A South Korean chef has shared how he keeps heads of lettuce ‘fresh for more than 60 days’.
The chef, who goes by the name Mr. Rice, learned the secret hack from his grandmother and uses it religiously.
He simply cuts the stem, soaks a paper towel in alcohol and then attaches it to the lettuce. He then stores it in an airtight bag in the refrigerator.
Thousands were impressed with the simple trick, while others said they have been using it for years on lettuce and a variety of other fruits and vegetables.
“This lettuce is 60 days old and still fresh,” Mr. Rice said, showing the green leafy vegetable from his refrigerator.
A chef cuts the stem of the lettuce, soaks a paper towel in alcohol, then attaches it to the lettuce and stores it in an airtight bag in the refrigerator
“If you don’t have liquor you can use water, but alcohol is better because it keeps the lettuce from rotting,” said Rice, who lives in America.
He taped the wet paper towel to the head of lettuce, placed it in a plastic vegetable bag and sealed it with a handmade stopper.
As a stop, Mr. Rice took the cap of a bottle, passed the bag through it, and attached the cap of the bottle to it to prevent air from entering.
‘This stamp lasts over 60 days!’ he repeated.
A mum has impressed thousands of people after sharing her money-saving hack to keep lettuce fresh and crisp for ten days by wrapping it in aluminum foil
For those who want shorter-term storage options, one savvy mom previously shared the simple way she kept a head of iceberg lettuce fresh and crisp in the fridge for ten days.
The woman simply wrapped the lettuce in aluminum foil to prevent it from spoiling and thus reduce both food waste and grocery bills.
‘Wrap your lettuce in foil and put it in the refrigerator. This lettuce has been in the refrigerator for 10 days, she said in one after to the Simple Savers Facebook group.
“Still fresh, maybe even fresher than when I bought it.”
Al foil can keep food fresh longer because it protects the food from bacteria and mold spores in the air and helps retain moisture so that the food does not dry out as quickly.
It also works well with food in the freezer as it is more airtight around the food.
Others said they have used aluminum foil on other fresh produce such as celery, cucumber, peppers and scallions.
‘I wrap my lettuce in aluminum foil and also put the strawberries in airtight glass jars. They last for weeks and are as good as the day you buy them,” said one.
‘Also, don’t cut it with a knife unless absolutely necessary. That’s what turns the edges brown. I never use a knife on my lettuce,” another added.