Or is there something in it that actually doesn't do good??
Ever since all of this I am very cautious about what I use and do so just wanted to see what y'all thought...any help and info is always greatly appreciated!
And a sidenote..I know its been a while since I posted on here but feeling a little better in case people were wondering
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- I would question what it made of, and what's in it. I see no note that this is BPA-free and all that color has to come from somewhere.
And will it recycle?
I would just go with a BPA-free very sturdy plastic bin with a burp-able seal.
Glass is best, though (as any plastic is still petroleum an has major environemental drawbacks but not as bad if it's cold and the food is whole) and a BPA-free plastic lid that can burp (that just means it will make a tight seal when you push the air out of it.
ANY plastic should be PBA-free, at the very least.
Whatever you buy, make sure it will last for the rest of your life, and many years beyond that. That is my measure now for buying anything. The landfills are already too full.
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You put them in the fridge next to the fruits and veggies and they absorb the ethylwhatever fruits/veggies give off. They are very small.
Thanks keebler. As we all know here its a ton of work to heal but its worth it. Not there 100% yet but finally found the path that works best for me.
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- Well, IMO, veggies need to be in (burped &) sealed containers to retain their freshness. I would never put veggies in the fridge, just open to the air.
Fruits are best kept only in the fruit bin where apples keep for months (citrus for quite a while), or if after cut and prepared, put in a sealed container, "burped" - or frozen.
So this gadget is not all that smart, really. Seems unnecessary. -
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How in the world can you keep vegetables for more than one day sitting on your kitchen counter???
Nothing lasts long outside the fridge.
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- I didn't see that anyone mentioned leaving veggies out on the counter, out of the fridge. Guess my eyes missed that. Most of veggies I eat have to live in the fridge, sealed. They just won't last open to the air, even in fridge.
ROOT Veggies need to be left out, though not in the sun or near heat [other than beets & carrots, which need the fridge] - in a wicker basket - or with room to breathe in a solid walled bowl -
- lined with a cotton towel (woven cotton better than a terry cloth towel) . . . this is so they can breathe but also be kept in the dark, all wrapped up - LOOSELY within their bundle.
If one has a pantry that has good air circulation, this would be a good place to place the baskets in the dark. Best if cool, too, but it needs to get some consistent air circulation.
Beets to best DRY in a container. If washed, I dry them completely before storing in sealed bin in fridge. They do keep best with not yet washed.
For those for counter top bowls or baskets, Best to not use anything other than cotton or linen. Other synthetic fabrics will just act as plastic wrap and cause spoilage very soon.
Ginger keeps this way, too, next to my onions and garlic . . . maybe potatoes or yams. Depending upon their freshness and the temperature of the room, their longevity will vary but do check yams often in their cozy little "beds" - this time of year, onions don't last quit as long either.
WINTER squash is best just left out on the counter, not covered.
SUMMER squash needs to be in a tight container, or the veggie bin in the fridge unless to be used within a day or two.
Other veggies, all the greens, best in sealed containers in the fridge. As long as I always "burp" the lid tight, my veggies can last a long time. I can get shopping done only about every 3 - 4 weeks so this really matter.
The kind of veggie matters, too. Some keep far longer. Brussels sprouts have lasted me up to three weeks, sealed up all nice and cold. Carrots will last a month. And all these are organic.
Be sure to buy the freshest possible. Ask the store clerks for how to figure that out. There are some tricks.
I'll look later to see if I can find a link for the fridge containers that work so well for me. I have the bottom two shelves in fridge "fitted" completely with these.
The container store is a good place to begin. -
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Wow. Thanks for all the info. Yea we mainly just keep the veggies in the containers in the fridge or on the bottom shelf.
Saw these bluapple things and thought the concept was cool.
I can see how it makes sense absorbing the ehtylene gas veggies give off...but was having a tough time finding what was in them that is absorbing the ehtylene.
Keebler: I think LymeToo was mentioning how on their website they have the veggies sitting on a counter with the bluapple next to them and how they do not rot b/c the bluapple absorbs the ehtylene gas.
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- Oh, thanks. I did not see the countertop photo (and they say this is for the fridge or a storage bin), it's not on their main page. The veggies are just sort of there, in space, on their main page.
Still, the air circulation from the fridge will dry out foods that are not in a sealed bin. Anytime the fridge fan is going, that force of air can dry out whatever is sitting there, unprotected. -
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Well, IMO, veggies need to be in (burped &) sealed containers to retain their freshness. I would never put veggies in the fridge, just open to the air.
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- To clarify, here's the qualifier: " just open to the air."
The whole sentence fits together. Maybe could have been better contructed but, to be sure, I meant . . . in the fridge.
. . .[referring to] sealed containers. . . . I would never put veggies in fridge, JUST OPEN TO THE AIR. -
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