phooljari786

Hey there guppies! I am back yet again for some of your awesome help you keep supplying me..

The topic now is how to keep certain foods fresh and their shelf life. So, I was wondering as I looked at the rotten hara dhania in my fridge what precautions could I have taken to make it last longer. My grandmother told me to wash the hara dhania when I first get home from the grocery store and let it air dry on a big paper towel. Then take another paper towel after the dhania is dry and wrap it in it then put it in a plastic bag. Every time you sense moisture in the bag wipe it off. This really worked for me. How about other foods? Lets start off with meat..

When I buy chicken,beef and other meats and freeze them in an air tight plastic bag how long from the day I put them in my freezer do I have till I must cook them and the day throw out? I mean the latest I can keep em in my freezer till I absolutely have to cook them? After the meat is cooked to my liking, how many days can I keep in the refrigerator sealed properly to the last day I have to eat them?

As for veggies, how long can all types of veggies stay in the fridge? I mean all of them: carrots, tomatoes, dhanis,pudina,etc. I know each will vary.

Now as for potatoes, can I still use them when they get squishy? I mean, I could peel off the rotten layer and still use it right? Or would that not be right? As for onions, I usually use them before they have a chance to get rotten and if they ever do I use the half that is still pretty fresh and I know doing that can't be bad..

Thanks!

phooljari786

I was also wondering if I fry onions and keep them in an airtight container, how long can I keep em in the fridge, or should I keep them in the freezer for longer stay? Thanks again

phooljari786

Can we please close this thread as no one is posting? Thanks!

RupayHalwa

Sorry Phool, I didn't notice this.

I make fried onions and they stay fresh in the fridge in a jar for more than a week. Sometimes I puree fried onions in oil and that stays fresh also.

Very good thing to have in fridge, curry cooked in minutes.

phooljari786

Thanks for your help and sorry for the late reply. Seriously this thread needs to be closed

tigerlily

For dhaniya I've started to wrap mine in a damp kitchen towel, and that really works.

What I'd like to know is - what's the best way to store carrots? Mine go soft in the fridge.

midnighteyes

Ya I do the same for dhania, only I dont wash it before putting it in the paper towel.
Actually I do the paper thing with some other fruits too, so it absorbs the moisture. Like grapes, strawberries. Because I think its the moisture that makes them rot quickly??
For knowing when to throw vegetables out, I think their appearance will usually reveal their state, whether they have gone bad or not. Like for a tomato, if you see its gone all mushy on the outside and has blotches etc. A general rule they say is, when in doubt, throw it out!

Bint_e_Naeem

I recently started storing tomatoes at room temperature & they last longer & after 2,3 days of storage I only need half of the amount required in any recipe & it tastes just as right with less tomatoes. So I save some money & space in the fridge. Just make sure you store in brown paper bags.

Also if you store onions in the fridge they'll easily last 10 days & since they'll be cold when you cut them you won't get teary eyed.