Thank you very much, I’m sure you will find it very useful in your kitchen too. Thanks for letting us know where you live, I always find it very interesting to see where our audience comes from. Welcome to our little food journey and greetings from Australia. Thanks for watching and taking the time to Leave such a great comment.;-))
You're welcome! I often buy things in season in bulk and really don’t like shopping during busy days or hot weather. This idea has ensured I always have ample fresh crisp lettuce on hand all year round and never have any waste. I’m delighted you found the budget lettuce saving hack useful in your kitchen too. Thanks for the great feedback and for watching.;-))
Thank you for your feedback Walter, we will be bringing you more recipes to use pantry goods to try and encourage and inspire people to cook at home even though they may not be confident or experienced with preparing meals. Thank you for watching and we hope you stay safe and well also.;-))
Thank You ... just got my green produce and didn't see this video with the tip about breaking the core instead of cutting it away.. nor the tip about the dampened paper towel because everyone says to use dry ones - so mine is packed away in dry paper towels. Will certainly take your advice next time around.
Thank you Angie P, I have tried all methods of food preservation and found this idea which was shared to me by an elderly farmer to be the best. When we started growing lettuce they all became ripe to pick at once, what can you do with 6 big fat lettuce? We give some to neighbours and store the rest. With just 2 of us at home now, it’s easy to have waste from your home garden if your not careful. Big pumpkins are cut and shared, souped and sconned. Not really words but you get my idea lol. I’m delighted to help, if we can help you save money and stop wasting a precious resource like food, then I couldn’t be happier. Thanks for the great feedback and for watching.;-))
I've been doing this for years, but don't use a damp paper towel or a plastic bag. I drain the head fully, then store it "hole" side up in a 1.4L (5.2 cup) tupperware semi-round container. I get two weeks or more that way out of a head. I also heft several heads when shopping, looking for a good-sized one that weighs the least. I've found I get a lot more green leaves that way and a lot less of the whitish/yellow heart, which doesn't make for good sandwiches, etc. Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the great feedback. I also have a Tupperware lettuce keeper. Mine has a spike with a draining base on it. You remove the ‘core’ stem, wash the lettuce and drain thoroughly then place it stem side down on the spike, excess moisture drains away and keeps the lettuce fresh for a couple of weeks. Tupperware or the copy brands take up a lot of space in the fridge or cupboard storage, they are expensive to buy but the lifetime warranty is a definite bonus. Sometimes the lettuce is too large to fit and as you use the lettuce the container remains the same size, taking up a lot of real estate in your esky/cooler. I particularly like this tip when camping, or caravanning because you only use as much space as the lettuce uses. Plastic bags are cheap, don’t take up much space and in this instance can be reused a number of times, it good for the environment but most lettuce are sold in plastic bags anyway so I just use those. I try to find a lettuce with a solid heart, the centre leaves will often been less green but when shredded for burgers or wraps the taste is the same and as they don’t sell lettuce by weight but by the unit I find the heavier ones are tightly packed and I get more value for money, they are a bit more difficult to separate the leaves though. Depending on the intended use sometimes there is a compromise to consider. We grow our own lettuce and often find they all are ready to harvest at once. This method allows me to stagger the shelf life with less waste. We had a neighbour who would time his lettuce crop to harvest after ours, that way we were able to share each other’s harvest and keep each other in fresh lettuce all summer long. It worked well for us but that lovely old neighbour has moved closer to town. We miss him and his garden sharing technique. I really appreciate your comments and feel our viewers will find your ideas most valuable as well. Thank you very much for watching . We hope you are staying safe and well, greetings from Australia.;-))
You are very welcome Christine, delighted to help. Nothing worse than wasting food because that is wasting money and it’s unnecessary. Enjoy your crispy fresh lettuce until the last leaf. Thanks for the lovely feedback and for watching.;-))
you know what's strange. Some people say use dry paper towels, as you want lettuce dry as possible. But for you it's the opposite. moist paper towels to make sure the lettuce keeps it's moisture. Your method obviously works, but strange the dry paper towel people also get long lasting lettuce.
+I don't know thanks for the great feedback, we have tried both methods and find dry paper dehydrates the lettuce and often you have to discard the outer leaves as they become limp. I guess it may depend on the moisture content of your lettuce, how well you wash it and allow it to drain properly too. For us this method is fail safe with this particular variety of lettuce which is called an iceberg Lettuce here in Australia. We rarely keep it as long as we did in the video preferring to eat our salads and vegetables as fresh as possible at their peak of nutrition but we deliberately kept this one for several weeks for the demonstration purpose. We did find that after about 5 weeks the lettuce did have a slightly bitter taste and had lost its fresh sweetness. Believe it or not it still retained its crunchy texture even after that length of time. I'd be interested to know which method, dry or damp towel gave you the best results, if you had a chance to compare. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to share your opinion.;-))
Thank you very much for the lovely feedback. This tip will keep your lettuce crisp and fresh until the very last leaf is used. Glad we could help you save money and food in your kitchen too. Thanks for watching, now I’m off to research Lettuce Wedge Salads, thanks for your tip too.;-))
Thanks for the inspiration +J L Murray we have just uploaded your recipe suggestion and you are absolutely correct about this Lettuce Wedge Salad Idea, its fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing your idea, now our viewers have another delightful Lettuce recipe to try. I'd love to hear what you though of our version and Thanks again for the fantastic feedback. ruclips.net/video/XHWdkkNi3to/видео.html
I like to try new things and since you dry your lettuce with paper towel, I am going to place it in a container like a tote box, get a box fan and dry it. My second thought is to put the lettuce in a big cheesecloth and blow it with a fan.
Thanks for the suggestion. I recently washed my lettuce, dried it ready for lunch when unexpected visitors popped in. There was a delay of about an hour before I was able to return to preparing the salad the the air dried lettuce was limp, lost its crispness and was unappetising, I was able to rejuvenate it by dredging in cold water whilst I prepared the remaining ingredients but it taught me not to air dry the lettuce, much longer and it would’ve been wasted or used in cooking. I hope you have better success but may I caution you to attempt a small amount to start with in case your experiment doesn’t work. We had food waste here in the cheekyricho kitchen and find a salad spinner to be a useful addition to the kitchen arsenal for things like gentle spin drying greens, berrys and washed fresh chopped potatoes prior to air frying them. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.;-)).
On iceberg lettuce. soon as i get it home i put it under water. Risen well, let drip out. Then i put into, Like 3 Walmart bags! close it up and put it in the veg ben in the refrig. Some time i can keep it, a month, some time only weeks. Depends on how fresh it is. When i used lettuce, i tear off leaves a time only! that going to be used and wrap it back up and down in the Veg bin it goes ~ i have a few time keep lettuce for 3 months before it went bad. 👀
That’s good to know, I find wringing out the paper towel to damp , maintains the moisture level to the correct level. Sometimes I change the paper towel if the stem oxides to make the towel appear ‘rusty’. This method works for me, sometimes for several months, which saves waste but I would be concerned about nutrition loss after long term storage. Hope that helps and thank you for sharing your experience with me, I’m sure our audience will find it most helpful as well. Hope you are staying safe and well.;-))
@@CheekysKitchen 😆or become rabbits and eat it all up at once. That is cool. I'am going to have to try the paper towel. LONG AS IT TASTE GOOD AND CRISPY 👍👍That been the 2 biggest problem is to much water, and the Rusty color YUCK. i try to keep it cut off Thanks for sharing. Only way to learn
@@CheekysKitchen lettuce and milk are the 2 most thrown away.. Only way i can keep milk is by freeze it in qt freezer bags 4 bag per gallon. This is for buttermilk freaks like me. Can take that Whole milk with some store bough culture buttermilk. LOW FAT BUTTERMILK WANT WORK OK GOT TO BE CULTURE BUTTERMILK >> mix it 50/50 let it set out over night to thicken . THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP MILK FOR EVER is to make home made buttermilk. I also got 6 different favors of buttermilk, by add these things. 1 buttermilk ranch dressing, 2 blue cheese buttermilk, 3 cucumber juice buttermilk, 4 tomato juice buttermilk, 5 apple cider vinegar buttermilk. i for got the other one he hee Now i remember 6 FRESH SQUEEZE LIME JUICE BUTTERMILK YUM They will all keep for ever ~ the water may separate from the cream i had some set in the refrig. for 3 year all i did was shake it up and drank it YUM no bad smells and no bad taste. You may need to thin it down over long periods with water or milk or with these add ins. As these cultures grow. SHAKE THEM UP GOOD. >> Way to just keep on making it is buy a gallon of whole milk pour half into a pitcher and pour the whole milk into the gallon of home made butter milk take the other halve of whole milk and pour into the pitcher of home made butter milk shake them up good ! Throw a towel over them. let it set out over night to thicken IT JUST KEEPS GOING ON AND ON ~ with another gallon of whole milk > do it again and again
Another thing is to limit the use of steel knives, you can actually buy a serrated plastic knife is made just for that purpose and it’s surprisingly sharp and cuts the lettuce beautiful. Just another little tip you may find useful in your kitchen.;-))
You are most welcome Marylin, , very happy to help. Hopefully you’ll never have to throw out any more lettuce. Thanks for watching and your lovely feedback.;-))
If i may offer some advice.. Do not use a damp towel. Produce should be dried as thoroughly as possible before put into,a cooler. That damp towel is speeding up the decay process and exciting the rate of the lettuce releasing ethylene gas. Dry the lettuce completely by either breaking it apart and placing the keaves in a salad spinner, or letting it sit on a counter to air dry. Once Dry, put it in a Ziploc bag and suck the air out. This method should be used for all fruits and vegetables, cool, dry and air free. Your cold hardy crops such as lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, spinach, arugula, mushrooms, celery and cauliflower store well at around 40 degrees. Your tomatoes, squashes, beans, potatoes and most others store better at 50-60 degrees.
