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TRILLIANTOO
12/1/07 12:56 P
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I find that iceberg lettuce goes bad farily quickly, so now we get romaine, and red or green leaf lettuce.
We also get organic at the farmer's market - I don't know if that makes a difference. But it lasts for at least a week.
Kale also lasts a realy long time.
I also find that if it's torn or cut it goes bad more quickly that if left whole.
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ATHENAJANE
11/26/07 9:42 P
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| Yes, I have heard about the knife cutting being a problem. But I am not sure about the reason...but I do tear lettuce now, no knife...Stopped that 30 years ago...my mother in law...told me that secret...
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FIFTYSOMETHING
11/25/07 7:27 A
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I have always heard that if you use a knife to cut your lettuce, it will spoil faster. Tearing instead of cutting would be the preferable way. Anybody else ever hear this?
I had never heard of storing it in paper towels...think I will try this.
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MIGHTYDOG19
11/11/07 6:12 A
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| I cut up a head of romaine and use a salad spinner to remove all of the moisture. I then put a paper towel in the bag with the cleaned greens to get any moisture that might be left. It usually lasts about a week with NO problem.
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DOUGHBOY806
11/10/07 7:40 P
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| Tupperware sales a product where you flip a button or two depending on the food. I forget what it is called but i have used it for my fruit and it works wonderful. It comes with a paper that tells you which way to flip it with your food.
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| I find that wrapping lettuce in paper towels works great. Mainly the dark leafy lettuce such as red leaf, romain, etc, I do this with fresh herbs also.
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HEARTOLOVE
10/21/07 10:48 A
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One imoirtant factor in preserving lettuce is to take out the core as it seems to rot there first.
To remove core, hold the lettuce over the countertop and strike it gently on the countertop. The core will pull right out in fingertips. Also. I find that if I make alot of salads the lettuce doesn't have time to rot.
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| We also buy the hearts of romaine, but I find if it is not washed and cut up, I don't use it. So, we chop, wash and spin it, then layer it in a rubbermaid container, paper towel on the bottom, an inch or so of lettuce, paper towel, lettuce, etc. It lasts a long time (over a week) and is always ready when you need a handful.
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| Hello I have been putting my lettuce in a Big paper towel and storing it like that works great for me. i look it over good first, sometimes i miss an area that is rusty looking and it doesn't work as well i guess it just was too old when i got it. This works for me. Hopeing
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http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=14462597
I don't have one, so I don't know how it compares to the old tupperware ones, but I know some people were asking where they could get one of these contraptions :) I may have to get one for myself too! I hate having food go to waste!
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AMILNEFLIP
10/4/07 10:28 A
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I buy the hearts of romaine and it seems to last longer than anything else.
I remember those old tuberware containers. I think my mom used to have one but no clue if she still does.
The water idea is a good one. I work in a restaurant that uses a lot of shredded lettuce. At night when they are cleaning up the kitchen, they fill the leftover lettuce containers with water to store it over night. Silly me, I've never thought about trying that at home! lol
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SUNNYGRL_KS
10/3/07 4:45 P
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| take it out of the bag and put it into a plastic dish filled with enough water for it to submerge... it will make it super crisp and will extend the life... be aware if you have things with color.. carrots purple cabbage your water will become a pretty color :)
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| Anbshilling, I would not cut it all up, that would hasten the decay. I'd just wrap it in paper towling and put it in a large plastic bag, you don't need a zip lock. And I never wash any fruit or vegetable before storing, that, too, hastens decay. Wash it when you're ready to use it. Donna
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FOODFROMAFAR
9/26/07 10:28 P
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| You can also wrap the lettuce in a paper towel before putting it into the ziplock bag and that helps it to not get slimey.
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PEACHYCHEEKS
9/26/07 5:13 P
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| I find that the bagged stuff does rot faster than buying a head of lettuce or hearts of romaine. I wash lettuce (even the precleaned bagged because it seems to smell funny if I don't) then spin it in a salad spinner and drain the water. Leaving it in the salad spinner keeps it pretty well as does putting it in a glass bowl with plastic wrap or a plate on top. Plastic bags seem to hold all the moisture in and make it slime. I've seen perforated bags for lettuce before but only at the farmer's market and I've never asked where they buy them - silly me.
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ANBSHILLING
9/26/07 5:08 P
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| I buy fresh romaine by the bundle and they are huge. I find that if I wrap it in papertowels and put in a large gallon ziplock bag that it helps preserve it longer. The only problem is that sometimes its too big to zip the top of the ziplock. Does anyone know if its ok to maybe cut it all up THEN put it in the bag if it will last just as long?
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| Has anyone heard of Green Bags or things similar? They're "plastic" bags that are supposed to keep produce fresh longer than normal. I've seen them on the shopping channels and I've also seen them on commercials. I'm wondering if they're any good.
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| It's a lidded plastic bowl type thing. The older tupperware type that you can sometimes still find at yard sales had "spike" for the center inside to hold the lettuce off the bottom where moisture might collect and a special lid that you squeeze the air out when you a seal it. I also think Rubbermaid now makes something similar.
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PEPPERNESS
7/29/07 9:34 A
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hmmm could you describe the "lettuce keeper", is it something someone can buy at target or bed bath and beyond?
thanks!
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| I never had much luck storing the bagged varieties -- I just buy a head at a time and have a "lettuce keeper" that keeps it in good condition for quite a long time.
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I buy the hearts of romaine; it seems to last a little longer than other varities.
If anyone has some tips though, I could use them too!
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PEPPERNESS
7/28/07 11:10 A
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| I know it's a silly question but wanted to know if you "chefs" had any tips for how to keep lettuce good. I buy the bagged lettuce and put it into a zip lock bag but within a day it's already rotten. I simply cannot eat an entire bag of lettuce in one day, but I do want it in the house at all times? ideas?
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