What's a lettuce keeper?

This innovative Prepworks Lettuce Produce Keeper features an adjustable air vent and water reservoir to create the ideal environment for fresh fruits and vegetables, keeping them fresh longer. Simply wash and store your veggies in one container.

How does a lettuce keeper work?

This produce keeper relies on a carbon filter to trap and absorb gases, ultimately giving your produce a longer shelf life. Why it made our list: Each container has an adjustable vent that lets you set different humidity levels for different types of produce.

How do you store lettuce in a keeper?

A water reservoir in the base keeps produce moist while an adjustable venting regulates air circulation and moisture. The oval shape works for all lettuce types and a removable divider allows for simultaneous storage of different types of produce. Store it under the lid when not in use.

Who makes the best lettuce keeper?

What is a lettuce crisper?

The salad drawer, or crisper as it's also know, is designed to control the humidity in the air around your fresh fruit and veg. Thin-skinned and leafy produce, like strawberries, spinach and lettuce, are best stored in a high humidity environment.

How To Keep Lettuce Fresh

What's the difference between a crisper and fresh drawer?

The difference between the two can be confusing, and the result is often spoiled or damaged food. Although any refrigerator is designed to store foods at chilly temperatures, the fresh drawer keeps foods at the lowest temperatures possible without freezing them. The crisper drawer helps keep high-moisture foods fresh.

How do you use a lettuce bag?

Easy to Use - Place your lettuce, or any product into the bag, pull tight, and place in the fridge to keep your food fresher for longer. To clean the lettuce bag, just wipe with a damp cloth.

What is the best way to store lettuce in the fridge?

From there, the best way to store heads of lettuce is to first remove any damaged or wilted outer leaves, then wrap in a few paper towels. Store in the crisper drawer of your refrigerator until ready to use — this drawer is designed to maintain the ideal humidity and air circulation for produce.

Should you vent lettuce?

Use Your Crisper Drawers (Correctly!)

Keep the vent closed for vegetables because they like to be in high humidity so they don't lose moisture. No matter what type of produce, vents stay open if it's been cut.

How do you keep cut lettuce fresh?

Line a Ziploc bag with a couple sheets of paper towel before you store your lettuce in it. (I take out the old paper towel and replace it with new every couple of days, if it is wet.)

How do you use a salad keeper?

Simply wash and store your veggies in one container. The divider snaps into place to store different types of fruits and vegetables in the same containre.

What is a lettuce knife?

+ Larger Image. A plastic serrated edge knife that is designed to slice lettuce without causing the edges of the lettuce to turn brown. When cutting lettuce with a metal knife, the edges of the lettuce will turn a light rusty brown after it is stored for a short time.

What is the point of a crisper drawer?

A crisper drawer set to low-humidity (sometimes labeled the “fruit” setting) lets out some of the ethylene gases that lead to faster rotting, thereby keeping these fruits and vegetables fresher, longer.

What should be stored in bottom drawer of fridge?

Meats and fish should be on the mid-tier shelf. Cheeses and cold cuts should be placed in the top drawer below the bottom shelf. Fruit and produce (salads and vegetables) can be in the middle of bottom drawer, still cool but not too cold so they do not freeze. One of these drawers usually has a humidity control.

What is the long drawer in the fridge for?

It's all about airflow.

The crisper drawer extends the life of your fruits and vegetables by controlling the airflow around them via the vents. Most crisper drawers have adjustable humidity vents, allowing you to close off the airflow (creating more humidity) or open it up (creating a low-humidity environment).

Should you store lettuce in an airtight container?

It is recommended that lettuce be wrapped airtight and kept in a cold spot in the refrigerator. High humidity will help keep lettuce crisp, so you may want to wrap the lettuce in a paper towel that has been very lightly dampened with water, then place the wrapped lettuce in a plastic bag and seal it tightly.

Do you have to refrigerate a head of lettuce?

You can keep lettuce at room temperature for up to 2 hours and then you need to refrigerate it. Lettuce can harbor bacteria and viruses that cause food-borne illness, so you should wash it thoroughly under running water. Pat it dry, then store it wrapped in paper towels in the refrigerator.

Can lettuce be uncovered in the fridge?

Store Head Lettuce in Plastic

Large ziptop bags are perfect for storing lettuce. You never want to just pop your lettuce into the fridge uncovered. Plastic makes a perfect shield for lettuce. That's why so many varieties now come in resealable packages.

How do restaurants keep lettuce crisp?

But removing the air is exactly the opposite of what lettuce needs. Lettuce actually needs a good amount of airflow, in addition to a bit of moisture, in order to stay crisp. That's why restaurants store their lettuce in special perforated bins that allow for air circulation while it's held in the fridge.

Does wrapping lettuce in foil keep it fresh?

This easy tip shows you how to wrap your lettuce in aluminum foil to keep it fresh in the refrigerator. The lettuce stays so crisp after a month I can even use it for salads!

How long does a head of lettuce last in the fridge?

Loose leaf lettuce can last seven to ten days when properly stored, but head lettuce lasts much longer than that. Left intact and unwashed, head lettuce will last one to three weeks in the fridge.

Why does blowing into a bag of lettuce?

Another salad hack we can vouch for is blowing a little air into the plastic bag before sealing it. The carbon dioxide from your breath keeps the greens greener for longer. Although we don't recommend doing this if others will be eating the lettuce too.

How do you keep salad fresh overnight?