You are most welcome Anthony, we hate waste too. A dollar saved is more than a dollar earned , it means you still have a dollar to spend lol. Thanks for watching and your awesome feedback.;-))
Yes you can, just make sure you shake off excess water before covering with damp kitchen paper. It will definitely extend the shelf life of the lettuces. Don’t remove the leaves from the stems though. Hope that helps thanks for watching.;-))
No more compost lettuce for your family now Zedukai. Lettuce waste is officially a thing of the past. Love your funky avatar, very clever. Thanks for watching.;-))
I have a healthy worm garden from the amount of lettuce dug in there. We are have now set up the lettuce. I hate the other types of leafy stuff that was replacing the iceberg lettuce because it was going bad so quick. There is only 2 of us living in this house, and you can't buy half a lettuce. Thanks again for this, trialling from today, actually... the lettuce is a week old already, bought on the 18th.
Got to feel sorry for those worms now lol!! You will delighted with this method, food waste is too expensive. You can buy all sorts of plastic lettuce keepers but some aren’t big enough for a large lettuce and they take up so much valuable fridge space especially when the lettuce gets smaller with use. When not being used in winter they take up heaps of cupboard space. Plastic bags and paper towels are cheap, get them anywhere and do a fabulous job of preserving your lettuce until the last tiny core leaves. I know you will be impressed with this easy money and lettuce saving hack. Thanks for the great feedback.;-))
That is a very valid question. There is no need to release the lettuce during storage. Sometimes unwrapping damp paper towel from the lettuce will cause to to tear and breakdown. Occasionally it is easier to apply a fresh damp piece of towel, rather than try to salvage a torn and fragmented original piece. The may also be some slight oxidisation around the pieces of lettuce near the removed stem location, this may leach into the damp towel and appear as a rust like coloured stain. It won’t affect the lettuces keeping ability but does look unsightly so sometimes I will simply replace it because it looks tired. Hope that helps.;-))
+Donald Mellor thank you Donald. This method absolutely works. We have just returned from an overseas trip of almost 2 months and I purposely left a small heart of a left over lettuce in my fridge to test if it would keep over that time and it did, perfect crisp pale green iceberg lettuce we enjoyed with some tinned red salmon we brought home from Alaska. A quick and healthy snack to enjoy before we could get to the shops to replenish our fresh food supplies. We hate waste in the Cheekyricho kitchen and this little lettuce would've been destined to the compost heap or to be donated to neighbours prior to our departure otherwise. Instead we were able to test my method and enjoy it at a much later date. We are glad you found it helpful too and thank you very much for watching and leaving the lovely comment. Have a great week.;-))
Thank you very much for your quest Michiel, I usually use a brand called Viva because it very tough and doesn’t rip easily when wet but I have recently found a Bamboo ‘Paper’ towel which is so tough I think you could throw it into the washing machine. It’s perfect for wrapping mushrooms in to keep them fresh, in fact you’ve given me an idea for a video. Lol It’s unbleached, very absorbent, doesn’t shrink or tear and reusable dozens of times. I bought the first couple of rolls online but lately I’ve seen it crazy shops or dollar stores. Well worth the investment because it’s sustainable. Great for cleaning windows and mirrors too because it’s not lint shedding. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.;-))
Thank you very much, we hope we can continue to help you save money, prevent food wastage and cook some outstanding dishes. Welcome aboard, delighted to have you join our happy band of followers and hope you enjoy our journey.;-))
+HelenMarieWright thank you very much, anything we can do to help people reduce food waste is hopefully always useful. Thanks for the lovely feedback and of course for watching.;-)
+lesleyosler yes you can use this method when using a container, we often do this to prevent the lettuce being squashed when using our camping fridge. I can only assume you want to either cut or tear your lettuce into pieces. If that's the case we suggest you do it prior to serving. Your lettuce will remain crisp and green without wilting or oxidising (turning brown on the raw edges) for much longer if it is basically kept more intact. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.;-))
I been looking up the best way to store lettuce. A lot of other videos show dry paper towel. Not wet/damp. The less moisture, the longer it will stay good. Is there a reason why you used wet?
Thank you for your question Adriana, to be honest I’ve not seen other videos regarding storing lettuce so I can’t compare other methods to mine. I can assure you, by using damp paper towel you are retaining the moisture content of the leaves. Sometimes the damp paper will slightly discolour as the oxidisation process concentrated away from the lettuce. This is not dangerous but can easily be replaced with a fresh damp towel if desired. I believe A dry towel will absorb moisture and dry out the outer leaves, lessening the shelf life. This method was shared to me by an elderly wife of a farmer many decades ago and I have been using it successfully ever since, especially when travelling on a yacht where fresh produce is impossible to obtain or when we have a number of lettuce, ready for use at once, from our garden. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.;-))
Question, if I want a salad the next day do I take out the lettuce from the bag and re pack it the same way with the paper towel and paper bag? Do I have to rinse them again?
+Brit G you won't have to rinse it again but sometimes the paper will get a stain on it that looks a bit like a rust colour, if that happens I usually replace the paper towel with fresh but it's not necessary. I know you won't want to keep lettuce for 2 months but it will last at least that long, using this method. I recently tested it and the lettuce was as good as the day it was first bought. Hope that helps and you should never have to waste another lettuce leaf again.;-)) thanks for watching and the enquiry.
