storing lettuce?

Question

I don't normally but lettuce but when I do, it gets used right up, so I need to know what the best way to keep it fresh the longest is. Thanks

What about heads of lettuce?

Answer 1

never "cut" lettuce with a knife, only tear it..it will preserve the head longer. Also, a good tip for washing it good is soak the pieces you are going to use in a salt/water solution. It takes all the "dirt" tast out of it. and store lettuce in a ziploc WITH air in the bag. it will make it last a little longer too. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

I think if you keep it in a sealed bag it will keep fresh for the longest. Yeah i have experience with lettuce going bad, in fact it always does cause i don't bag it, but other stuff does keep fresh if i bag it

Answer 3

I have the same problem and what I do now is before refrigerating, I break it up and rinse the leaves then store in a ziploc bag. (lettuce still tends to go bad pretty quickly no matter how you store it).

Answer 4

Wash and separate the leaves (like above), blot them dry with a paper towel and then wrap the whole lot in a slightly damp papertowel and put in a ziploc (and close it). I always store mine with the stem down- have no idea if that's a must. And, don't spin it in a salad spinner- that bruises it which will speed up spoilage...

Answer 5

I put mine in a Ziploc bag and keep it in the vegetable bin in the fridge. It stays fresh that way too.

Answer 6

In the crisper drawer in your fridge! You could even toss it in a ziploc too

Answer 7

wash and seperate the leaves and put in an airtight container in the fridge. keeps it nice and crisp.