Keep 'em fresher for longer.
these are the best ways to store herbs.First things first: When you get the herbs home from the supermarket, can you store them as they are, or should you give 'em a quick wash first? Many sites recommend against washing, as it adds moisture to the herbs. But most supermarkets mist their herbs on the shelves these days, so those herbs are pretty darn wet to begin with.
To test whether washing makes a difference, I split a bunch of parsley and a bunch of cilantro in half, washing one half in a salad spinner filled with cold water and spinning it dry. The other half I left unwashed, though I did spin it dry to remove any excess moisture. I stored both in partially closed zipper-lock bags in the refrigerator.before the washed herbs did. Why is this? Surface debris and bacteria on the herbs can cause more rapid decay.
With that information, I had a basic guide for what I wanted: some exposure to air to allow moisture to escape, but notStorage Methods I narrowed the field down to five common storage methods that seemed to be the most promising. As a control, I also stored herbs by throwing them straight into the fridge in their original bag from the supermarket. I stored each set of herbs until it showed signs of rotting or losing freshness.Stored inside a zipper-lock bag left slightly open.Wrapped in a damp paper towel and stored inside a plastic zipper-lock bag.
The only downside of the method? It takes up a lot of vertical space, and, more importantly, there's a real risk of accidentally knocking the container of herbs over as you fish around in the fridge. More than once, I had to clean up accidental water spills after knocking over herbs while reaching behind them.
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