What is the best way to keep pre-packaged salad fresh?!
It always seems like after I open the bag!. The lettuce and vegetables start to get brown and/or slimey after 2 days!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
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I have had good luck keeping them fresh using my sealer machine to reseal the bag!. I think they pump some kind of gas into those bags to keep the lettuce longer so once you open them the clock is ticking!. Transferring the lettuce to another container won't work!. They have a very short shelf life but I can get mine to last 3 days by resealing the bag!.
All cut lettuce goes bad relatively quickly!.!.!.and these bags of salad are essentually all cut lettuces!. If you really want salad lettuces to last longer then unfortunately you need to be buying the whole head of lettuce and just removing (peeling) the amount you need !.!.!. never cut them!.
One more tip!.!.!.if you like the baby spinach/baby spring lettuce mix, they seem to last longer because they are not cut they keep the leaves whole!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
All cut lettuce goes bad relatively quickly!.!.!.and these bags of salad are essentually all cut lettuces!. If you really want salad lettuces to last longer then unfortunately you need to be buying the whole head of lettuce and just removing (peeling) the amount you need !.!.!. never cut them!.
One more tip!.!.!.if you like the baby spinach/baby spring lettuce mix, they seem to last longer because they are not cut they keep the leaves whole!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
make sure it doesnt stay open as air makes them go bad really quick also dont wrap them to tight as they bruise extremely easily so either keep them in the packet and just close the opening or transfer them into a plastic container!.Www@FoodAQ@Com