Guest guest Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 I have trouble finding where to store all the raw vegetables. They cram my refrigerator too full. If I leave them on the counter, they get moldy. Does anyone have any suggestion. I thought of buying a wine cooler to keep them in or perhaps just a regular cooler but I'm afraid I'll forget to renew the cool packs if not electric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 rawfood , " barb1283 " <barb1283> wrote: > I have trouble finding where to store all the raw vegetables. They > cram my refrigerator too full. If I leave them on the counter, they > get moldy. Does anyone have any suggestion. I thought of buying a > wine cooler to keep them in or perhaps just a regular cooler but I'm > afraid I'll forget to renew the cool packs if not electric. ---- Hi Barb.. I used to have the problem also...now that I only have one refrigerator, used to have two - with one in the garage....that helped.. I've moved to two things: 1. shop more often; 2. eating more fruits than vegys...some of the fruits, like apples and bananas don't need refigeration. Hope this helps a little. all the best, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 one quick other add, my dates, which take up a *lot* of shelf space, don't need refrigerated either: they're in " vacuum-packed " (see prev. post for details of that) quart jars in the cupboard. all the best, bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 I also have had a rough time with this and was hoping to see others pics of their storage areas and raw kitchens in general but no one is willing to share.... I was considering a small refridge.. for like a dorm or something... some on other lists have said they ahve bought a used refridge and put in a garage.. well as I live in an apartment... I do not have this luxury... those small refridges for like dorms or rvs are not that expensive.. I have seen them for about $100.00. But again it would have to be small enough to fit near my kitchen or I will forget I have the extras... Fruit goes too fast for me and would love to buy more at one time but would the amount last a week? I hate going to the store ever two days... barb1283 <barb1283 wrote: I have trouble finding where to store all the raw vegetables. They cram my refrigerator too full. If I leave them on the counter, they get moldy. Does anyone have any suggestion. I thought of buying a wine cooler to keep them in or perhaps just a regular cooler but I'm afraid I'll forget to renew the cool packs if not electric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Can you vacuum pack in glass jars? I saw vacuum pack machine at Walmart but it seals in plastic bag. rawfood , " Bob Farrell " <rjf2@t...> wrote: > one quick other add, my dates, which take up a *lot* of shelf space, > don't need refrigerated either: they're in " vacuum-packed " (see prev. > post for details of that) quart jars in the cupboard. > > all the best, > > bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 I saw this 'wine cooler', which keeps temperature between 45-55 I think. I thought that was perfect but I wonder if dampness from vegetables would ruin it?? and I could stick in an occasional, rare, bottle of wine too. I don't drink but have company. rawfood , " Gypsi at www.aromaticwings.com " <aromatic_wings> wrote: > I also have had a rough time with this and was hoping to see others pics of their storage areas and raw kitchens in general but no one is willing to share.... > I was considering a small refridge.. for like a dorm or something... some on other lists have said they ahve bought a used refridge and put in a garage.. well as I live in an apartment... I do not have this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 rawfood , " barb1283 " <barb1283> wrote: > Can you vacuum pack in glass jars? I saw vacuum pack machine at > Walmart but it seals in plastic bag. > --- yes, I'd posted a much longer answer a while ago.. basically, you buy the machine that has an attachment on it that does jars; it's like a nib/nub dealie -- small protrusion that is sticking up. Then, you have to buy a separate little piece of equipment, costs less than $10, if memory serves me...that fits on top of the quart jars and comes with a connector tube that connects to the top of the ....STOP/// he says, as he goes out to the garage, and brings back the two pieces of equipment: The first, the vacuum system is a Black & Decker " Fresh Guard " - Model VS200 (purchased at Wal_Mart) that has a nice red banner on the front that says: " Works with leading brand bags and canisters " <== there's the clueword: canisters (some say jars..) Good...now we know this puppy'll work with canisters/jars... [the actual brand isn't that important - there are others - I went for what met the *minimum* I was looking for.] just make sure they work with jars/canisters. Ok...then I bought the what is calld " FoodSaver " wide-mouth jar sealer...bingo! contains one piece (two actually, lid and tube), and says that it works with any FoodSaver machine that has an accessory port. (and, it obvioulsy also works with the Black and Decker, " Fresh Guard " ;=) ) k..you only need " one " of these - you get to use it over and over with each jar... then you need standard quart canning jars, Mason or Bell are big names, and also available at Wal-Mart... and the lids/and rings that come with them. you only need the lids, the flat part, not the rings for the vacuum-pack stuff.. post 16071, and some earlier posts (prior to 16071....I did a quick search, and it obviously had a different title...) have additional info. Hope this helps some.. there's more info behind us on the board...it's somewhere between the middle of Feb and now.. all the best, Bob ps - recently also heard that the dates are still better off if refrigerated after vacuum-sealing...mine are doing ok in the cupboard for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 rawfood , " barb1283 " <barb1283> wrote: > I saw this 'wine cooler', which keeps temperature between 45-55 I > think. I thought that was perfect but I wonder if dampness from > vegetables would ruin it?? and I could stick in an occasional, rare, > bottle of wine too. I don't drink but have company. ---- yes...Jamie at the Date People, told me they store theirs at 58F. all the best, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I live in an apartment with a small pass through kitchen. I have one narrow counter that is not sufficient for working at. so I line it with fruit. when you walk into my apartment you see a long line of fruit. bananas are always there. right now so is watermelon, pears and apples. lemon too (for washing my hair.) kiwi. But always tons of bananas. I have about one foot of counter between the stove and sink so I use that for cutting things up. I put a tray on top of the stove which I never use any more except for heating up tea water for guests. (Never bothered with a tea kettle. just takes up space. I heat water in a pot and ladle it out.) On the tray I put the plates I'm cutting stuff up for. I don't use my dishwashe iether, actually it doesn't work anyway. So I use it to dry the washed dishes or glasses I use. On top of the dishwasher, (on the other side of the sind from the stove, cutting up place.) I have my juicer and my vita mix. beside that is the refrigerater. I have enough space for everything because my fruit is all out on the counter. My greens and ripening avocadow go in the fridge along with dates. There's other stuff in there, veganaise, jams, wine, butter, stuff my guests eat, (I have tons of them coming through here and none of them are raw.) Having said that, two young guests who were here yesterday, happily had my smoothie for breakfast with me. That was nice. Happy Raw day all. Lane - Bob Farrell rawfood Sunday, May 01, 2005 11:46 AM [Raw Food] Re: Finding enough storage for raw vegetables rawfood , " barb1283 " <barb1283> wrote: > I have trouble finding where to store all the raw vegetables. They > cram my refrigerator too full. If I leave them on the counter, they > get moldy. Does anyone have any suggestion. I thought of buying a > wine cooler to keep them in or perhaps just a regular cooler but I'm > afraid I'll forget to renew the cool packs if not electric. ---- Hi Barb.. I used to have the problem also...now that I only have one refrigerator, used to have two - with one in the garage....that helped.. I've moved to two things: 1. shop more often; 2. eating more fruits than vegys...some of the fruits, like apples and bananas don't need refigeration. Hope this helps a little. all the best, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Bob, I saw Food Saver and Black and Decker at Walmart and there were jars to buy for them with holes in top but I'm almost sure they were plastic jars. Do you mean you can buy Ball jars that have holes in top. I have Ball jars. I use them for everything but never saw any lids for them that had holes in top. Thanks rawfood , " Bob Farrell " <rjf2@t...> wrote: > rawfood , " barb1283 " <barb1283> wrote: > > Can you vacuum pack in glass jars? I saw vacuum pack machine at > > Walmart but it seals in plastic bag. > > > --- > yes, I'd posted a much longer answer a while ago.. > > basically, you buy the machine that has an attachment on it that does > jars; it's like a nib/nub dealie -- small protrusion that is sticking > up. > > > Then, you have to buy a separate little piece of equipment, costs > less than $10, if memory serves me...that fits on top of the quart > jars and comes with a connector tube that connects to the top of > the ....STOP/// > he says, as he goes out to the garage, and brings back the two pieces > of equipment: > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Bob, So you know people who put vegetables in their wine cooler, right?? Thanks rawfood , " Bob Farrell " <rjf2@t...