Problems with biodegradable fruit and vegetable bags?
Posted by: Stuart31314627
24th Oct 2023 10:44pm
Does anyone else find that the new biodegradable vegetable bags that both Coles and Woolwoorths use make the fruit and vegetables spoil way too quickly? I dont know why, but they seem not to hold the freshness in for as long as plastic.
I dont want to use plastic, but I don't want to waste my food/money either! It's all becoming too expensive to shop!
Are there any good alternatives that can be used?
I dont want to use plastic, but I don't want to waste my food/money either! It's all becoming too expensive to shop!
Are there any good alternatives that can be used?
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Iona
You shouldn't be storing the produce in a plastic bag when it gets home anyway. There are brilliant storage guides online for different types of fruit and veggies. There's no cover all solution.
jtmorri
You can look into the best way to store each of your vegetable purchases. I would also suggest considering if your fridge is on its way out, if it needs regassing, if the seals are broken and measure the temperature in the different compartments of the fridge. We had an old fridge which I found wasn't keep the produce fresh for long and so we bought a new one. Mind you the old one was 20 years old. I don't use the bags you mention. I put vegetables straight into the crisper. If I have say bagged carrots and they are becoming a bit damp I play around with the vents in the crisper as well as place paper towel wrapped around the carrots in the bag so they keep longer. I employ this method for other items like spinach in a bag, which I also roll down the top on after putting paper towel around the leaves in the bag and then place elastic bands around the folded down bag. Pegs or bulldog clips would also work. I have found it is more humid and things like eggs get condensation on them when bringing them home from the shops and if not dealt with the eggs stick to the cardboard. In this case I take them out of the cardboard and place them in my egg keeper in the fridge.