How many of you use the Rachael Ray method of washing and packaging

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cynupstateny

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all produce and herbs as soon as you get back from the store? We have one market in town and the meat and produce are not great. I drive about 50 miles for great meat and produce.

Just took me 2 hours to wash and package and I'm wondering

1) If it really will save time

2) How many of you use this method

 
I use my Sunrider Fruit & Veggie wash that kills eggs, parasites, bacteria, you name, on veggies and

fruits. The last time I did my tomatoes the water was brown....

Some packaged things I wait until I'm reading to use it, then clean it....lettuce doesn't last as long if I clean it right away....

 
I've always done the RR method, and it IS a time saver, as I cook.>>>

I won't say that I love doing it...it really is a chore, soaking the parsley.... washing the lettuces, washing the meats & packaging for refrig or freezer, but then, once it's done, it's done. My lettuces last at least the week, and, frequently, longer, as I package them in paper towels & then in plastic baggies. If they do start to go, it's just a few rust spots that have to be torn away.

 
I do as Moyn does with the lettuces, I wash and spin dry the leaves and lay out

three or 4 paper towels still connected, place the leaves on them and roll them up. They keep for quite a while, depending on where they came from. Radishes I cut all but a half inch of tops off and wash and put in plastic bags. I re-wash and trim as I use them. They seem to stay fresher that way. Vegetables such as broccoli, corn, green beans, cauliflower, beets, peppers, green onions, carrots, celery, etc are washed and trimmed as needed.

I've been buying parsley and cilantro with the roots on and find they keep for a long time if put in a vase or glass with water, covered with a plastic bag and refrigerated. I snap the ends from asparagus and stand them in a container with a little water, cover with a plastic bag and use quickly. Interestingly, watercress keeps best if turned upside down and the leaves are immersed in water.

I know what you mean about it being tedious, I spend a couple hours doing it on Saturday after I go to the farmers market or organic farm stand, but salad making is much simpler.

 
I do. I find they last longer & I feel more confident that the frig, in general, stays clean. Nuts

also. I use only toasted nuts...pine and pecan...so I just toast them all when I bring them home and leave them in a container in the frig.

And I use the methods described above, except cilantro which I now find stays better in the holey veg bags and paper towels.

I find that both projects do save time as well. And I am less reluctant to make a salad when part of the work is done. (I'm a lazy salad maker)

 
Marsha, I have been considering one of those washes. It sounds almost as though this

one SOAKS the fruit. Is that correct?

 
Yes, Marge, you use a bowl or your sink, depending on the amount of produce...adjust the amount

of produce cleanser accordingly. Most take from 10-20 minutes to do the work. Best to find the ones that kill eggs too.

I have found berries do better by leaving them in their container...let the heavier things be on the bottom so you don't crush the tomatoes....

then you rinse and refrigerate.

I misread this posting when I posted my thoughts...I didn't realize Rachel had ever shown this on tv or put it in her book. I've wrapped paper towels around my lettuce but I've not put a sheet between ever leaf.....it does seem to keep the vegetable bin cleaner

 
Is Sunrider Fruit & Veggie Wash available in grocery or health food stores?

Or does it have to be ordered? I used to use the Fit veggie wash, but I haven't seen it in my grocery store for awhile. Do you think these washes really get the fruit and veggies cleaner than just water?

 
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