The container for storing greens

Fresh greens should be on our table all year round, so I would like to know how to extend the shelf life, because it withers so quickly. There is a special container for storing greens on sale, although you can do it yourself. In this article you will find interesting information on how to preserve vitamins in greens and maintain its beautiful and fresh appearance.

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Why greens in the diet?

Why do we need to eat fresh herbs as often as possible? Some people think that all its function is to decorate salads for the holiday. But it has long been known that dill, parsley, green onions, lettuce, basil, spinach, celery and others are just a storehouse of vitamins, minerals and essential oils. They give strength, saturate us with useful substances, rejuvenate and even help fight excess weight.

Important! Once upon a time in our vast expanses of greens they used only onions, dill, parsley, sorrel and nettles. And now we have available seasoning herbs that are popular in other countries: oregano, basil and thyme from Italy, marjoram and rosemary from France, cilantro from Asian countries and others.

In the summer, getting these spices is easy. They can be grown in the country or buy cheap in the market. When there is a lot of greenery and it costs a penny, few people think about extending its shelf life. Withered - threw it out - bought or picked up a fresh one in the garden. But from autumn to spring, the price of even a simple parsley with dill soars to heaven, not to mention some kind of oregano or spinach.

Greens should be present in the daily diet if we want to stay young and healthy for a long time. Therefore, the question of how to keep greens fresh longer is always relevant, except for summer. Below in the text you will find a lot of useful information and learn how to prepare grass for storage, how to store it and for how long.

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How long can greens be stored?

The green leaves have well-developed leaves, but thin integumentary tissues. That is, it is juicy exactly until the moment when it was cut. Then it catastrophically quickly loses moisture reserves and withers. Therefore, do not buy greens “someday later”, otherwise - it will not retain its freshness until the right moment. After cutting from the garden or buying, immediately take measures - either eat immediately, or prepare it for storage. Storage periods are different - depending on the storage location (refrigerator or freezer).

Important! Just putting a bunch of dill in a glass of water is not the best solution. Warmth and sunlight will not only lead to a fast withering, but also destroy the entire supply of vitamin C, which such herbs are so famous for.

Greens in the kitchen, of course, are pleasing to the eye, but only when it grows in a pot on the windowsill.

In the refrigerator, greens can be stored without prejudice to its benefits for 1-2 weeks. Sometimes it persists even longer, but then its vitamin content decreases:

• It is desirable to store a vitamin bunch at a temperature of 0 to +10 degrees. The best place for this is the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
• In the freezer, under the right conditions, the preservation of greens can be extended by a month, by a maximum of two. It does not cost longer, because again, it will lose its juiciness and useful properties. Optimum storage of greens in the upper part of the freezer or on the door.

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How to prepare greens for storage?

Having brought home a fragrant bunch of cilantro, lettuce or some other fresh grass, immediately proceed to its processing, do not postpone it “for later”, otherwise the greens will quickly fade:

1. First of all, sort it out and remove the damaged and withered leaves, grass and other rubbish accidentally.
2. Trim roots and long stems so that the bunch becomes the same length.
3. Then decide whether you will wash it. If you decide not to wash it, then wipe the leaves with a dry cloth or a clean cloth, and you can put the greens in storage. With this approach, you will rinse it immediately before use.

Important! Experience shows that unwashed greens are stored better and longer.

4. If you decide to lay the greens for storage clean, then rinse it in a deep bowl or basin. To do this, place the cut and cut greens in a bowl of cold water, press down with a lid or plate so that all the leaves go under water. Leave for an hour, and then remove, rinse a little with running water, gently brush off excess moisture and lay on paper towels until it dries completely.

Important! Just under the tap all the dirt and sand will not be washed off one hundred percent. Dry scallions, spinach and celery especially carefully.

5. Now decide in what form you will store your greens. If there is a special container for storing greens with a bunch, then pour on the bottom of the water and put your parsley, cilantro or other grass in it.

Important! Many people like to keep greens chopped. Then it will fit inside a smaller container, take up less space in the refrigerator, and it can be immediately thrown into the finished food.

Now let's figure out what is more convenient and reliable to store our vitamin product.

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Containers for storing greens in the refrigerator

Each hostess stores food in a refrigerator in a specific container selected for herself. Consider options for how to better store healthy grass.

Plastic bag

It seems that it’s easier - I put it in a package and you're done. But not so elementary as it seems at first glance. In a plastic bag, a bunch of dill or something else will quickly fade, blacken and rot, in less than a week.

If, in addition to the package, you do not have anything suitable, then use one of the proposed storage options in this way:

1. Put a bunch of greenery inside the bag, let the air in and tie it so that the whole structure resembles a balloon. Now spot it on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator.
2. The second way to store with a plastic bag is to put dry unwashed greens and tie it up by making ventilation holes in the walls of the bag.

Glass jar

Many people, not wanting to spend money on special containers for storing greens, keep it in glass jars. This is a very simple way:

• Washed and dried or unwashed dry greens are placed inside the jar.
• Close the lid tightly and put the refrigerator on the shelf.

Important! Useful grass will be safe for a week and a half.

Greenery Storage Containers

If for some reason a ready-made special container for storing greens is not available to you, you can easily build it yourself in a few minutes. To do this, you will need two identical plastic bottles with a capacity of 1.5-2 liters and scissors.

