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!!!

[fluffypenquin]

Tinned carrots are already cooked - and taste disgusting. They are always too sweet as well

[malacandran]

But - unless you eat your fresh carrots raw - you have to cook them.

And such cooking means - boiling them in water. So  the fresh carrots get put in water, just like the carrots in the tins.

[bitsnknots]

I must admit that I don't like tinned carrots either.

[fluffypenquin]

Each to their own but tinned carrots do not taste the same or have the same texture as freshly cooked carrots.  Much like tinned peas, tomatoes or potatoes - none of them taste like freshly cooked vegetables.  However, you seem to want to negate my comments so I won't bother making any comments anymore.  I was answering the OP's question, not wishing for you to pick an argument. Goodnight

[ed_blackadder_1]

If you peel veg before use you loose all the vitamins. With fresh veg it's best to buy little and often if you can.Not all fresh veg is as fresh as you think. Some has been hanging around a long time especially in supermarkets. Frozen veg is much fresher.

[stan3502]

Carrots - fresh
Peas - fresh if in season otherwise frozen peit pois
Swede fresh only
Broa beans - fresh or frozen
potatoes- fresh only
Green beans - fresh or frozen
Sweet corn fresh , tinned or frozen
tomatoes - fresh or tinned depending what they accompany


The list goes on and on and is only my preference ...................

Each to their own as far as I'm concerned

[**towery**]

i think the eating of tinned veg is something of an acquired taste

mainly those who were brought up eating  fresh veg  really cant get used to the taste that comes with tinned veg

i knew someone who had only ever eaten  new potatoes from a tin,  when i gave her fresh new ones she wouldnt believe they could be the same veg

each way of  preserbing food whether it be canning or freezing  alters it from the fresh fruit or veg

i prefer fresh but really prefer frozen peas,  canned  sweetcorn and canned mushy peas

[023mjc]

Tinned carrots are nothing more than orange mush. Even soggy home frozen ones are better than that.  We grow our own and have been unsuccessful at storing them, so I slice, blanch and freeze. As I said, not really nice enough to have with a dinner, but fine for stews and casseroles, so they don't get wasted.

[023mjc]

Oooooh, mushy peas !!!   Fish and chips is naked without them.

[*chez*]

If fresh carrots go black. but are still firm. peel them.. its usually only the skin thats gone black.. inside is fine....

[cee-dee]

You've no idea how old your "fresh" carrots are so storing them can be hit or miss.

Before the common usage of refrigerators and freezers, when we used to grow all our own stuff, things like Potatoes, Carrots, Turnips and root veg were stored in what we called a "Tump", other people call it a "Clamp". You have to make sure none of the things are damaged when lifting them.

The idea was to keep them frost free but cool, in the dark and slightly moist.

[leoleoleo123]

Rabbits should not be given too many carrots.. high in sugars.

store mine in the fridge, some tend to go black on the skin, but i too just peel em and use em!

[captainbovine]

what?? the rabbits????

It's strange, either they go snotty at the ends or black. I buy them fresh as I can but I've started only buying loose ones now so I get only a couple at a time. If I buy a bag they were going funny before I could use them all. They seemed to make a lot of condensation so I was using kitchen towel underneath them.

I'll try under the sink in the dark, but I think they went black under there in 3 or 4 days....

[leoleoleo123]

[**towery**]

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@captainbovine wrote:

what?? the rabbits????

It's strange, either they go snotty at the ends or black. I buy them fresh as I can but I've started only buying loose ones now so I get only a couple at a time. If I buy a bag they were going funny before I could use them all. They seemed to make a lot of condensation so I was using kitchen towel underneath them.

I'll try under the sink in the dark, but I think they went black under there in 3 or 4 days....

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are you buying from the same place each time?

[ilove2patch]

I can honestly say I have never had carrots go black. Is your fridge the correct temperature?

[petitecalicocat]

If you always buy them from the same place  try somewhere else see if it makes any difference 🙂 

[malacandran]

Why eat carrots anyway?

They don't seem a natural food for humans.  If we just stopped eating them, would we suffer any ill-effects.

[captainbovine]

oh no I couldn't give up my carrot and swede mash.....

the fridge is OK but they go black, so I put it in the dark...same thing.

they're Mr T's carrots but Al*i ones are worse they won't last 3 days sometimes!!!!

I used to get some brilliant bags from JML that stored them brilliantly but you can't get them now.

I just buy the odd couple of carrots as I need them now.

[ed_blackadder_1]

Whats wrong with carrots, full of vitamins and cooked properly or even raw they are sweet and delicious