How to make strawberries last longer: Mum’s fruit hack wows thousands
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Mom surprises thousands after sharing how to make strawberries last up to two weeks: “I had no idea”
- An Australian mom shared a lesser-known tip to make berries last longer.
- Andie said strawberries don’t last more than ‘a couple of days’ in plastic containers
- But her grandmother recommended storing the berries in glass jars.
- Andie claims the fruit lasted two weeks with the simple switch
- ‘Tell me I’m not the only one who didn’t know this?!’ Andie wrote on TikTok
An Australian mum of two shared a lesser known “hack” to make strawberries last longer in the fridge.
in a tik tok video, Andie Barber claims the simple tactic will keep fruit fresh for up to two weeks.
“My nana recently stayed at our house…and my daughter loves berries,” Andie said in the clip, adding, “And we buy them from Woolies, just in these bins.”
Andie held up the basket of strawberries that have holes in the packaging for airflow, but said the fruit usually only lasts “a couple of days” in plastic.
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Australian mother of two Andie Barber (pictured) shared how to make fresh berries last longer. On TikTok, she claims her grandmother told her to store fresh fruit in airtight glass jars instead of plastic baskets.
Upon hearing the complaint, Andie’s grandmother suggested an alternative.
Then my nanna said, “Why don’t you keep them in glass jars?” And I was like, “I don’t know, nanna. Why don’t I just keep them in glass jars?” Andie said.
So i tried it. I tried it. I had some strawberries in this glass jar… Look at the strawberry. It is perfect. It’s been in the fridge for probably almost two weeks.
Andie was surprised that the fruit lasted so long by making the simple change and held up a strawberry to the camera before taking a bite.
In the comments to the video, Andie also revealed that the trick works on strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries.
The glass jar was filled with fruit and stored with the lid on.
It is understood that berries spoil faster when kept in plastic supermarket baskets, as holes in the packaging often let air and bacteria in, while airtight glass jars slow this process down.
Since then, the short video has been viewed more than 65,000 times and other TikTok users seemed impressed.
‘Nana!! Why are you hiding these more adult secrets from adults!?’ one person wrote.
‘I had no idea, I’m definitely trying this. Thanks for sharing!’ said another.
A third added: ‘Really! Wow.’