you @Zeze) . Fortunately, allisolm killed it in the cradle.

Jesus, that was awful. He should stick to humblebrag threads. Scratch that, he should fuck off.

 

[HomerJS]

I put them into a plastic bag with a few paper towel sheets to absorb extra moisture. Keeps longer.

 

[Jeeebus]

I use these Rubbermaid containers that I bought on Amazon. We've been keeping greens in these for 1 - 2 weeks and they stay fresh. This is tonight's smoothie harvest for a couple days.

 

[Crono]

I use these Rubbermaid containers that I bought on Amazon. We've been keeping greens in these for 1 - 2 weeks and they stay fresh. This is tonight's smoothie harvest for a couple days.

Save some for me, thanks.

 

[pete6032]

I don't know much about this thread but I know it spawned the dumbest ATOT parody thread ever (looking at you @Zeze) . Fortunately, allisolm killed it in the cradle.

What was the thread title?