+Brit G thank you Brit G, we have lots of healthy recipes, salads, low carb, gluten free and even some desserts that are fresh light and healthy. Good luck with you new good eating plan, salads and fresh fruit & veges less processed foods and whole grains will have you feeling great in no time.;-))🍏🍓🍆
Thank you Jose, glad you find it useful. We hate waste in the cheekyricho kitchen and this is one of the many ways we save and store food from our garden. Thanks for watching.;-))
Thank you very much Avril, this works perfectly with butter,Cos & Iceberg Lettuce. For the little delicate leaf ones, we like to remove them from the soil, roots and all, was the roots and leaves thoroughly , sit them in a glass with enough water to cover the roots, lay a damp paper towel over the top of the leaves and pop the whole thing into a plastic bag( don't expel the air though) and then store it in the fridge. The wet leaves and damp paper towel will keep the leaves moist and fresh the air filled plastic bag will allow it to breath without the dehumidifying fridge air drying it out. Also contains the the water in case it accidentally gets knocked over in the fridge and the water in the glass keeps the roots moist, almost a hydroponic environment without having to have fertiliser/nutrients in with your other fridge food. I know this sounds a bit convoluted but I have tried to explain it as thoroughly as possible. As I don't know which lettuce varieties you are growing I have tried to cover all the basics. Lettuce varieties are sometimes called different names in different countries and not all are available everywhere too. If you have a gourmet lettuce garden you can pick the mixed leaves as they grow and more leaves will replace them , mesclun salad leaves are constantly replenishing them selves. So there us no need to pick the entire plant unless you wish to do so. I do hope this has helped answer your question, if you need any more clarification or advice please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks for watching & Happy Easter. ;-))🐰
Thank you for your enquiry, just drain off the excess water so it’s not laying in the bottom of the bag. The paper towel will absorb some excess and keep it from going limp, keeping it fresh and crisp. Hope that helps and thank you for watching.;-))
Thank you for the feedback Delores, I haven’t tried a wax paper bag. We aren’t big cereal eaters unless we are travelling because it is very convenient but to be honest I don’t actually recall have a box of cereal with a wax paper bag inside the box. Normally the cereal is sealed in a plastic bag inside the box here in Australia. Those bags are pretty tough and I have been known to reuse them, after washing, to store meat which has sharp bones like chops or steak.. they are almost puncture proof. I’m sure our viewers will find your suggestion very helpful and if I do come across a wax bag I will definitely give it a try and post an update. Thank you very much for watching and thank you very much for watching.;-))
Yes you can do that but the cut edges will oxidise and turn brown within a few short days. You will use a lot more bags and take up a lot more space in you fridge. Your shelf life will be much less than a week. I don’t suggest you store lettuce for up to a month but if you need to, it is possible by using this method. Hope that helps and thanks for the watching.;-))
Love it! Totally cool and groovy trick! Can this trick be used on other types of lettuce besides iceberg? I'd love see more videos on how to do this or something similar for other types of lettuces and greens. Thank you
Thank you Quiet Bear, you can use this trick for all lettuce and leafy veges like spinach. For the little hydroponic lettuces we wash them and sit them in a glass of water with the roots submerged in the fridge with a plastic bag over the lettuce head secured with a rubber band. Stops them from being squashed and keeps them alive for ages. They don't actually grow any more but they don't die either and the water can be changed if needed. If a lettuce accidently gets too cold and freezes you can't use it in salad but you use it as s vegetable in soups or stir fries so it's not wasted. Hope that helps and thank you very much for watching.;-)) BTW love your avatar, very cute🐻
I've always heard that you have to spin it like crazy and store it with a dry paper towel to absorb the moisture. I just plunked down $30 for a salad spinner. Have I been mislead?? Great video
Thanks for your question Monica, salad spinners are great, we wash fresh herbs, lettuce, grapes and cherries in ours for serving. We also use it to spin dry rinsed raw potatoes prior to cooking into chips, wedges or fries, they are perfect for that. If you dry lettuce, then store it in dry paper, the paper will draw the moisture out of the lettuce making it limp. It will last a day or two like this but quickly dehydrate and have a short shelf life. By washing the lettuce, removing the stem/core and allowing the excess water and grit to drain away then wrapping it in a damp paper towel, before placing it in a clean plastic bag and storing it in the crisper section of your fridge, the lettuce will last up to a month, as fresh, green and crisp as the day it was first picked. Simply unwrap the paper, remove the desired number of leaves, rewrap and rebag it to continue to store it. You will find over time the paper will get a brown discolouration on it where it touches the cut surface, this is just harmless oxidisation, it won’t affect the taste or shelf life of the lettuce. I refresh the towel with a new damp piece of towel about once a week or so, it is cheap to do this considering you are increasing the shelf life of the lettuce significantly. There are all sorts of lettuce keepers on the market. They work but are expensive, use up a lot of space in the fridge, especially when the lettuce is getting used up and done lettuces are to big to fit in them to start with. I have given you a few ideas to use your salad spinner, I try to make sure all of my gadgets and appliances have many more uses other than those they intended for. I’m sure you will put it to good use, it’s also good for getting grit out of asparagus, leeks and celery too. I’m sure over time you will think of other clever ways to use it as well. You could try an experiment with the method you describe and this video hint, using a couple of pieces of the same lettuce and see which method you prefer. Obviously all food is best when eaten and used at its freshest but if you have an abundance of home grown lettuce, you buy in bulk, experience weather that isn’t good for salad meals, you’re travelling and need to shop less often, recent lockdown has added another reason to shop less frequently or you simply can’t eat it all soon enough before it spoils them I’m pretty sure you will be impressed with this simple yet very cost efficient and effective Lettuce Saving tip. Hope that helps and thanks for watching. Hope 2021 is your best year yet.;-))
@@CheekysKitchen I can't tell you how impressed I am with you, and how much I appreciate you taking the time to address my question. You have a new fan. Be well in the new year.
You are very kind, Monica, we are here to help In any way we can. I hope you find our ideas useful in your kitchen and we can provide you with lots of inspiration to try new recipes and get creative with your cooking. Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, it is very much appreciated, stay safe and healthy also.;-))
thanks so much! i had no idea about the core, i was wondering why my lettuce keeps turning brown so fast ): i am quite poor so this is a super helpful video to me, thank you sooo much
Thank you for such a thoughtful comment QUEER VEE, we absolutely hate waste here in the Cheekyricho kitchen, there is no need for waste, food is too precious not to use. We have a vege garden and numerous fruit trees, we use, store & preserve everything, an excess is shared with family and friends. We buy fresh produce, sometimes in bulk and often buy food at the end of the day that is ‘short coded’ to save money and use it immediately. We freeze, dry, dehydrate, pickle, conserve, bottle everything when it’s cheap and plentiful and use it all year round when it’s either unavailable or too expensive to buy. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.;-))
@@CheekysKitchen that is so super awesome! i hate waste too and it makes me so sad to waste food !! its good to know there are many people who are trying their hardest to avoid waste ~
I know what you mean, I know it’s sounds old fashioned but a favourite saying of my late Dads was ‘a dollar saved is a dollar earned’ and that works for food too. If you save food from waste (and I don’t mean overeating) you won’t have to pay to replace it as often. Even bread gets turned into breadcrumbs and frozen, toasted into croutons for soup or salad, bread and butter pudding or made into a chilled tomato Italian soup way before it even looks like going mouldy, hey....you have just given me an idea for another video. Thanks for the inspiration. Hope you’re having a great week.;-))
Thank you very much for watching Beverley, we wanted a light and bouncy tune to accompany our video and salad season, here in Australia, is over Christmas, New Year period. Hope you find the idea helpful in your kitchen too. Thanks for watching.;-))
Oh no, the water within the leaves will freeze and make the lettuce transparent and dark in colour. When you thaw it, the lettuce will be tough, watery and mushy, no longer crisp. You could make soup with it but it would be no good for salad I’m sorry. Thank you for watching.;-))
Thank you very much for your feedback Leo, the reason I wash it is to remove any bacteria laden dirt and potentially any slugs or bugs that may have infiltrated the external leaves to keep munching away on your fresh produce in your fridge. The added advantage is you can always grab a clean leaf or two in hurry. Vacuum sealing requires a sealer, bags, which are expensive and it needs resealing after every opening. I find withdrawing the air from leafy vegetables compresses them and makes it more difficult to separate for serving. We truly appreciate your feedback and thank you very much for watching.;-))
Thank you for your enquiry, drain the washed lettuce very well, no need to dry it before applying the damp paper towels. You can change the paper towels as you use the lettuce if you wish although it us not necessary. It can become a bit discoloured where it comes into contact with cut or torn surfaces but it wont affect the flavour or food safety. Hope that helps and thank you very much for watching.;-))
Well I thought that too Leila but a very old Farmers wife friend shared this tip with me, decades ago and I’ve used this method successfully ever since. Like you, I was initially sceptical but I decided to give it a try and have been delighted with the result. Now when we grow Lettuce ourselves we are able to keep them fresh and crisp for a month or more. Nutritionally they may loss some of their value over time in storage but I never have wasted lettuce ever since. The paper towel is actually damp not wringing wet and it stops the outer leaves from drying out and going limp. The paper towel will discolour near the cut stem as it oxidises but you can change that sheet of towel with a fresh damp piece and compost the used piece. It doesn’t affect the flavour or cause the lettuce to deteriorate and sooner but it can look a bit unsightly, with an almost light rusty appearance on the paper, not the lettuce. I encourage you to experiment for yourself and use a damp as opposed to dry paper towel and see the proof in this failsafe method for yourself. Thank you very much for your feedback and for watching.;-)) Have a safe and Happy Easter.;-))
Thank you very much, I hope you find this handy hint helpful in your kitchen too. I’m not sure I deserve such a generous compliment, but your kind support is very much appreciated. Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave such a blush worthy comment. Stay safe and well and have a wonderful weekend.;-))
Thanks for the feedback, the lettuce I used is called an Iceberg lettuce, I’ve also had success with Cos but I think you call it a romaine. Butter, coral or radicchio lettuce lasts better sitting in a glass with a little water in the fridge with a plastic bag loosely covering it. Change the water regularly and leave the roots on the plant, harvesting the leaves as required. The method you saw in the video uses barely damp thick paper towel, covering the washed lettuce then wrapped in a plastic bag. You can change the paper towel as the oxidisation appears (looks like rust) around the stem. It’s not necessary but does look better in the bag. I’m sorry you’re not having the same success as always have using this method. There’s nothing special about my lettuce, home grown or store bought, same results. Thank you for taking the time leave your comment and for watching.;-))
Thanks for the feedback Jordan, depending on weather conditions, during summer, here in Australia, you can be charged up to $8 for a lettuce. It makes good sense to try and increase its shelf life. Single people and small families, people living in remote areas or campers need to find ways to avoid wasting food. Home gardeners also need to prolong the life of their produce as it often is ready to harvest all at once. Regardless of the price of food, even if you get it for free, maybe from a generous gardening friend, it makes excellent sense to keep it fresh and safe to eat for as long as possible. Better for the budget and even better for the planet. Thanks for you fun comment and for watching.;-)) stay safe and well and Happy New Year to you!
