2006-06-14 19:34:20 · 16 answers · asked by CrAzY_hAIDa_GuRL 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
keep it cool and dry in a fridge. If it browns, its probably old or too moist. Lettuce isn't meant for longevity.
you could whack the stem-core on a hard surface and extract it from the base ... it will be keep longer.
NEVER KEEP YOUR LETTUCE IN WATER OR WET. THOSE PEOPLE DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT!
2006-06-14 19:38:14 · answer #1 · answered by Active Denial System™ 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Don't ever slice into your lettuce. When you're ready to use some, tear the leaves off and then cut them as necessary.
Keep lettuce in the cold part of your fridge, preferably the part specified for vegetables, in a plastic bag or container, but make sure there's no moisture or ice in contact with the leaves, or they will brown very quickly. Tupperware make a really good lettuce crisper that keeps moisture away from the leaves and my lettuces keep for at least two weeks in there. My mum just uses a plastic bag and gets a good week from hers, but she ensures the bag stays dry.
2006-06-15 02:46:00 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to bed bath and beyond or any cooking store and ask them if they have a lettuce bowl that keeps it fresh. Its really cool and it works great!
you put the lettuce in and there is a place on it were you pump out the air.
Lettuce just goes bad very fast This is the only thing that has helped for me!
2006-06-15 03:31:27 · answer #3 · answered by Adrian F 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can purchase organic or Farm fresh lettuce in the plastics 16 oz (1 lb) containers.It's prewashed and lasts much longer than a head of lettuce and tastes great on sandwiches also.
2006-06-15 17:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by maryfynn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lettuce can only last for so long, 2 or 3 days it's going to brown anyway. so it's nothing you can do...
2006-06-15 02:41:00 · answer #5 · answered by kitty45 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't use a knife to cut it. It browns from exposure to the metals. Just tear the leaves with your hands.
2006-06-15 02:43:11 · answer #6 · answered by Fogjazz49-Retired 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never cut it. Only TEAR it. Also, rinse it with cold water after tearing. Keep in a sealed container in a cold place (though do NOT freeze it!).
2006-06-15 02:38:44 · answer #7 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it in a plastic bag before you put it in your vegie crisper.
My housemate does this and it keeps for like a month. Don't know why it works but it does.
2006-06-15 02:38:05 · answer #8 · answered by pfctdayelise 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
place it in a brown paper bag when storing it in the fridge.
2006-06-15 03:08:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
TAKE IT OUT THE PALSTIC BAG, KEEP IT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FRIDGE, PLACE IN A BOWL FILLED WITH WATER.
2006-06-15 14:13:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