carrots.....

[captainbovine]

..how do you store yours?

I've tried the fridge, under the sink, on the counter top but I can't stop them going black!!!

I've wrapped them in paper towel to soak up any moisture, left them loose in the fridge,

help! I'm running out of ideas!!!

[chickengrandma-2008]

I put mine in the veg draw in the fridge, as with all my veggies except potatoes.

They never go black.  How long do you keep them?  Mine last a week or ten days fine.

[bitsnknots]

What my mum does is boil or steam them for four minutes after which she puts them in cold water for another four minutes.  When they've dried off, she puts them in the freezer.

[stan3502]

keep mine in a brown paper bag on the veg trolley in the coolest part of the kitchen out of the sun

[ilove2patch]

Mine go in the salad drawer in the fridge. Never had them go black.

[myraandjim]

I put mine in the salad drawer and they stay good, mind you the rabbit eats so many that they don't hang around for long anyway.

[ginap.123]

I peel, slice and then open freeze before bagging up for the freezer

[chickengrandma-2008]

I blanched and froze stacks of carrots last year that someone gave me, freshly pulled up an hour before, but I hardly use them as they're quite watery when cooked.  Not like fresh at all. 

[cookiecookuk]

i have had carrots in fridge for 1/2 weeks and never had them go black.

[ilove2patch]

I never freeze veg as it's available fresh all through the year.

[twishy123]

I just eat mine 

[023mjc]

They do go a bit soggy when they've been frozen, don't they. OK to chuck in a stew or cassarole though. Better than wasting them.

[chickengrandma-2008]

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@ilove2patch wrote:

I never freeze veg as it's available fresh all through the year.

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I don't usually, but when you're given a whole load at once...the same person brings us (me) carrier bags full of sweetcorn too.  I love them.  I just take the leaves off and freeze them as they are and they come out again exactly the same.  I've frozen peas and beans out of the garden too, but they seem better if you don't blanche them.

[ilove2patch]

I just don't like home frozen veg. I would make soup from a glut of anything & freeze that though.:)

[bitsnknots]

It's funny how our tastes differ because I think that they taste better.

[millielilac]

Just put them in the salad / veg box in the bottom of the fridge . I also have a few " salad keepers " in the bottom of drawer ....little plastic ball type things and they do seem to extend the life of fruit and veg.

I buy lots of carrots though and they do not last long in our house as the dog loves them and we feed her them instead of dog treats . They help clean her teeth too ....she absolutely loves raw carrots .

[ed_blackadder_1]

Keep mine in the garage, they don't last long here either pesky dog lives them.

[fluffypenquin]

I buy them, peel them and put them in water and store in the fridge - they last ages and ages. 

[malacandran]

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@fluffypenquin wrote:

I buy them, peel them and put them in water and store in the fridge - they last ages and ages. 

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That seems a lot of effort.  I mean,  when you personally peel them and store them in water. Why not buy a tin of carrots, which are also peeled and stored in water inside the can, and last much longer than in the fridge?

[fluffypenquin]

Uh I don't understand that comment.

Tinned carrots do not taste like fresh carrots.

At any point that I wanted to cook the carrots I would have to wash and peel them anyway, so all it means is that I do that after buying them and they are ready to cook when I want to.  Same amount of work involved, just do it after purchase as opposed to doing it when I want to cook them.  They keep really well and no more wasted floppy black carrots - wasted and put it in the bin or on the compost heap.