Madam you are amazing. Once you wrote Lettuce Money Saving---I said yes. I subscribed, I saved, I put in watch later, I put in favourite. You are my idol. I am going to watch ALL your videos. Thank you, thank you, so much. I'm currently on a budget, so I have to get as many tips on maintaining food life as long as possible. In order to build my savings account and overall my bank account. Thank you again for your advice. I am sincerely grateful. By the way, if you didn't guess, iceberg lettuce (despite being said to have no nutritional value) is my favourite lettuce. Is the same system you would have for cabbage? Thanks in advance.
+V.A. Delice-Roland wow, what delightful feedback. We are so glad to help you save money in the kitchen and ultimately save food from being wasted. We will be uploading some more quick handy money and time saving tips in the future. Don't forget to check out our garden video which shows how to have a fresh stock of spring onions always on hand and our pickled eggs and chilies video too. We like to smoke, dehydrate, freeze, jam, fruit leather, jerky, pickle and preserve foods to ensure they are that they are always on hand , all year round to make the most of our garden and cheap, abundant seasonal vegetables. You can of course use this method to keep cabbages and cauliflowers longer in the fridge but they will get a little stronger in flavour over time. Iceberg is our favourite lettuce too as it is always so sweet and crisp. We are really pleased you are interested in saving food from being spoiled. It is so economically rewarding to use every part of the plant or animal. You are in for a busy time watching our videos with over 1,114 to choose from you will certainly be spoiled for choice. Thank you so much for the wonderful supportive feedback & of course for watching.;-)) hope you have a great weekend and greetings from Australia.;-))
Thank you very much for your feedback Timothy, I do have Lock and Lock containers and they are good but not everyone can buy them where they live or afford them. They also take up a large amount of fridge or cupboard space, the amount of space needed is reduced as the lettuce is used with a plastic bag and they are cheap, readily available all over the world, reusable and disposable. The paper towel is also economical plus it absorbs the oxidisation discolouring that will inevitably discolour the lettuce, spoiling its appearance. You could use the paper towel in your bulky Lock & Lock or Tupperware and that would help but unless you keep downsizing the containers as the lettuce is used, you will still be potentially stuck with a large container, which without something to absorb the excess moisture will definitely go slimy or have the inner leaves spoil before you get to them. If you are camping, yachting, RVing or caravanning where space is precious, large containers are much less convenient, easily damaged and not easily replaced. Thank you for watching and thank you very much for your feedback, I’m sure our viewers will also find it helpful. Happy New Year.;-))
+bonnie ingram well that's a shame, we hate wasting food because food costs money and who doesn't want to save money. Not sure why you would want to watch a tutorial that clearly stated the contents in the title? But hey thanks for watching and the feedback anyway. Hope you have a great week.;-))
Thanks for the feedback Karen. Every time I place food in my food grade stainless steel sink it is cleaned with sanitiser, the spray disinfectant is stored behind the tap. The dishcloth is used to apply it so it is sanitised numerous times per day. The plug/strainer is cleaned daily in the dishwasher. My hands are also cleaned with antibacterial soap before and during cooking and filming. Even the pouch I use to enclose my remote control used in filming is sanitised along with the countertops. I don’t don’t what level of hygiene you employ in your kitchen and I would never presume to comment on that but I can assure you mine has a degree of cleaning that would rival most commercial kitchens or hospitals. I even have a sub sink filter that removes pathogens from all water that enters the sink and a filter in my fridge water dispenser. You are probably aware that most produce is grown in dirt, using a fertiliser/manure of some type along pesticides, unless it is grown organically in which case it will probably be exposed to and contain insects, slugs and bugs. That produce unless homegrown is harvested by unknown persons by hand (who knows how clean they are) transported through a dusty field back to a packing shed, where it is then transported by road, ship or rail (all of which produce dust and pollution) to the market place where it is handled by wholesale and then retail staff, before customers handle the produce prior to purchase. That’s just the produce, the water is collected from run off over roofs , open land , rocks or recycled before being stored in tanks or huge reservoirs, then treated at a treatment station and generally chemicals are added before being transported through pipes to your tap. If you saw the inside of these pipes, the sediment, mineral deposits and possibly rust encrusted on the entire inner surface of the pipes you would probably never drink water ever again. Especially factored in the insects, fish and bird excrement and dead animals they find their way into all water sources. Even household tank water contains dust, sediment, wash off from the roof, sometimes containing lead or asbestos, decayed leaf littler, settled pollutants, Flying fix and bird excrement. I will definitely take my chances with my ‘unsanitary’ sink in providing clean, healthy properly prepared healthy food for my family and friends. None have whom have ever contracted a food related illness, from any meal I have ever prepared for them in my life of well over half a century. I thank you for your feedback, although I do wonder, if any thought on your part, went into your comment . I have been practising social distancing and extremely hygienic food and personal cleanliness habits long before Covid and will continue to do so, even if the pandemic is eradicated. I hope this information has helped you to make your sink more sanitary and less inclined to pass judgement on something you couldn’t possibly be knowledgeable about. Thank you for watching and thought provoking comment. Hope you stay safe and well.;-))
Thank you for your feedback Denise, it is very much appreciated. Without helpful and constructive comments, such as yours, we would not know the things that need improvement. Aside from the annoying music , I really hope you were able to watch the video as I believe it is a very worthwhile, money saving tip designed to help end needless food wastage and keep your lettuce fresh and crisp until the very last leaf. Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.;-))
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I hate wasting/losing food. I'm grateful for this video, thanks.
+Dabney Fountain thank you very much. We hope you find it useful. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.;-))
Definitely trying this... thanks so much.. greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
Thank you very much, I’m sure you will find it very useful in your kitchen too. Thanks for letting us know where you live, I always find it very interesting to see where our audience comes from.
Welcome to our little food journey and greetings from Australia.
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This worked perfectly! Thank you👌🏾
You're welcome! I often buy things in season in bulk and really don’t like shopping during busy days or hot weather. This idea has ensured I always have ample fresh crisp lettuce on hand all year round and never have any waste. I’m delighted you found the budget lettuce saving hack useful in your kitchen too. Thanks for the great feedback and for watching.;-))
thanks again! this really helps when you can't get to the store regularly! I really appreciate all your tips
Thank you for your feedback Walter, we will be bringing you more recipes to use pantry goods to try and encourage and inspire people to cook at home even though they may not be confident or experienced with preparing meals. Thank you for watching and we hope you stay safe and well also.;-))
Excellent! Thank you! Love the music! 🤗
Thank you Christine, glad to help and thank you for you lovely feedback and for watching.;-))
Thanks so much. I'm definitely gonna try that. Bless you. 🌹
Thank you Rosita, you’ll never waste another Lettuce thanks for watching, your lovely comment and May God Bless you also. Stay safe and well.;-))
Thank You ... just got my green produce and didn't see this video with the tip about breaking the core instead of cutting it away.. nor the tip about the dampened paper towel because everyone says to use dry ones - so mine is packed away in dry paper towels. Will certainly take your advice next time around.
Thank you Angie P, I have tried all methods of food preservation and found this idea which was shared to me by an elderly farmer to be the best. When we started growing lettuce they all became ripe to pick at once, what can you do with 6 big fat lettuce? We give some to neighbours and store the rest. With just 2 of us at home now, it’s easy to have waste from your home garden if your not careful. Big pumpkins are cut and shared, souped and sconned. Not really words but you get my idea lol. I’m delighted to help, if we can help you save money and stop wasting a precious resource like food, then I couldn’t be happier.
Thanks for the great feedback and for watching.;-))
Awesome TY ❤
You are so 🙏🏻 welcome, glad to help. Thanks for watching and the lovely feedback.;-))
I've been doing this for years, but don't use a damp paper towel or a plastic bag. I drain the head fully, then store it "hole" side up in a 1.4L (5.2 cup) tupperware semi-round container.
I get two weeks or more that way out of a head.
I also heft several heads when shopping, looking for a good-sized one that weighs the least. I've found I get a lot more green leaves that way and a lot less of the whitish/yellow heart, which doesn't make for good sandwiches, etc.
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the great feedback. I also have a Tupperware lettuce keeper. Mine has a spike with a draining base on it. You remove the ‘core’ stem, wash the lettuce and drain thoroughly then place it stem side down on the spike, excess moisture drains away and keeps the lettuce fresh for a couple of weeks.
Tupperware or the copy brands take up a lot of space in the fridge or cupboard storage, they are expensive to buy but the lifetime warranty is a definite bonus. Sometimes the lettuce is too large to fit and as you use the lettuce the container remains the same size, taking up a lot of real estate in your esky/cooler. I particularly like this tip when camping, or caravanning because you only use as much space as the lettuce uses. Plastic bags are cheap, don’t take up much space and in this instance can be reused a number of times, it good for the environment but most lettuce are sold in plastic bags anyway so I just use those.
