Ways To Help Your Herbs Stay Fresher Longer
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Keep Your Herbs Fresher Longer
What is the benefit of having fresh herbs or keeping herbs for longer periods? After all, the majority of people are commonly only purchasing fresh herbs for a specific dish and do not use them routinely. Often disposing the unused herbs. This is often because they know that the herbs will start to wilt and fade inside a few days.
Fresh Rosemary and Sage. Beatutiful!

Why Worry About Keeping Herbs Fresh?
One of the matters about getting fresh herbs is keeping them fresh. Often times they can go bad or lose much of their fresh taste as they sit in the refrigerator over time. There are many cultures like the Japanese that conceive that freshness is the key to first-class cooking. It is also true that freshness normally contributes itself to subtler flavors in foods. This is why maintaining everything as fresh as conceivable is essential.
If, nevertheless, they are using something that will help to keep the herbs fresher longer then the likelihood of those herbs being applied in other dishes increases dramatically. This is great for people who do not like to waste or who may enjoy holding an array of fresh herbs on hand without having to purchase them every few days from the store (an expensive undertaking) or care for them in a kitchen or container garden.
Different Fresh Herbs

Ways To Keep Fresh Herbs Fresh Longer
For herbs, there are several ways to keep them fresh. The fresher you are able to keep your herbs, the better your dishes will be.
Not everyone has the time or space in order to be able to enjoy fresh herbs by growing them. This is why fresh herbs are available for purchase in a store. Unfortunately, often times these herbs do not last long and many times go bad before they can be completely used, this is a waste of not only money but also great herbs.
So there are a few great ways to have fresh herbs. I will show you some ideas in the following photos.
Try an Air Tight Container, Be Sure To Keep The Herbs Dry Inside It

A Tupperware Type Container after Herbs Well Washed And Dried

Keep Your Herbs Fresh by Treating Them Like Cut Flowers. Keep them in Water!

You Could Always Just Grow Them In your Kitchen. Alwasy Fresh!

If Not Inside-How About Just Outside the Kitchen Door?

Another Style Pot for Outside.
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One More Way That Helps Keep Herbs Fresh
OAnother simple way of keeping herbs fresh is a very simple one. No special equipment is needed and it will preserve them for at least a week in the Fridge.
After you get home from the store with your herbs, just wet several layers of paper towels and wrap it around the stem end of your herbs. Place the wet paper towel wrapped herbs in saran wrap with the leafy end left out like a wrapped bouquet.
It's amazing how just that little bit of water keeps the herbs so fresh. Try it!
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You Could Always Just Cook With Your Fresh Herbs
Of course there is one more great way to keep your fresh herbs fresh...Cook with them!
Enjoy your herbs and learn to make your food all the more special by using fresh herbs. Try some of the ways to keep your herbs fresh while you wait to use them in your next great dish.
You will never be disappointed that you are trying Fresh Herbs.
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ForestBear
Jan 5, 2012 @ 5:07 am | delete
- yes I certainly did :-). Wonderful lens with great tips. Thank you for sharing
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jasmineann Oct 31, 2011 @ 11:07 am | delete
- I am growing more and more herbs each year and love it! A lovely and useful page:)
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clouda9
Oct 28, 2011 @ 2:19 am | delete
- Flying back in to angel dust this beautiful and informative page about storing and keeping herbs fresh.
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JoyfulPamela
Sep 8, 2011 @ 3:53 pm | delete
- I have a few pots of herbs on my front porch, so this will be very helpful in keeping them longer. Thanks!
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Sep 8, 2011 @ 1:16 pm | delete
- I have the worst time keeping herbs fresh. Thank you for this lens!!
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Aug 31, 2011 @ 10:54 am | delete
- Wonderful tips and products! I made one for a long time favorite of mine - mint! Now I guess I need to get busy!!
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Mia-Mia
Aug 26, 2011 @ 5:37 pm | delete
- Hi Nightbear, I like this lens, and have listed it as a related lens on my about-to-be-published lens "Growing and Drying Herbs". Watch for it tomorrow.
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GonnaFly
Aug 20, 2011 @ 2:02 am | delete
- I have the tried the vase method, but my favourite way is to grow them myself and just pick what I need :-)
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ravenko
Jul 8, 2011 @ 11:43 pm | delete
- I don't grow fresh herbs but my mother does all year round, what a great lens loved it...
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RenaissanceWoman2010
May 28, 2011 @ 10:39 am | delete
- I'm all for fresh herbs. Thanks for these great options for extending the life and flavor of herbs.
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mcochs
May 9, 2011 @ 8:23 am | delete
- Just an awesome lens! Blessed by a Squidoo Angel on 5/9/2011. Have a great day!
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wildlens
Mar 30, 2011 @ 10:19 am | delete
- Lots of useful tricks here, fantastic lens. I love fresh herbs! :)
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Philippians468
Jan 10, 2011 @ 9:29 am | delete
- i have no garden, so i shall rely on the trusty refrigerator! cheers
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nightbear
Dec 27, 2010 @ 12:34 am | delete
- Hi Tipi, How fun for you to stop by. Glad you liked it.
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Tipi
Dec 26, 2010 @ 3:24 pm | delete
- Great tips for keeping fresh herbs. I have always wanted an herb garden, and just having a container full of your favorites is a great idea. I never thought about just putting them in water, and wrapping the stems to keep them moist. ~ Thank you!
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poddys
Dec 16, 2010 @ 12:38 am | delete
- This is a brilliant lens Susan. It not only is informative, it looks good too.
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nightbear
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- Thanks Tony, I am so glad you came by.
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- ...sorry, I think my comment probably sounds a bit mean. I didn't think it would come out that way!!
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nightbear
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- No worries, I welcome your honesty. You are right, the lens was not meant to be advanced. just basic. thank you for visiting.
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- I'm sure some people may find these suggestions helpful, but to me they were very obvious...things that most people who like cooking with herbs would be already doing.
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