Don't you just hate it when you get home from buying a fresh quart of strawberries only to find the ones in the middle or bottom are mushy and starting to grow that white fuzzy mold?
Here's my tips on how to buy and store fresh strawberries:
- Smaller and redder is better. A lot of jumbo strawberries look good but contain large air pockets and thus taste band. You want smaller berries that don't have the unripe white or green tips (or tops).
- Try to pick berries that look dry with leaves that aren't starting to wilt. You'll find that just by checking the bottom of the basket --- juice stains are a sign of crushed strawberries (and soon to be mold!).
- Buy organic: Strawberries are the dirty list for environmental havoc. They are on of the biggest of conventionally grown fruits and vegtables that contain the most pesticide residues
- Store strawberries unwashed in a colander in the fridge and rinse just before serving.
- Make these delicious strawberries last all winter long by placing the berries on a signle layer baking sheet and freeze until solid. Once they're ready you can transfer them into a freezer bag for long term storage (and winter smoothies!).
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