I try to find a lettuce with a solid heart, the centre leaves will often been less green but when shredded for burgers or wraps the taste is the same and as they don’t sell lettuce by weight but by the unit I find the heavier ones are tightly packed and I get more value for money, they are a bit more difficult to separate the leaves though. Depending on the intended use sometimes there is a compromise to consider.
We grow our own lettuce and often find they all are ready to harvest at once. This method allows me to stagger the shelf life with less waste. We had a neighbour who would time his lettuce crop to harvest after ours, that way we were able to share each other’s harvest and keep each other in fresh lettuce all summer long. It worked well for us but that lovely old neighbour has moved closer to town. We miss him and his garden sharing technique.
I really appreciate your comments and feel our viewers will find your ideas most valuable as well. Thank you very much for watching .
We hope you are staying safe and well, greetings from Australia.;-))
Fabulous! THANK YOU!
You are very welcome Christine, delighted to help. Nothing worse than wasting food because that is wasting money and it’s unnecessary. Enjoy your crispy fresh lettuce until the last leaf. Thanks for the lovely feedback and for watching.;-))
Thanks for the tips, always have problems with lettuce going brown quickly.
Thank you very much, brown lettuce should be a thing if the past now. Thanks for watching.;-))
you know what's strange. Some people say use dry paper towels, as you want lettuce dry as possible. But for you it's the opposite. moist paper towels to make sure the lettuce keeps it's moisture. Your method obviously works, but strange the dry paper towel people also get long lasting lettuce.
+I don't know thanks for the great feedback, we have tried both methods and find dry paper dehydrates the lettuce and often you have to discard the outer leaves as they become limp. I guess it may depend on the moisture content of your lettuce, how well you wash it and allow it to drain properly too. For us this method is fail safe with this particular variety of lettuce which is called an iceberg Lettuce here in Australia. We rarely keep it as long as we did in the video preferring to eat our salads and vegetables as fresh as possible at their peak of nutrition but we deliberately kept this one for several weeks for the demonstration purpose. We did find that after about 5 weeks the lettuce did have a slightly bitter taste and had lost its fresh sweetness. Believe it or not it still retained its crunchy texture even after that length of time. I'd be interested to know which method, dry or damp towel gave you the best results, if you had a chance to compare. Thanks so much for watching and taking the time to share your opinion.;-))
I have fallen in love with lettuce wedge salads. Hopefully, I’ll be able to keep mine. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for the lovely feedback. This tip will keep your lettuce crisp and fresh until the very last leaf is used. Glad we could help you save money and food in your kitchen too. Thanks for watching, now I’m off to research Lettuce Wedge Salads, thanks for your tip too.;-))
Thanks for the inspiration +J L Murray we have just uploaded your recipe suggestion and you are absolutely correct about this Lettuce Wedge Salad Idea, its fantastic. Thank you so much for sharing your idea, now our viewers have another delightful Lettuce recipe to try. I'd love to hear what you though of our version and Thanks again for the fantastic feedback.
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very nice clip and tips! thank you very much!
Thank you very much James, hope it helps you save some money. Thanks for watching.;-))
Brilliant, thank you for the tips and the upbeat video!
Thanks Matt, glad you like it, hope it helps you save money in your kitchen too. Thanks for the feedback & for watching.;-))
I like to try new things and since you dry your lettuce with paper towel, I am going to place it in a container like a tote box, get a box fan and dry it. My second thought is to put the lettuce in a big cheesecloth and blow it with a fan.
Thanks for the suggestion. I recently washed my lettuce, dried it ready for lunch when unexpected visitors popped in. There was a delay of about an hour before I was able to return to preparing the salad the the air dried lettuce was limp, lost its crispness and was unappetising, I was able to rejuvenate it by dredging in cold water whilst I prepared the remaining ingredients but it taught me not to air dry the lettuce, much longer and it would’ve been wasted or used in cooking.
I hope you have better success but may I caution you to attempt a small amount to start with in case your experiment doesn’t work. We had food waste here in the cheekyricho kitchen and find a salad spinner to be a useful addition to the kitchen arsenal for things like gentle spin drying greens, berrys and washed fresh chopped potatoes prior to air frying them. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.;-)).
On iceberg lettuce. soon as i get it home i put it under water. Risen well, let drip out. Then i put into, Like 3 Walmart bags! close it up and put it in the veg ben in the refrig. Some time i can keep it, a month, some time only weeks. Depends on how fresh it is. When i used lettuce, i tear off leaves a time only! that going to be used and wrap it back up and down in the Veg bin it goes ~ i have a few time keep lettuce for 3 months before it went bad. 👀
That’s good to know, I find wringing out the paper towel to damp , maintains the moisture level to the correct level. Sometimes I change the paper towel if the stem oxides to make the towel appear ‘rusty’. This method works for me, sometimes for several months, which saves waste but I would be concerned about nutrition loss after long term storage.
Hope that helps and thank you for sharing your experience with me, I’m sure our audience will find it most helpful as well.
Hope you are staying safe and well.;-))
@@CheekysKitchen 😆or become rabbits and eat it all up at once. That is cool. I'am going to have to try the paper towel. LONG AS IT TASTE GOOD AND CRISPY 👍👍That been the 2 biggest problem is to much water, and the Rusty color YUCK. i try to keep it cut off Thanks for sharing. Only way to learn
@@CheekysKitchen lettuce and milk are the 2 most thrown away.. Only way i can keep milk is by freeze it in qt freezer bags 4 bag per gallon. This is for buttermilk freaks like me. Can take that Whole milk with some store bough culture buttermilk. LOW FAT BUTTERMILK WANT WORK OK GOT TO BE CULTURE BUTTERMILK >> mix it 50/50 let it set out over night to thicken . THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO KEEP MILK FOR EVER is to make home made buttermilk. I also got 6 different favors of buttermilk, by add these things. 1 buttermilk ranch dressing, 2 blue cheese buttermilk, 3 cucumber juice buttermilk, 4 tomato juice buttermilk, 5 apple cider vinegar buttermilk. i for got the other one he hee Now i remember 6 FRESH SQUEEZE LIME JUICE BUTTERMILK YUM They will all keep for ever ~ the water may separate from the cream i had some set in the refrig. for 3 year all i did was shake it up and drank it YUM no bad smells and no bad taste. You may need to thin it down over long periods with water or milk or with these add ins. As these cultures grow. SHAKE THEM UP GOOD. >> Way to just keep on making it is buy a gallon of whole milk pour half into a pitcher and pour the whole milk into the gallon of home made butter milk take the other halve of whole milk and pour into the pitcher of home made butter milk shake them up good ! Throw a towel over them. let it set out over night to thicken IT JUST KEEPS GOING ON AND ON ~ with another gallon of whole milk > do it again and again
Another thing is to limit the use of steel knives, you can actually buy a serrated plastic knife is made just for that purpose and it’s surprisingly sharp and cuts the lettuce beautiful.
Just another little tip you may find useful in your kitchen.;-))
@@CheekysKitchen All i use is stainless Steel knives, and Meat cleavers ect i don't like carbon steel knives and things
Love your work!! Thank you for sharing your tip 😘
You are most welcome Marylin, , very happy to help. Hopefully you’ll never have to throw out any more lettuce. Thanks for watching and your lovely feedback.;-))
If i may offer some advice.. Do not use a damp towel. Produce should be dried as thoroughly as possible before put into,a cooler. That damp towel is speeding up the decay process and exciting the rate of the lettuce releasing ethylene gas. Dry the lettuce completely by either breaking it apart and placing the keaves in a salad spinner, or letting it sit on a counter to air dry. Once Dry, put it in a Ziploc bag and suck the air out. This method should be used for all fruits and vegetables, cool, dry and air free.
Your cold hardy crops such as lettuce, cabbage, broccoli, carrots, spinach, arugula, mushrooms, celery and cauliflower store well at around 40 degrees.
Your tomatoes, squashes, beans, potatoes and most others store better at 50-60 degrees.
Thank you very much for your very helpful feedback. I will definitely give it a try, it will be great to make a comparison.;-))
Im gonna try this hope it will work!Thank you so much!
It will definitely work, you will
Never have any wasted lettuce again. Thanks for watching.;-))
THANK YOU!!!! This is a huge help. :) :) :)
You are most welcome Anthony, we hate waste too. A dollar saved is more than a dollar earned , it means you still have a dollar to spend lol. Thanks for watching and your awesome feedback.;-))
Great tip :) Have tried it myself and it really works :)
Thank you very much, glad it helped you save wasting food and money in your kitchen. Thanks for the great feedback and for watching.;-))
Wow! Awesome
Thanks Missy B, glad to help. Stay safe and well and thanks for watching.;-))
Great..Thanks!
