How to Wash, Prep, and Store Strawberries
Keep strawberries freshest longest so you don't waste a single sweet, ripe berry!
Ingredients
- 1 container fresh strawberries (any size)
- hot water from tap
Instructions
To Simply Store Strawberries for Longest (1 week +)
- Sort through strawberries and discard any moldy or very soft ones. Keep strawberries whole with their green leafy tops in an air-tight container in the refrigerator, rinsing only berries you plan to eat just before.
To Advance Prep Strawberries for Storage (1 week)
- Do not "hull" the strawberries by slicing the tops off. If you absolutely want to make the strawberries poppable right out of the fridge, pull ONLY the leafy tops off, leaving just the little bit of green stem. If you cut or tear the strawberry to remove it, there will be too much moisture.
- Run the hottest tap water in your sink, which will be ~ 120°F. Soak strawberries in hot water solution for 10 minutes. Drain berries and rinse.
- Lift strawberries out of bowl and dry by rubbing between clean kitchen towels or paper towels. Make sure the strawberries are BONE DRY.
- Line an air tight container with clean paper towels. Place strawberries in container and close lid. The paper towels will absorb any errant moisture.
- When you're ready to eat, pull or slice of small green stem piece, though you don't have to, all of the green leafy top of starwberries in totally edible!
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