Procedure:

1. Cut the first bottle closer to the top to make a tall glass.
2. The second bottle - on the contrary, closer to the bottom, respectively - will get a low glass with a narrowed rim.
3. Trim the edges and cut off the burrs.
4. Here is your container for storing greens: one part will be a glass and the other a lid.
5. When you are planning to store greens in it, pour a third of the cold water into the container for storing greens and lower the beam stems into it. Close the lid and place on the shelf of the refrigerator.

Important! Fresh greens for a couple of weeks you are provided with minimal cost.

If you don’t like “homemade goods”, but prefer to use ready-made kitchen appliances, then get yourself a ready-made plastic container for storing greens in the refrigerator. Everything is thought out here - he breathes, maintains the desired level of humidity and a special microclimate. The greens do not crease, and also it is protected from bacteria and mold.

There are not so many manufacturers of this utensil yet. From the verified, you can find the following brands.

Tescoma

Czech manufacturer Tescoma specializes in the production of quality and unique kitchen utensils. For example, a container for the conservation of herbs and greens “Sense” (3-year warranty). It is made of durable transparent plastic and is a flask with a lid.

How to use:

1. You fill in the required amount of water.
2. Place a vertically processed bunch of greens.
3. Close the lid and place the container inside the refrigerator.

Important! In such a container, it will stand for two weeks or longer without sacrificing vitamins and appearance. True, judging by customer reviews, there are a couple of disadvantages of this device:

• Firstly, the lid is not fixed, so there is a risk of dropping the container on the floor if you grab the top of it.
• Secondly - green onions often do not fit entirely inside, so it needs to be either trimmed or bent.

Cuisipro

Also, the Canadian company Cuisipro is famous for its kitchen appliances. Her storage product line includes chic Fresh Herbs green pots in various colors. This is a convenient container with an irrigation system and a water level indicator in the form of a small flower. It allows you to keep greens fresh for up to two weeks.

Important! The manufacturer gives a 5 year warranty on his products. All of these containers for storing greens can be safely washed in dishwashers.

Prepare

Decent products for storing greens are the American company Prepara. The containers are mini (3 pieces per set), there are medium and large in size. At the bottom there is a water tank with a spout closed by a stopper.

How to use:

1. Greens are placed vertically, stems in water.
2. It is covered with a plastic cap having ventilation holes.

Important! Inside this container, greens can be stored for up to three weeks.

Important points:

• So that you do not forget how much time the greens are in the container, you should purchase a special timer. Attach it to the container and fix the date of bookmark greens. Now you will definitely know how fresh it is.
• If you are going to store greens in a cut form, then an ordinary rectangular rectangular plastic container with a lid is suitable for this.
• The best safety will be ensured by a vacuum container.

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Storing greens in the freezer

In the freezer, greens can not be stored for a couple of weeks, as on a refrigerator shelf, but for a couple of months. In appearance, she, of course, will lose fresh, but the taste and useful properties will remain.

How to lay herbs for storage inside the freezer:

• You can store greens in unwashed form. Then you just sort it out, wipe it with a dry cloth from dirt, put it in a container. You can wrap the bundle in a paper towel and put in a bag.

Important! With such storage, you should wash the greens immediately before eating.

• It is recommended to divide dill and mint into small portions, wrapping them in foil before placing them in the freezer.
• There is another interesting way - to freeze greens in ice cubes. To do this, rinse it thoroughly in a deep bowl, chop finely and arrange in ice molds. Then fill these molds with cold water and place in the freezer. In this form, they can be stored for a long time. When you need a green seasoning - just take out the required number of cubes and add to the cooking dish.
• Green onions are better preserved in chopped form, but basil and rosemary - store in a container in which put the grass in layers, sprinkled with salt.

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Revitalizing wilted greens

If the spice is a little wilted, it can be resuscitated:

• To do this, put the greens in a glass of cold water, in which add a teaspoon of table vinegar.
• Salad and parsley will become fresher and more fragrant if you treat them with warm water. It is enough to simply rinse parsley, and lettuce leaves can be soaked for 15 minutes in a bowl with warm water.
• Some housewives recommend dipping a green seasoning first in hot water and then in cold water.

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Useful kitchen appliances for processing greens

In addition to plastic containers for storing greens in the refrigerator and pots for herbs, manufacturers Tescoma, Prepara, Cuisipro and others offer many interesting gadgets that facilitate the processing of greens, very convenient and beautiful:

• Removing moisture from green leaves will simplify and speed up drying for greens - it looks like a perforated basket with a rotation mechanism. Centrifugal force in a minute will save your greens from excess water.

Important! Vin Bouquet, for example, is an excellent and convenient drying, and besides, it is quite compact.

• Triple greens shears (Presto by Tescoma) turn work into pleasure. Thanks to several pairs of blades, you will cope with the task several times faster.
• There is also a convenient semicircular cutter for greens. It can have 2 to 4 blades. It’s convenient for them to chop not only green leaves, but even nuts. It is stored in a stylish and safe stand. For example, a knife from Ikea or Richard & Antony Joseph.
• In order to prepare the sauce, the greens should not be chopped, but ground. To do this, there is a special mortar (Tescoma President), which is also supplemented with a silicone lid for convenient storage of the resulting product.

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As you can see, the purchase of a container for storing greens in the refrigerator will greatly simplify the task of preserving the beneficial properties and beautiful appearance of vitamin grass. Even having built a container yourself, you will get an excellent result. Take care of the vitamin supply in advance, be sure to freeze the greens for the winter - so even in the cold season you will smell summer in your dishes.