Glad to help. Thanks for watching.;-))
thank you very much for the tip
+S Adi thank you very much. Glad to help, hope you find it useful. Thanks for watching.;-))
Can we do same process on other lettuces like romaine,green left and more?Thanks
Yes you can, just make sure you shake off excess water before covering with damp kitchen paper. It will definitely extend the shelf life of the lettuces. Don’t remove the leaves from the stems though. Hope that helps thanks for watching.;-))
Been throwing out heaps of lettuce, going to try this, thanks for sharing.
No more compost lettuce for your family now Zedukai. Lettuce waste is officially a thing of the past. Love your funky avatar, very clever. Thanks for watching.;-))
I have a healthy worm garden from the amount of lettuce dug in there.
We are have now set up the lettuce.
I hate the other types of leafy stuff that was replacing the iceberg lettuce because it was going bad so quick. There is only 2 of us living in this house, and you can't buy half a lettuce.
Thanks again for this, trialling from today, actually... the lettuce is a week old already, bought on the 18th.
Got to feel sorry for those worms now lol!! You will delighted with this method, food waste is too expensive. You can buy all sorts of plastic lettuce keepers but some aren’t big enough for a large lettuce and they take up so much valuable fridge space especially when the lettuce gets smaller with use. When not being used in winter they take up heaps of cupboard space. Plastic bags and paper towels are cheap, get them anywhere and do a fabulous job of preserving your lettuce until the last tiny core leaves. I know you will be impressed with this easy money and lettuce saving hack. Thanks for the great feedback.;-))
@@CheekysKitchen do you re-do the process of re-watering the lettuce before putting it back in the fridge?
That is a very valid question. There is no need to release the lettuce during storage. Sometimes unwrapping damp paper towel from the lettuce will cause to to tear and breakdown. Occasionally it is easier to apply a fresh damp piece of towel, rather than try to salvage a torn and fragmented original piece. The may also be some slight oxidisation around the pieces of lettuce near the removed stem location, this may leach into the damp towel and appear as a rust like coloured stain. It won’t affect the lettuces keeping ability but does look unsightly so sometimes I will simply replace it because it looks tired.
Hope that helps.;-))
Thank you for Sharing this because my lettuce don't last long without turning brown new friend here
Outstanding! Delighted to help, thank you very much for your great feedback and for watching.;-))
Awesome - excellent video on how to keep my lettuce in good condition - thank you.
+Donald Mellor thank you Donald. This method absolutely works. We have just returned from an overseas trip of almost 2 months and I purposely left a small heart of a left over lettuce in my fridge to test if it would keep over that time and it did, perfect crisp pale green iceberg lettuce we enjoyed with some tinned red salmon we brought home from Alaska. A quick and healthy snack to enjoy before we could get to the shops to replenish our fresh food supplies. We hate waste in the Cheekyricho kitchen and this little lettuce would've been destined to the compost heap or to be donated to neighbours prior to our departure otherwise. Instead we were able to test my method and enjoy it at a much later date. We are glad you found it helpful too and thank you very much for watching and leaving the lovely comment. Have a great week.;-))
Thank you for the feedback, glad you liked our little tip.
Great tip! Thanks!
Thanks Adam, hope it helps you save money and thanks for watching.;-))
Thank you!! This will save me money. I buy lettuce often and it turns brown so fast. I wish I'd have found you sooner. 👏👏👏👌😊
You are most welcome, delighted to help you save money by not wasting food. Thank you very much for your kind feedback and for watching.;-))
What kind of paper towel do you use? The paper towel I use always rips when it's wet.
Thank you very much for your quest Michiel, I usually use a brand called Viva because it very tough and doesn’t rip easily when wet but I have recently found a Bamboo ‘Paper’ towel which is so tough I think you could throw it into the washing machine. It’s perfect for wrapping mushrooms in to keep them fresh, in fact you’ve given me an idea for a video. Lol
It’s unbleached, very absorbent, doesn’t shrink or tear and reusable dozens of times. I bought the first couple of rolls online but lately I’ve seen it crazy shops or dollar stores. Well worth the investment because it’s sustainable. Great for cleaning windows and mirrors too because it’s not lint shedding. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.;-))
You have a new subscriber. Thanks for the wonderful videos
Thank you very much, we hope we can continue to help you save money, prevent food wastage and cook some outstanding dishes. Welcome aboard, delighted to have you join our happy band of followers and hope you enjoy our journey.;-))
One of my subscribers linked me to your video.... Thank you soOo much for this tip :)
+HelenMarieWright thank you very much, anything we can do to help people reduce food waste is hopefully always useful. Thanks for the lovely feedback and of course for watching.;-)
Can I ask do you do the same when you want to put it in a container. Also I want to put it into little bits can you recommend anything. Thanks
+lesleyosler yes you can use this method when using a container, we often do this to prevent the lettuce being squashed when using our camping fridge. I can only assume you want to either cut or tear your lettuce into pieces. If that's the case we suggest you do it prior to serving. Your lettuce will remain crisp and green without wilting or oxidising (turning brown on the raw edges) for much longer if it is basically kept more intact. Hope this helps and thanks for watching.;-))
I been looking up the best way to store lettuce. A lot of other videos show dry paper towel. Not wet/damp. The less moisture, the longer it will stay good. Is there a reason why you used wet?
Thank you for your question Adriana, to be honest I’ve not seen other videos regarding storing lettuce so I can’t compare other methods to mine. I can assure you, by using damp paper towel you are retaining the moisture content of the leaves. Sometimes the damp paper will slightly discolour as the oxidisation process concentrated away from the lettuce. This is not dangerous but can easily be replaced with a fresh damp towel if desired.
I believe A dry towel will absorb moisture and dry out the outer leaves, lessening the shelf life.
This method was shared to me by an elderly wife of a farmer many decades ago and I have been using it successfully ever since, especially when travelling on a yacht where fresh produce is impossible to obtain or when we have a number of lettuce, ready for use at once, from our garden.
Hope that helps and thanks for watching.;-))
Wow! Great idea....
Thank you very much, glad to help. Thanks for watching.;-))
Question, if I want a salad the next day do I take out the lettuce from the bag and re pack it the same way with the paper towel and paper bag? Do I have to rinse them again?
+Brit G you won't have to rinse it again but sometimes the paper will get a stain on it that looks a bit like a rust colour, if that happens I usually replace the paper towel with fresh but it's not necessary. I know you won't want to keep lettuce for 2 months but it will last at least that long, using this method. I recently tested it and the lettuce was as good as the day it was first bought. Hope that helps and you should never have to waste another lettuce leaf again.;-)) thanks for watching and the enquiry.
cheekyricho ok thanks for the tips! I will definitely be trying these as I am trying to get healthy again and eating more lettuce.
cheekyricho you're a life saver!!
+Brit G thank you Brit G, we have lots of healthy recipes, salads, low carb, gluten free and even some desserts that are fresh light and healthy. Good luck with you new good eating plan, salads and fresh fruit & veges less processed foods and whole grains will have you feeling great in no time.;-))🍏🍓🍆
+Brit G thank you, you are very kind. Don't forget we do requests if we can get the ingredients we will try and make it.;-))
Love this tip ..thanks a lot
Thank you Jose, glad you find it useful. We hate waste in the cheekyricho kitchen and this is one of the many ways we save and store food from our garden. Thanks for watching.;-))
Thank you very much for the feedback. Hope its handy for you avid gardeners too. Thanks for watching.
Thank you for the video...does this apply to any lettuce...I am growing lettuce and want to know if after I have harvested, can I store likewise.
Thank you very much Avril, this works perfectly with butter,Cos & Iceberg Lettuce. For the little delicate leaf ones, we like to remove them from the soil, roots and all, was the roots and leaves thoroughly , sit them in a glass with enough water to cover the roots, lay a damp paper towel over the top of the leaves and pop the whole thing into a plastic bag( don't expel the air though) and then store it in the fridge. The wet leaves and damp paper towel will keep the leaves moist and fresh the air filled plastic bag will allow it to breath without the dehumidifying fridge air drying it out. Also contains the the water in case it accidentally gets knocked over in the fridge and the water in the glass keeps the roots moist, almost a hydroponic environment without having to have fertiliser/nutrients in with your other fridge food. I know this sounds a bit convoluted but I have tried to explain it as thoroughly as possible. As I don't know which lettuce varieties you are growing I have tried to cover all the basics. Lettuce varieties are sometimes called different names in different countries and not all are available everywhere too. If you have a gourmet lettuce garden you can pick the mixed leaves as they grow and more leaves will replace them , mesclun salad leaves are constantly replenishing them selves. So there us no need to pick the entire plant unless you wish to do so. I do hope this has helped answer your question, if you need any more clarification or advice please don't hesitate to ask. Thanks for watching & Happy Easter. ;-))🐰
Nice
Thank you, glad to help. Thanks for watching.;-))
Hi, do we need to dry it properly before storage?
