A South Korean chef has shared how he keeps heads of lettuce fresh for ‘over 60 days‘.
The chef, who goes by Mr Rice, learned the secret hack from his grandmother and religiously uses it.
He simply chops off the stem, soaks a paper towel in drinking alcohol then attaches it to the lettuce. He then stores it in an airtight bag in the fridge.
Thousands were impressed by the simple trick, while others said they have been using it on lettuce and a variety of other fruits and vegetables for years.
‘This lettuce is 60 days old and still fresh,’ Mr Rice said, showing the leafy green vegetable from his fridge.
A chef chops off the lettuce’s stem, soaks a paper towel in drinking alcohol then attaches it to the lettuce, and stores it in an airtight bag in the fridge
‘If you don’t have liquor, you can use water – but alcohol is better because it stops the lettuce from rotting,’ Mr Rice, who lives in America, said.
He stuck the wet paper towel on the head of lettuce and then put it inside a plastic vegetable bag and sealed it using a handmade stopper.
For the stopper, Mr Rice took the head of a bottle, pulled the bag through it, and fastened the bottle cap on top for prevent air from getting in.
‘This seal will last you more than 60 days!’ he repeated.
A mum has impressed thousands after sharing her money-saving hack for keeping lettuce fresh and crispy for 10 days by wrapping it in tin foil
For those who want shorter term storage options, a savvy mum previously shared the simple way she kept a head of iceberg lettuce fresh and crisp in the fridge for 10 days.
The woman simply wrapped the lettuce in aluminium foil to stop it from spoiling to reduce both food waste and her grocery bills.
‘Wrap your lettuce in foil and place in fridge. This lettuce been in fridge for 10 days, she said in a post to the Simple Savers Facebook group.
‘Still fresh, maybe even fresher than when I bought it.’
Al-foil can keep food fresher for longer as it protects the food from airborne bacteria and fungi spores and helps retain moisture so the food doesn’t dry out as quickly.
It also works well with food in the freezer as it’s more airtight around the food.
Others said they have used tin foil on other fresh produce items like celery, cucumber, capsicum and spring onions.
‘I wrap my lettuce in tin foil and also put strawberries in an airtight glass jars. They last weeks and as good as the day you buy them,’ one said.
‘Also don’t cut it with a knife unless absolutely necessary. That’s what turns the edges brown. I never use a knife on my lettuce,’ another added.