Fresh herbsI can handle potatoes going off after a couple of weeks – though I know they can survive for months in the right conditions, I’m happy enough with how they behave on my countertops. The same goes for cheese (which usually lasts a while) and berries (they go off quickly, but we eat them quickly too). But I often wish there was a pick-your-own option for fresh herbs, because I’m sick of watching an entire bunch of parsley wilt in my fridge long before I can finish it. It seems I’m not alone, either. In a Reddit post shared to r/AskCulinary, a subreddit in which we normies can ask the pros about our cooking woes, u/miked0331 asked: “How do you properly store fresh herbs to make them last more than two days?” “I’m tired of buying a bunch of coriander or parsley only to have it wilt and turn to slime in my fridge two days later,” they added. (Same.) Store your fresh herbs in water A lot of the responses to the post (aside from freezing the herbs, which works too if you chop the greens and place them in ice cube trays) involved water and a jar.“I place stems in a small jar with water in the fridge, like you would put flowers in a vase,” u/LowBathroom1991 wrote. Serious Eats agrees on this, though they’re a little more specific. For tender herbs (parsley, dill, mint, coriander, and more), they recommend “snipping off the bases of the stems and removing any discoloured or wilted leaves”.Then, place them in a jar with a little water at its base and seal with a lid before popping it in the fridge. Basil can be treated this way – placed in a jar with some water at the bottom, “just like a bouquet of flowers” – but don’t pop the herbs back in the fridge. Instead, place it on your countertops away from direct sunlight.Kitchen roll can go a long way tooMany Redditors suggested using some damp kitchen roll to keep herbs fresh in the fridge. “If the herbs are fresh (like garden or farmers’ market fresh) I can get two weeks easy” with the method, u/epainseleve wrote.They’re in good company. As Jamie Oliver wrote on his Instagram: “My top tip for getting your herbs to stay fresher for longer... get them loosely wrapped up in a damp paper towel.”You can place this kitchen roll in an open plastic bag, too, if you like. Michelin-trained pastry chef Jess Wang said in a YouTube video’s caption that the method makes some herbs last for “weeks”.Who knew...View this post on InstagramA post shared by Jamie Oliver (@jamieoliver)Related...I Just Learned The Worst Place To Store Garlic, And I ve Always Kept Mine ThereI Tried An Olive Oil Trick For The Fluffiest Couscous, And I m Never Going BackLet s Settle This: Should You Add Olive Oil To Pasta Water Or Not?
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