Thank you for your enquiry, just drain off the excess water so it’s not laying in the bottom of the bag. The paper towel will absorb some excess and keep it from going limp, keeping it fresh and crisp. Hope that helps and thank you for watching.;-))
Thanks for quick reply
Happy to help.;-))
Thank you for the demonstration. Instead of using a plastic bag I have been using the wax paper bag from a cereal box. Have you ever tried that?
Thank you for the feedback Delores, I haven’t tried a wax paper bag. We aren’t big cereal eaters unless we are travelling because it is very convenient but to be honest I don’t actually recall have a box of cereal with a wax paper bag inside the box. Normally the cereal is sealed in a plastic bag inside the box here in Australia. Those bags are pretty tough and I have been known to reuse them, after washing, to store meat which has sharp bones like chops or steak.. they are almost puncture proof. I’m sure our viewers will find your suggestion very helpful and if I do come across a wax bag I will definitely give it a try and post an update. Thank you very much for watching and thank you very much for watching.;-))
Thank u I will try that
Carmen Garcia Thank you. Glad to help;-))
i will try it. thanks.
+Guadalupe Diaz thank you, it really works. Thanks for watching.;-))
Can I chop it up and store in ziplock bags?
Yes you can do that but the cut edges will oxidise and turn brown within a few short days. You will use a lot more bags and take up a lot more space in you fridge. Your shelf life will be much less than a week.
I don’t suggest you store lettuce for up to a month but if you need to, it is possible by using this method. Hope that helps and thanks for the watching.;-))
Love it! Totally cool and groovy trick! Can this trick be used on other types of lettuce besides iceberg? I'd love see more videos on how to do this or something similar for other types of lettuces and greens. Thank you
Thank you Quiet Bear, you can use this trick for all lettuce and leafy veges like spinach. For the little hydroponic lettuces we wash them and sit them in a glass of water with the roots submerged in the fridge with a plastic bag over the lettuce head secured with a rubber band. Stops them from being squashed and keeps them alive for ages. They don't actually grow any more but they don't die either and the water can be changed if needed. If a lettuce accidently gets too cold and freezes you can't use it in salad but you use it as s vegetable in soups or stir fries so it's not wasted. Hope that helps and thank you very much for watching.;-)) BTW love your avatar, very cute🐻
I've always heard that you have to spin it like crazy and store it with a dry paper towel to absorb the moisture. I just plunked down $30 for a salad spinner. Have I been mislead?? Great video
Thanks for your question Monica, salad spinners are great, we wash fresh herbs, lettuce, grapes and cherries in ours for serving. We also use it to spin dry rinsed raw potatoes prior to cooking into chips, wedges or fries, they are perfect for that.
If you dry lettuce, then store it in dry paper, the paper will draw the moisture out of the lettuce making it limp. It will last a day or two like this but quickly dehydrate and have a short shelf life. By washing the lettuce, removing the stem/core and allowing the excess water and grit to drain away then wrapping it in a damp paper towel, before placing it in a clean plastic bag and storing it in the crisper section of your fridge, the lettuce will last up to a month, as fresh, green and crisp as the day it was first picked. Simply unwrap the paper, remove the desired number of leaves, rewrap and rebag it to continue to store it. You will find over time the paper will get a brown discolouration on it where it touches the cut surface, this is just harmless oxidisation, it won’t affect the taste or shelf life of the lettuce. I refresh the towel with a new damp piece of towel about once a week or so, it is cheap to do this considering you are increasing the shelf life of the lettuce significantly. There are all sorts of lettuce keepers on the market. They work but are expensive, use up a lot of space in the fridge, especially when the lettuce is getting used up and done lettuces are to big to fit in them to start with.
I have given you a few ideas to use your salad spinner, I try to make sure all of my gadgets and appliances have many more uses other than those they intended for. I’m sure you will put it to good use, it’s also good for getting grit out of asparagus, leeks and celery too. I’m sure over time you will think of other clever ways to use it as well.
You could try an experiment with the method you describe and this video hint, using a couple of pieces of the same lettuce and see which method you prefer. Obviously all food is best when eaten and used at its freshest but if you have an abundance of home grown lettuce, you buy in bulk, experience weather that isn’t good for salad meals, you’re travelling and need to shop less often, recent lockdown has added another reason to shop less frequently or you simply can’t eat it all soon enough before it spoils them I’m pretty sure you will be impressed with this simple yet very cost efficient and effective Lettuce Saving tip.
Hope that helps and thanks for watching. Hope 2021 is your best year yet.;-))
@@CheekysKitchen I can't tell you how impressed I am with you, and how much I appreciate you taking the time to address my question. You have a new fan. Be well in the new year.
You are very kind, Monica, we are here to help
In any way we can. I hope you find our ideas useful in your kitchen and we can provide you with lots of inspiration to try new recipes and get creative with your cooking. Thank you so much for your lovely feedback, it is very much appreciated, stay safe and healthy also.;-))
thanks so much! i had no idea about the core, i was wondering why my lettuce keeps turning brown so fast ): i am quite poor so this is a super helpful video to me, thank you sooo much
Thank you for such a thoughtful comment QUEER VEE, we absolutely hate waste here in the Cheekyricho kitchen, there is no need for waste, food is too precious not to use. We have a vege garden and numerous fruit trees, we use, store & preserve everything, an excess is shared with family and friends. We buy fresh produce, sometimes in bulk and often buy food at the end of the day that is ‘short coded’ to save money and use it immediately. We freeze, dry, dehydrate, pickle, conserve, bottle everything when it’s cheap and plentiful and use it all year round when it’s either unavailable or too expensive to buy. Hope that helps and thanks for watching.;-))
@@CheekysKitchen that is so super awesome! i hate waste too and it makes me so sad to waste food !! its good to know there are many people who are trying their hardest to avoid waste ~
I know what you mean, I know it’s sounds old fashioned but a favourite saying of my late Dads was ‘a dollar saved is a dollar earned’ and that works for food too. If you save food from waste (and I don’t mean overeating) you won’t have to pay to replace it as often. Even bread gets turned into breadcrumbs and frozen, toasted into croutons for soup or salad, bread and butter pudding or made into a chilled tomato Italian soup way before it even looks like going mouldy, hey....you have just given me an idea for another video. Thanks for the inspiration. Hope you’re having a great week.;-))
sweet, i dont have to spend much time with breaking the lettuce apart.. Thanks
You’re welcome, glad to help. Thanks for watching.;-))
Christmas music playing in the background! Up on the roof top........
Thank you very much for watching Beverley, we wanted a light and bouncy tune to accompany our video and salad season, here in Australia, is over Christmas, New Year period. Hope you find the idea helpful in your kitchen too. Thanks for watching.;-))
Can you Freezer ??
Oh no, the water within the leaves will freeze and make the lettuce transparent and dark in colour. When you thaw it, the lettuce will be tough, watery and mushy, no longer crisp. You could make soup with it but it would be no good for salad I’m sorry. Thank you for watching.;-))
Nice tip. thx!
in my experience, if you don't want to use it, you should not wash it, but only keep it in a vacuum plastic bag.
Thank you very much for your feedback Leo, the reason I wash it is to remove any bacteria laden dirt and potentially any slugs or bugs that may have infiltrated the external leaves to keep munching away on your fresh produce in your fridge. The added advantage is you can always grab a clean leaf or two in hurry. Vacuum sealing requires a sealer, bags, which are expensive and it needs resealing after every opening. I find withdrawing the air from leafy vegetables compresses them and makes it more difficult to separate for serving. We truly appreciate your feedback and thank you very much for watching.;-))
Thanku...just one doubt... do we dry the lettuce completely before we put in into the cover?
Thank you for your enquiry, drain the washed lettuce very well, no need to dry it before applying the damp paper towels. You can change the paper towels as you use the lettuce if you wish although it us not necessary. It can become a bit discoloured where it comes into contact with cut or torn surfaces but it wont affect the flavour or food safety. Hope that helps and thank you very much for watching.;-))
I’m confused I thought that putting the wet paper towel will speed the moisture and ruin the lettuce?
Well I thought that too Leila but a very old Farmers wife friend shared this tip with me, decades ago and I’ve used this method successfully ever since. Like you, I was initially sceptical but I decided to give it a try and have been delighted with the result. Now when we grow Lettuce ourselves we are able to keep them fresh and crisp for a month or more. Nutritionally they may loss some of their value over time in storage but I never have wasted lettuce ever since.
