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Refrigeration of Cucumbers

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Date: 06/03/2004 Topics: Food Tips and Info > Storage | Readers Request > Food  
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I am trying to find out the best way to keep cucumbers from rotting in the refrigerator. How can they be preserved for at least a week?
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Post By J Walker (Guest Post) (06/04/2004)
Any fruits and vegetables will need some special care. A lot of people I know just take their "produce" home and throw it in the fridge bag and all. Here are some things that will help you.
In the store take time to pick good produce. Cucumbers should be firm and not mushy. If there is any soft spots at all DON'T BUY THEM no matter how cheap they are. NEVER just "cut" out mold or bruising. By the time you find these the produce is rotting and bactiria and harful spores are throughout all the item. No amount of washing or cooking will protect you. Wash cucumbers well with cold water after getting them home. Dry them well with paper towel and place on a bed of paper towel ON A SHELF by themsselves. No onions etc. Keep onions and garlic away from cucumbers and other produce items. They give off a gas that rotts mostproduce quickly. NEVER put vegetables and fruits in the fridge in a plastic bag. They need air circulation. NO BAGS do this. Keep them dry and use up before the end of the week.
Another thing-Don't put tomatoes in the fridge unless they have been cut and will be eaten in the next day. Refridgerating them makes them MELLY. They go bad and mushy. With the price of food these days nobody can afford to not take good care of thier produce.


Post By (Guest Post) (06/04/2004)
Take them out of the plastic bag, wash and dry them carefully and don't set them on the 'floor' of your crisper. If you have to bag them, do it in a paper bag - plastic bags are murder for a cucumber.


Post By Anne H. (Guest Post) (06/04/2004)
Maybe your fridge setting is too low? Does milk go bad quickly as well? Keep them in your crisper inside a plastic bag. Also, you may need to clean out your fridge. Something might be making the cukes rott faster.


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