> wrote: > > yes...Jamie at the Date People, told me they store theirs at 58F. > > all the best, > > Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 I don't have any trouble keeping fruit, it is green leafy and other veggies going limp or decaying quickly. I have a refrigerator on the standard/small size. It's fine for SAD diet but when I started eating lots of veggies, no room for air to circulate and hard to find things. Things go bad because I can't see them in there unless I drag everything out, etc. rawfood , " lane lynn " <lanie@p...> wrote: > I live in an apartment with a small pass through kitchen. I have one narrow counter that is not sufficient for working at. so I line it with fruit. when you walk into my apartment you see a long line of fruit. bananas are always there. right now so is watermelon, pears and apples. lemon too (for washing my hair.) kiwi. But always tons of bananas. I have about one foot of counter between the stove and sink so I use that for cutting things up. I put a tray on top of the stove which I never use any more except for heating up tea water for guests. (Never bothered with a tea kettle. just takes up space. I heat water in a pot and ladle it out.) On the tray I put the plates I'm cutting stuff up for. I don't use my dishwashe iether, actually it doesn't work anyway. So I use it to dry the washed dishes or glasses I use. On top of the dishwasher, (on the other side of the sind from the stove, cutting up place.) I have my juicer and my vita mix. beside that is the refrigerater. I have enough space for everything because my fruit is all out on the counter. My greens and ripening avocadow go in the fridge along with dates. There's other stuff in there, veganaise, jams, wine, butter, stuff my guests eat, (I have tons of them coming through here and none of them are raw.) Having said that, two young guests who were here yesterday, happily had my smoothie for breakfast with me. That was nice. > Happy Raw day all. Lane > - > Bob Farrell > rawfood > Sunday, May 01, 2005 11:46 AM > [Raw Food] Re: Finding enough storage for raw vegetables > > > rawfood , " barb1283 " <barb1283> wrote: > > I have trouble finding where to store all the raw vegetables. They > > cram my refrigerator too full. If I leave them on the counter, they > > get moldy. Does anyone have any suggestion. I thought of buying a > > wine cooler to keep them in or perhaps just a regular cooler but I'm > > afraid I'll forget to renew the cool packs if not electric. > ---- > > Hi Barb.. > > I used to have the problem also...now that I only have one > refrigerator, used to have two - with one in the garage....that helped.. > I've moved to two things: > > 1. shop more often; > 2. eating more fruits than vegys...some of the fruits, like apples and > bananas don't need refigeration. > > Hope this helps a little. > > all the best, > > Bob - ----------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 At Mon, 2 May 2005 it looks like barb1283 composed: > I don't have any trouble keeping fruit, it is green leafy and other > veggies going limp or decaying quickly. I have a refrigerator on > the standard/small size. It's fine for SAD diet but when I started > eating lots of veggies, no room for air to circulate and hard to > find things. Things go bad because I can't see them in there unless > I drag everything out, etc. > I have found that " dipping-n-swishing " the lettuce and stuff in a bucket of water with a few ounces of " hydrogen_peroxide " will oxygenate the the veggies and make them firm again. I actually do that to all the green leafy veggies that I bring home. -- |<---------------------- " Word-Wrap-At-72-Please " ---------------------->| Bill Schoolcraft PO Box 210076 -o) San Francisco CA 94121 /\ " UNIX, A Way Of Life. " _\_v http://billschoolcraft.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Do you do this when you first bring them home and before storing or only if they wilt? I've heard of doing this with vinegar and water also. Once I tried vinegar and water with lettuce and it rehydrated it but I don't know if it would keep it from going bad. rawfood , Bill Schoolcraft <bill@b...> wrote: >> > > > I have found that " dipping-n-swishing " the lettuce and stuff in > a bucket of water with a few ounces of " hydrogen_peroxide " will > oxygenate the the veggies and make them firm again. I actually > do that to all the green leafy veggies that I bring home. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Wrapping the leafy greens in a moist/wet towel works for me. tev --- barb1283 <barb1283 wrote: > I don't have any trouble keeping fruit, it is green > leafy and other > veggies going limp or decaying quickly. [...there'll be love and laughter, and peace ever after, just you wait and see... ---Vera Lynn] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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