Has anyone used these bags to store lettuce and other greens? If so, how did they do?
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These are great for transporting lettuce and other greens from the market to your house. As far as storing them for time they are just adequate. Most refrigerators try to reduce moisture by pumping out air and since these are open aired, the moisture in greens goes with them. If you're only planning on a day or two they'll be fine, but if you're looking to store them for an extended time (which you really shouldn't since you're buying them fresh) they're not as good as plastic for retaining moisture. I hope this helps and I need to say that I love mine! Would order them again in a minute if I didn't have them!
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I think that would work fine. They are made to keep things fresh. Keeping it in a bag would definitely help keep it more fresh.
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I suppose you could for the short term. It's not air tight. When I have leftover greens (no dressing, croutons, etc.) I put them in a zip lock with a paper towel liner. But I love the salad spiinner for drying my greens, works like a charm.
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Hello,yes they work very good,iv:e been using food saver 12 gal for 8 mo now and put food in and out all the time,its very easy to seal the bag back up after use,and the hand held vacumm sealer works very good too.im very satisfied with the Reynolds products with a good selection of vacumm baggie sizes.
639841
It works really well. I used it for freezing veggies last fall and the bags held great
2214958
I have had no problems with my veggies drying out..like others have said they actually seem to last longer. If I leave veggies in the grocery store plastic bags they get slimy.
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That is not what is for but it might just work to store lettuce. I have the small salad spinner so it would have to be a small had of lettuce.
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As long as works (not long befor it breaks) it does a good job of lettuce and other greens. I would recommend you find a cheeper one that would make you happy. I have a 10.00 dollar one that has lasted for years tha does as good!
89658
I've tried it a few ways and can tell you this: fruits like apples, oranges, pears, plum, peaches do well just being in the drawer with these. I put celery in another drawer without a bag and it dried out. The lettuce is in a plastic bag as are the carrots and they are doing well. I have onions in a brown paper bag and they're good too. However, I don't close the bag like a zip loc. I use the plastic bag you get in the supermarket when you are picking out your fruits and veggies and leave it open in the drawer with these little apples. I've had an orange in there for 3 weeks now and it's doing well. That's my test case. The other food has been eaten. Oh, I do have grapes in the bag they came in for a week now and they are as good as the day I brought them home. Long answer but this has worked for me.
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I have not had a problem with them and I received my initial order a couple of months ago. One bag did break, but it was due to my own stupidity and I piled a bunch of heavy stuff on top of a sealed bag stuffed full of coleslaw (overstuffed). I would purchase again.
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Yes. These are amazing things to grow veggies in. I used two like this last summer and yielded plenty in each. Just be sure to fill them all the way to the top as the soil will settle. Plants need all the depth they can get. I grew long carrots in my bag they turned out fine. Also grew round ones. Im going to stick to the full length carrots as it yields more per sq ft. I also got some smaller bags and grew potatoes with good results. Im buying more this year. During winter I piled them high with leaves and compost. They look as good as new and I have had them almost a year.
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It does higher volumes for sure, several bags worth at a time. A fluff up and a second spin gets a bit more, but I just dump onto a rack (or a towel on a table) gently spread it out, and by the time I've loaded the next spin, it's definitely dry enough to package. Could even go straight into the bag, sure, no water will drip off, just a bit of moisture on the leaves. Yes, it's worth it if you're selling greens.
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i haven't used my bags yet. next month i will try to fill them. if you go to you tube and find john kohler growing your greens it shows him filling one. he mixes his soil with other items so your soil will not be so heavy and it can drain better. let me know how it works. good luck
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I have not used them for storage. I used them shopping at farmer's market then transfer to those green bags for storage.
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Work great with a seal a meal.we use them to put up vegetables all summer long.
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I haven't used it on lettuce or larger greens, but I have had good success with fresh herbs such as basil and parsley. It seems to get them small enough to use in dishes without mutilating them.
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Yes, these apples work for me. I keep my greens in a vegetable drawer in the fridge that has a lever to allow more or less air in and out (to control humidity for different kinds of produce). Therefore there is some air interchange but not an unrestricted flow. If you have to store your produce in plastic bags, I'd make sure they were fairly thick ones, not the flimsy ones the store gives out because they are likely to cling to the leaves and prevent air from circulating between the veggies and the apple. Or you might want to invest in a largish plastic bin with a lid.