Does it help strawberries last longer?
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Came across this question and am volunteering an answer: Put fresh unhulled strawberries in sink with 3 or 4 inches room temp. water with about 1/4 cup (dissolved) salt; leave for 15 or 20 minutes. Wash container in same salted water. Drain berries and container; place back in 'fridge with a folded paper towel beneath to catch excess water. Berries ready to hull & use and they stay fresh nearly twice as long.
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Absolutely ! Have had organics in crisper with an apple and they lasted almost a week. Be sure to get firm berries to start. Don't wash till time to eat. Apple has saved me tons of $ on fresh fruits and vegs
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In my experience , I put 2 blu apples into my produce bin. I stored strawberries in their ventilated container inside of the drawer with 2 apples. The next week they were still good. So, I have decided to have extra apples around to stuff into clipped spinach bags, and bagged salads and veggies... the stuff you never have room for in your produce drawer. i think it will work like an enclosed drawer.I am impressed and I like that I don't have to wash out and reuse the green bags that serve the same purpose. Yes , this works. It is just a matter of chemistry. I liked the green bags too, years ago, but got tired of washing the bags and having them dry all over my kitchen and be messy looking. I like the blu apples better...but you need more than 2 to cover everything if you like having veggies stored. Hey, for cost of produce, why not try it? It works for me. I toss a whole lot less into the compost bin. Don't expect miracles, highly delicate items like raspberries will last longer than usual but nothing is a miracle cure for nature.
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Sure, strawberry plants I've seen have not been too deep-rooted, so this should work just fine to remove them.
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You could try, but strawberries prefer full sun. If they grew in the shade, they likely wouldn't produce much fruit. They can be and do well planted in containers that you can move to a sunny location.
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Hi this is Alyssa from Palouse Brand. If wheat berries are stored in a dark, dry and cool place they can last for years.
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It is faster and gets more hull while wasting less fruit than I do with a knife. Is it necessary? Of course not, but we eat more strawberries now that they are easier to process.
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It most certainly can. So far as I know it is quite safe and will not harm strawberries.
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It seems to help ALL fruits and vegetables to last longer. It absorbs the gasses they emit that cause them to ripen, so it slows down the deterioration process. I keep them in all my fruit and veggie drawers in the fridge and with all my baskets of fruit & veggies on the counter. It helps make things last longer.
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I have never used the Yonanas but I used bananas, blueberries, cherries, and peaches and all have worked well, when it was really hot we used it almost everyday, I am keeping different types of fresh fruit in the freezer for a quick snack. Will be trying strawberries in the next few days.
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I can't really say that it helps those specific items last longer but my overall impression is that I'm throwing away much less since using these things. In the way of example, cilantro that might have been good for 2-3 days now is good for a week.
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If it takes several days to get enough fruit and vegetable waste it can become quite smelly. This helps withy the odor.
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Try them, they work better if you make the liquid and use it instead of the plain berries.
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I've used it a few times for strawberries -- as long as you don't push too hard/fast it should be fine.
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It can do it very well. I set mine on number 4 (15 minutes). My strawberries will last for a week for sure. That's about as long as it takes my crew to go through them. My do heart's of Romans, and butter crisp lettuce. It will hold in the crisper all week as I buy enough to last that long. The secret is to let it drain and dry as completely before putting it in a zip lock bag and into the veggie crisper. I love this machine. I did water today and it is the best tasting water I have ever tasted (tap, at that). Just start slowly, about an ounce at a time to see how it makes you feel. Hope this helps. It can do it very well. I set mine on number 4 (15 minutes). My strawberries will last for a week for sure. That's about as long as it takes my crew to go through them. My do heart's of Romans, and butter crisp lettuce. It will hold in the crisper all week as I buy enough to last that long. The secret is to let it drain and dry as completely before putting it in a zip lock bag and into the veggie crisper. I love this machine. I did water today and it is the best tasting water I have ever tasted (tap, at that). Just start slowly, about an ounce at a time to see how it makes you feel. Hope... » Read More It can do it very well. I set mine on number 4 (15 minutes). My strawberries will last for a week for sure. That's about as long as it takes my crew to go through them. My do heart's of Romans, and butter crisp lettuce. It will hold in the crisper all week as I buy enough to last that long. The secret is to let it drain and dry as completely before putting it in a zip lock bag and into the veggie crisper. I love this machine. I did water today and it is the best tasting water I have ever tasted (tap, at that). Just start slowly, about an ounce at a time to see how it makes you feel. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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Yes I believe it will work. I haven't used it for that purpose but other plants with similar growth patterns.....the lateral growth of strawberries certainly takes more effort and just a little practice with this weeder.
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Yes it kind of does remove a lot of the strawberry then it would just cutting the stem off. It's more meant for filling the strawberries which is great and so convenient you'll love it!
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I don't know about cut up strawberries, but for whole strawberries are great. Watermelon keeps well too.
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I personally don't think it's great for strawberries. I just did a test. My strawberries were not softened in any way, just got them out of the fridge. But the masher's metal pieces are pretty thick and wide apart. My strawberries never got fully mashed and pieces kept sticking in between the metal. Not sure if you're softening the berries first. But even if you did, I don't think this masher will finely mash berries. Someone else may have had success doing so, but I'd stick with just potatoes for this masher.