What you will need to keep Fresh Lettuce Crisper:
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Before we worry about keeping our lettuce crisper, we need to make sure it is clean. When lettuce is not properly clean it can cause foodborne illness. But even though that threat is low, it’s always a great idea to wash lettuce thoroughly. Also, Lettuce that has been wet from a good washing needs to be stored very dry to maintain crisp lettuce.
- A Salad Spinner is a must in our house. We wash all our greens thoroughly and spin them dry so that the leaves are not damaged and our keeps our fresh greens and fresh lettuce crisper longer.
- Paper Towels help keep the lettuce away from its container or other veggies in your refrigerator. By Wrapping the lettuce in towels, it creates air pockets and absorbs excess moisture. And the lettuce will not brown as quickly and keeps the lettuce fresh.
- Gallon Size Ziplock Bags– we use them to package several heads of romaine lettuce at a time.
- Lettuce containers– There are several on the market, we don’t use them but we have friends that do and love them. So you might wish to check into them
How to Keep Lettuce Fresh:
Now that you have Fresh Lettuce, let’s make these Salads:
I always use a paper towel too! I was worried that prewashing would make them limp, but now I know and will follow your advice! Thanks!
Great tips! You talked me into buying a salad spinner when you said 3 weeks!
Good to know! I'll keep an eye out for salad spinners but they are hard to find here.
This is great to know! I always end up throwing away lettuce, which is so annoying!
I have that same salad spinner and I LOVE it!
Hi, Evelyn
Great tip and thanks for sharing.
Such great tips for such a common problem. I am trying this the next time I have lettuce
Fantastic info, thanks for sharing this one!
That is just the coolest tip! I had no idea you could keep lettuce longer that way. I don't buy lettuce very much since I'm the only one who eats it and it usually goes bad before I eat it all.
What a great tip for lettuce and we too have a salad every night. Thanks for sharing that.
Julie
I buy lettuce in bulk too – glad to know I can wash it all at one time!
Great advice…I was washing the mix we got from our CSA and after it dried putting it in a plastic bag with a paper towel. But now that the season is over, I haven't been doing it! Your advice is perfect and I think I could do a better job of preserving with wrapping it up!