Caslon
Executive Chef
A 12 oz. bag costs only $1.79, but they go bad within days as I use them for sandwiches only, but not everyday.
The current method I use is placing paper towels in the bottom of a shallow plastic container with lid, then setting a shallow layer of sprouts, then covering with more paper towels. That works so-so.
Other methods I've not tried (read about). Soak the sprouts in hot tap water bath very briefly with a tablespoon of vinegar. Then put them in a very cold water bath, then use a salad spinner, then do the paper towel method. "The vinegar is supposed to kill mold/mildew already attacking the sprouts. The cold water bath/rinse shocks the cell walls and they contract leaving some water within." (tip from an oriental truck farmer).
Another idea might be to use either method above, and store them in the fridge with one of those "BluApple" packets that absorb gasses.
Lastly, I could just blanch them in hot water, ice cold bath, dry and quick freeze and thaw as needed.
The current method I use is placing paper towels in the bottom of a shallow plastic container with lid, then setting a shallow layer of sprouts, then covering with more paper towels. That works so-so.
Other methods I've not tried (read about). Soak the sprouts in hot tap water bath very briefly with a tablespoon of vinegar. Then put them in a very cold water bath, then use a salad spinner, then do the paper towel method. "The vinegar is supposed to kill mold/mildew already attacking the sprouts. The cold water bath/rinse shocks the cell walls and they contract leaving some water within." (tip from an oriental truck farmer).
Another idea might be to use either method above, and store them in the fridge with one of those "BluApple" packets that absorb gasses.
Lastly, I could just blanch them in hot water, ice cold bath, dry and quick freeze and thaw as needed.
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