Storing Cut Up Vegetables In Fridge

Store apples on a countertop or on a high refrigerator shelf.

Storing cut up vegetables in fridge.

Different fruits and vegetables should be stored in different ways. To keep your vegetables fresh for longer inside the fridge never store them next to fruit. All cut vegetables should be used within 2 to 3 days. Alternatively you can also wrap the cut vegetables in a moist paper towel or a thin cotton cloth and put them in fridge.

Eggplant celery peppers peas artichokes zucchini and cucumber will last up to a week in the fridge. Use storage containers with tight fitting lids plastic bags or plastic wrap to store partially used or cut vegetables. Broccoli will last between 3 to 5 days. This can ripen the vegetables around at a much faster pace than it would normally happen.

According to the experts at the cornell cooperative extension center vegetables generally need one of four types of storage. Carrots celery and radishes will last up to 5 days when stored in water but if storing that long be sure to replace the water each day or at least. According to the university of washington extension apples give off ethylene gas which causes vegetables like carrots to have a bitter taste. Proper storage of cut vegetables maintains freshness and flavor longer and also makes them really easy to eat as snacks or use in recipes.