The paper towel is actually damp not wringing wet and it stops the outer leaves from drying out and going limp. The paper towel will discolour near the cut stem as it oxidises but you can change that sheet of towel with a fresh damp piece and compost the used piece. It doesn’t affect the flavour or cause the lettuce to deteriorate and sooner but it can look a bit unsightly, with an almost light rusty appearance on the paper, not the lettuce. I encourage you to experiment for yourself and use a damp as opposed to dry paper towel and see the proof in this failsafe method for yourself.
Thank you very much for your feedback and for watching.;-))
Have a safe and Happy Easter.;-))
Thank you for your reply.
You’re welcome, glad to help.;-))
Very informative video from a very beautiful woman !
Thank you very much, I hope you find this handy hint helpful in your kitchen too. I’m not sure I deserve such a generous compliment, but your kind support is very much appreciated. Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave such a blush worthy comment. Stay safe and well and have a wonderful weekend.;-))
wow, thanks
You must have magical lettuce over there, lol..I do this every time...have for decades...and my lettuce still turns brown in 2-3 DAYS..slimy in 5😢🇺🇸
Thanks for the feedback, the lettuce I used is called an Iceberg lettuce, I’ve also had success with Cos but I think you call it a romaine. Butter, coral or radicchio lettuce lasts better sitting in a glass with a little water in the fridge with a plastic bag loosely covering it. Change the water regularly and leave the roots on the plant, harvesting the leaves as required.
The method you saw in the video uses barely damp thick paper towel, covering the washed lettuce then wrapped in a plastic bag. You can change the paper towel as the oxidisation appears (looks like rust) around the stem. It’s not necessary but does look better in the bag. I’m sorry you’re not having the same success as always have using this method. There’s nothing special about my lettuce, home grown or store bought, same results.
Thank you for taking the time leave your comment and for watching.;-))
Thank you for this tip.
You are very welcome Victor, glad to help. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.;-))
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Thanks for the feedback Jordan, depending on weather conditions, during summer, here in Australia, you can be charged up to $8 for a lettuce. It makes good sense to try and increase its shelf life. Single people and small families, people living in remote areas or campers need to find ways to avoid wasting food. Home gardeners also need to prolong the life of their produce as it often is ready to harvest all at once. Regardless of the price of food, even if you get it for free, maybe from a generous gardening friend, it makes excellent sense to keep it fresh and safe to eat for as long as possible. Better for the budget and even better for the planet. Thanks for you fun comment and for watching.;-)) stay safe and well and Happy New Year to you!
Wow, and I thought water was the enemy. Thanks!
Thank you very much for watching. You will never waste any lettuce ever again. Thanks for watching.;-))
Madam you are amazing. Once you wrote Lettuce Money Saving---I said yes. I subscribed, I saved, I put in watch later, I put in favourite. You are my idol. I am going to watch ALL your videos. Thank you, thank you, so much. I'm currently on a budget, so I have to get as many tips on maintaining food life as long as possible. In order to build my savings account and overall my bank account. Thank you again for your advice. I am sincerely grateful. By the way, if you didn't guess, iceberg lettuce (despite being said to have no nutritional value) is my favourite lettuce.
Is the same system you would have for cabbage? Thanks in advance.
+V.A. Delice-Roland wow, what delightful feedback. We are so glad to help you save money in the kitchen and ultimately save food from being wasted. We will be uploading some more quick handy money and time saving tips in the future. Don't forget to check out our garden video which shows how to have a fresh stock of spring onions always on hand and our pickled eggs and chilies video too. We like to smoke, dehydrate, freeze, jam, fruit leather, jerky, pickle and preserve foods to ensure they are that they are
always on hand , all year round to make the most of our garden and cheap, abundant seasonal vegetables. You can of course use this method to keep cabbages and cauliflowers longer in the fridge but they will get a little stronger in flavour over time. Iceberg is our favourite lettuce too as it is always so sweet and crisp. We are really pleased you are interested in saving food from being spoiled. It is so economically rewarding to use every part of the plant or animal. You are in for a busy time watching our videos with over 1,114 to choose from you will certainly be spoiled for choice. Thank you so much for the wonderful supportive feedback & of course for watching.;-)) hope you have a great weekend and greetings from Australia.;-))
To much water, and not enough water> will make it wilt or rot > also being to hot and cold will do the same things >>> try to keep it around 45 degs
My savior lol
+Jifftube haha glad to help, thanks for watching.;-))
Thnk you
You are very welcome, hope it helps and thanks for watching.;-))
I tryed this & it does NOT work
What the hell did you do wrong do you not have a regular refrigerator?
Better to put it in a lock & lock container. You only made half a video 5 out of 10.
Thank you very much for your feedback Timothy, I do have Lock and Lock containers and they are good but not everyone can buy them where they live or afford them. They also take up a large amount of fridge or cupboard space, the amount of space needed is reduced as the lettuce is used with a plastic bag and they are cheap, readily available all over the world, reusable and disposable. The paper towel is also economical plus it absorbs the oxidisation discolouring that will inevitably discolour the lettuce, spoiling its appearance. You could use the paper towel in your bulky Lock & Lock or Tupperware and that would help but unless you keep downsizing the containers as the lettuce is used, you will still be potentially stuck with a large container, which without something to absorb the excess moisture will definitely go slimy or have the inner leaves spoil before you get to them. If you are camping, yachting, RVing or caravanning where space is precious, large containers are much less convenient, easily damaged and not easily replaced. Thank you for watching and thank you very much for your feedback, I’m sure our viewers will also find it helpful. Happy New Year.;-))
@@CheekysKitchen I rate your reply 10 out of 10. Thank you.
Thank you very much, we value your opinion and you taking the time to share it.;-))
I don't wont to save it
+bonnie ingram well that's a shame, we hate wasting food because food costs money and who doesn't want to save money. Not sure why you would want to watch a tutorial that clearly stated the contents in the title? But hey thanks for watching and the feedback anyway. Hope you have a great week.;-))
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Thank you for watching ;-))
The bottom of the sink is not sanitary 🤢
Thanks for the feedback Karen. Every time I place food in my food grade stainless steel sink it is cleaned with sanitiser, the spray disinfectant is stored behind the tap. The dishcloth is used to apply it so it is sanitised numerous times per day. The plug/strainer is cleaned daily in the dishwasher.
My hands are also cleaned with antibacterial soap before and during cooking and filming. Even the pouch I use to enclose my remote control used in filming is sanitised along with the countertops.
I don’t don’t what level of hygiene you employ in your kitchen and I would never presume to comment on that but I can assure you mine has a degree of cleaning that would rival most commercial kitchens or hospitals. I even have a sub sink filter that removes pathogens from all water that enters the sink and a filter in my fridge water dispenser.
You are probably aware that most produce is grown in dirt, using a fertiliser/manure of some type along pesticides, unless it is grown organically in which case it will probably be exposed to and contain insects, slugs and bugs.
That produce unless homegrown is harvested by unknown persons by hand (who knows how clean they are) transported through a dusty field back to a packing shed, where it is then transported by road, ship or rail (all of which produce dust and pollution) to the market place where it is handled by wholesale and then retail staff, before customers handle the produce prior to purchase.
That’s just the produce, the water is collected from run off over roofs , open land , rocks or recycled before being stored in tanks or huge reservoirs, then treated at a treatment station and generally chemicals are added before being transported through pipes to your tap. If you saw the inside of these pipes, the sediment, mineral deposits and possibly rust encrusted on the entire inner surface of the pipes you would probably never drink water ever again. Especially factored in the insects, fish and bird excrement and dead animals they find their way into all water sources. Even household tank water contains dust, sediment, wash off from the roof, sometimes containing lead or asbestos, decayed leaf littler, settled pollutants, Flying fix and bird excrement.
I will definitely take my chances with my ‘unsanitary’ sink in providing clean, healthy properly prepared healthy food for my family and friends. None have whom have ever contracted a food related illness, from any meal I have ever prepared for them in my life of well over half a century.
I thank you for your feedback, although I do wonder, if any thought on your part, went into your comment .
I have been practising social distancing and extremely hygienic food and personal cleanliness habits long before Covid and will continue to do so, even if the pandemic is eradicated.
I hope this information has helped you to make your sink more sanitary and less inclined to pass judgement on something you couldn’t possibly be knowledgeable about.
Thank you for watching and thought provoking comment.
Hope you stay safe and well.;-))
Music too annoying!
Thank you for your feedback Denise, it is very much appreciated. Without helpful and constructive comments, such as yours, we would not know the things that need improvement. Aside from the annoying music , I really hope you were able to watch the video as I believe it is a very worthwhile, money saving tip designed to help end needless food wastage and keep your lettuce fresh and crisp until the very last leaf.
Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment.;-))