Strawberry Hack: How to Make Your Berries Last Weeks in the Fridge

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[@ellengann2292]

Thankyou

[@RYN988]

Thanks for the tip. I’ll surely try that. My berries go bad so fast!

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

I'm returning to say, this does seem to work. My batch of store-bought strawberries (non-organic, just regular pesticide-juice kind) went through slightly over a week in the fridge, an 11-hour power outage, a second power outage of a few hours, and I'm saving the last two strawberries for tomorrow morning before buying more. This is the second batch I've done the vinegar treatment on and thus far have been VERY happy-both times the strawberries appear brand new even after a week. Really cool, thank you!

[@TheCrossLegacy]

I'm so happy to hear it is working well for you. Thanks for coming back to share!

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

@@TheCrossLegacy I had to live up to my previous comment 😂

[@NikiMcNally]

I must know why you laughed but thank you!

[@mcgritty8842]

Because it’s social media. If you don’t fake laugh at anything, you’re doing something wrong

[@paintrain72684]

I spent an unhealthy amount of time wondering why too.

[@May-tai]

​@@paintrain72684lol!

[@Ajacobs7]

Hi! My jars get a ton of condensation in them when I put them in the fridge. Should I be concerned about that? I let all of the fruit dry for a really long time (overnight) and I live in a Dry climate. I don’t know where the moisture is coming from inside the jar than the fruit.

[@TheCrossLegacy]

I have a condensation video let me try to see if I can grab a link

[@TheCrossLegacy]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3_Uk4x9nbd5qtEsi=hMxZd8BQB5ewZ4ew

[@kierstingutierrez58]

So, I’m trying this today. Got my strawberries and followed your directions. It’s sitting on my table on paper towels instead of a towel. Hopefully that won’t make much difference. I’m anxious to see how they turn out after a week or 2. I candy fruit and having to buy new strawberries because the other ones get soft spots FAST are annoying and a big waste.

[@TheCrossLegacy]

Papertowels is fine for drying, that's what I use for raspberries because they stain the towels

[@floramartinez7978]

Do I use cold or hot or warm water

[@TheCrossLegacy]

Cool water

[@joycepisciotta]

Does it have to be a jar? Can it be sealed Tupperware?

[@TheCrossLegacy]

Glass will keep them fresher longer

[@arleneh6015]

If you have few pounds can you reuse the vinegar water if reused immediately?

[@TheCrossLegacy]

Once you see how dirty the water is you might change your mind. I go on how dirty the water looks so if I am washing like cucumbers and peppers I might reuse it but hardly ever with berries.

[@arleneh6015]

@@TheCrossLegacy what am I doing wrong, I dried the berries under netting for over 4 hours and put into very clean, very dry glass jars, they were beautiful.. until the morning and jar's full of condensation, re dried, back into very dry jars and same thing next morning, Today, I dried again for 4rs and put into dry plastic containers and when I arrived home, Condensation!! Ugh!! I guess they will go to the freezer, I have done this 3 days in a row, cry, cry, However, I never felt such a clean strawberry, I just dian't want to freeze them as I do not have a way to make smoothies, (:

[@TheCrossLegacy]

Did you set a timer for soaking? 2 mins? A little bit of condensation in the jar is ok just open the lid in the fridge.

[@arleneh6015]

@@TheCrossLegacy Yes i set a 2min timer on my iphone, I didn't leave then for a second

[@TheCrossLegacy]

A little bit of condensation is ok if you followed the instructions. I have a video on it

[@LenGreenblat]

Will this work for blueberries too?

[@TheCrossLegacy]

Yes, the same methods will work and they should last 6-8 weeks!

[@kelahthomas69]

That’s insane wow

[@LenGreenblat]

@@TheCrossLegacyThank you very much. I bought 2 tins of strawberries on sale and they went bad a few days later. I can't wait to try your method for strawberries and blueberries.

[@tedc7533]

It seems like rinsing right after soaking in the very diluted vinegar would rinse all the vinegar right off. How is it that only 2 minutes exposure to very diluted vinegar helps? What does it do? Thanks!

[@TheCrossLegacy]

2 mins is what you need to kill off mold spores, e. Coli, listeria and other harmful pathogens. Soaking longer than that, you will start pickleling your produce items.

[@tc3imagery]

Wow. A 40 parts water and 1 part vinegar solution for only 2 minutes is strong enough to kill off those harmful substances?

[@TheCrossLegacy]

@@tc3imagery yes, you should watch my tedtalk

[@SweetChastity]

Will this work for Strawberries gotten from the side of the road farmers? When they are really ripe? Should I go through the strawberries and make sure none have even slightly bruiseed skins or nicks? Do we need to fill the jar? I'm trying to figure out how large a jar to buy.

[@tedc7533]

What is the “5 percent“ about that is interjected, seemingly randomly, into the instructions? Does anybody know?

[@TheCrossLegacy]

5% Distilled White Vinegar. Here are the written instructions if that helps also www.thecrosslegacy.com/strawberries-in-a-jar

[@samanthahammondsrealtor]

Is 2 minutes enough to really clean them tho?

[@TheCrossLegacy]

yes, if you wash them longer they get mushy and will not last.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

how come basically every comment (including mine) is like "I will try this" but no one leaves comments saying it works. >:(

[@TheCrossLegacy]

It works :)

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

@@TheCrossLegacy I'm very excited! I did it, including waiting for them to be "bone dry" and then put them away with a paper towel. Did everything as closely to what you said as possible. We'll see! I love strawberries even though apparently they've been on the Dirty Dozen list for years and years lol

[@joycepisciotta]

Does it have to be a jar? Can it be sealed Tupperware?

[@TheCrossLegacy]

It will last longer in glass than plastic, so I recommend glass. But it can be a glass container that has an airtight lid.