Storing Veg

I found whole courgettes seem to keep better out of the fridge rather than in the veg drawer.

Interesting about blanching, M0nica!

I also had the green lakeland bags ages ago and I re-use them very many times. They do indeed keep veg fresh for a long time, weeks

Personally, I never blanch anything. I know blanching is officially recommended, but in 50 odd years of freezing fruir and veg, I haven't bothered with blanching and have never had any problems as a result.

Thanks for the comments, I will keep the veg uncovered and take a thin slice off before using again.
Monica I was thinking of chopping and freezing, at least the squash and sweet potato, do I have to blanch first?

I find that if I keep vegetables in the salad drawer of the fridge they rot quite quickly. My answer is to line the drawer with a whole newspaper (the I is the perfect size) then add kitchen roll. This prevents the veg getting frozen or too cold.

I bought special bags from QVC years ago that keep vegetables fresh for ages. Similar are sold in Lakeland - they’ve saved me a fortune and reduced my need to shop at the same time.

merlotgran

I normally keep the cut ends uncovered and just slice them off thinly when I want to finish up the veg.
Covering them can cause sweating and rot.

I do the same.
In winter I nearly always have cut-and-come-again swede and celeriac in the veg drawer - we have a lot of thick winter soups.
Ditto turnip, if I ever see any to buy.

I’ve nearly always got celery year round - a thin slice off any of them works fine. Ditto white cabbage, which I use a lot for salads, stir fries, etc.

I normally keep the cut ends uncovered and just slice them off thinly when I want to finish up the veg.
Covering them can cause sweating and rot.

Chop them and freeze them