Storing Veg

I use the green bags from Lakeland and I also have a Tupperware box that keeps vegs fairly fresh.

Yes you can wash and re use the green bags from Lakeland. They used to come in a handy bag but now in a cardboard envelope that falls to pieces once opened.

DanniRae

I buy bags of carrots and have found that if I cut the bag open and store in the fridge the carrots will remain ok for ages. I have tried so many other remedies without success and this method is the best - and so easy!
I would also like to say that I think the resultant attack on the Gransnetter who mentioned M&S veg was totally out of order

I agree. Since when is it ‘pretentious’ to say you buy anything at M&S? Says more about the poster than anything else.

I might add that M&S baked beans are a lot cheaper than Heinz and very good!

I line the veg drawers in the fridge with either kitchen roll or JCloth.

yvonnebrown29

Blimey I didn't expect such an attack on mentioning M&S!!
As it happens I usually buy from Aldi !! and just for once since my local shop is actually M&S I had got some carrots from there, my comment was actually meant to be bit of a joke. Especially as I mainly get carrots for our hampster & dog!!

Well!!

I go to M&S sometimes too 😃
It just happens to be nearest and handy and sometimes I even buy a ready meal 😲

I also go to Lidl, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose, anywhere we might happen to be.
I'm a floating shopper.

I buy bags of carrots and have found that if I cut the bag open and store in the fridge the carrots will remain ok for ages. I have tried so many other remedies without success and this method is the best - and so easy!
I would also like to say that I think the resultant attack on the Gransnetter who mentioned M&S veg was totally out of order

If I don't freeze leftover veg I stick tge ends in a plolybag and loosely stick a sheet of kitchen paper in the bag. This helps with the moisture problem. I do this with whole veg too, eg cauli, cabbage, carrots, peppers, kale.

I’d been made redundant from a manager job but still had job but couldn’t start for 6 weeks same company lol I worked in a fruit and salad factory. The same vegetable and fruit go to different shops the very best looking went to your M&S etc and any that got dropped on the floor or didn’t look as good went to markets etc that’s the only difference between them but all come out same boxes or sacks. Also it lasts longer if it’s kept in dark space or cupboard and it’s cold. I only chop or peel what I need the rest I leave in fridge if you peel it all it won’t last unless you part cook freeze and use later also got those bags from qvc lol

Yes, Alice the QVC bags are washable and I’m sure the Lakeland ones will be too.

I keep an old folded tea towel on the bottom of the veg/salad drawer, to absorb moisture, but always take just about everything out of its sweaty plastic or cellophane wrapping - I’m sure that’s crucial in stopping it going rotten.
Exception is bagged salad, but I rarely buy that anyway.

Thanks everyone else for their suggestions - will try them out xx

Blimey I didn't expect such an attack on mentioning M&S!!
As it happens I usually buy from Aldi !! and just for once since my local shop is actually M&S I had got some carrots from there, my comment was actually meant to be bit of a joke. Especially as I mainly get carrots for our hampster & dog!!

I find most like partly used peppers courgettes, onions etc. last well wrapped in kitchen paper and stored in a plastic box in the fridge.

Even the ones from M&S?
Good grief woman, just because you pay over the top for their veg doesn’t mean it’s better!!! Go to Lidl or Aldi. I guarantee it will last the same, taste the same and do everything M&S veg do.
Don’t you realise that the majority of people are not admiring your using that shop for veg, but amused at your pretentiousness in thinking it is automatically better as well as being so expensive. I only ever buy English tomatoes. Im fussy about which types and believe me, Aldi, Tesco and Lidl have a much better,tastier selection than zM&S.
As to blanching, never bother. All left over veg gets chopped up and bunged in freezer. Except onions. They get sliced, popped in microwave on high for a couple of minutes and fried before being popped into small bags ready for use. No. Not in air fryer.
Unless you want onion crispies of course
Great to pop into a packet of crisps.

Make double qualities of the soup and freeze it. Could save gas as well?

Yvonnebrown29 they keep brilliantly in a container full of water on the fridge, I use a plastic box with a lid, still crunchy 2 weeks later.

If you don't have room for vegetables in your freezer, I find it is best to put them in an uncovered bowl and keep them for a day or two in a cool place, such as a pantry or a cellar.

I never keep raw vegetables in the fridge, as I find they detoriate in taste very quickly.

The best thing really would be either to fry them lightly in oil or boil them for about three minutes, strain them, then put them in a clean jam-jar with a screw-top lid then store them in the fridge.

They should then last long enough for you to make room for them in the freezer or to make some dish with them.

You could make soup out of thw remaining veg and freeze it in portions.

Can you wash and re-use the Lakeland bags?

Georgesgran

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.

Yeah they’re great, veg keep fresh for ages in those green bags from Lakeland, tied up tightly and store in the fridge.
I used to waste a lot of veg til I discovered them.

DollyD I would’ve used those veg in a tray bake, even roasting them off and freezing them if I didn’t want them at the time.

yvonne I wrap carrots in a damp Teatowel before putting them in the veg drawer of the fridge. They keep for ages if you spray the teatowel to dampen it once a week. I’m definitely going to follow Monica’s example and try freezing veg without blanching.

Put them in a container containing leaf mould in a large airy shed.

Can anyone tell me the best way to keep carrots fresh - they seem to get black mould type stuff on them in only a few days, even the ones from M & S !!

I usually cook and freeze let over vegetables great for soups or a nice bubble and squeak!